Higher Education In Asia: Expanding
Out, Expanding Up : The Rise of
Graduate Education and University
Research
UNESCO Institute for Statistics. (2014). Higher education in Asia: Expanding out, expanding up, the rise of graduate education and university research (UNESCO, Ed.). Montréal, QC, Canada: UNESCO Institute
for Statistics, UIS.
This report is designed to: a. describe the extent of and reasons for the expansion of Undergraduate and Graduate
education across the region, b. clarify the extent to which key actors perceive a tension between expanding out
and expanding up. c. examine how universities gauge the quality of their graduate programs and the actions they
take to raise the programs quality, d. identify research strengths, rates of productivity and extent of international
collaboration among countries at both the national and institutional levels and e. highlight continuing issues that
Education and government leaders face as they seek to expand higher education opportunities, ensure a qualified
instructional staff and promote university-based research.