The fifth edition of the QS University Rankings: Asia appeared last week. It shows that for the third year in a row, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology is the region’s top institution. But there are also some surprises in the rankings, both among the top dogs and a little lower down. A casual
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Latin America just refuses to stay out of the news, whether the subject is the forthcoming World Cup and Olympic Games in Brazil, or more serious matters such as the new government of Venezuela. One surprising feature of media interest in the region is that it often involves issues connected to higher education and research.
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The Russian Federation is clearly making significant efforts to make up for the loss in its higher education sector that occurred during the post-soviet period. The expenditure on higher education as a percentage of GDP has increased substantially over recent years.