Asia rising: Global shifts, skills and future of higher education

The global center of gravity is shifting — economically, technologically and demographically — and that shift is unmistakably toward Asia. For higher education, this transformation represents not just a change in geography but a redefinition of how knowledge, skills and innovation are created and shared. Across eight interconnected axes — power, economy, resources, energy, demographics, urbanization, technology and behavior — Asia is not simply responding to global change; it is shaping it. From advanced manufacturing in East Asia to green innovation in Southeast Asia and India’s surge in digital capability, the region has become one of the world’s most dynamic engines of transformation. Yet to speak of Asia as a single entity risks obscuring its complexity. The region’s higher education landscape is profoundly heterogeneous — spanning mature systems such as Japan and Korea, fast-expanding ones like India and Indonesia, and smaller but highly internationalized hubs such as Singapore and Hong Kong. Each faces distinct challenges and opportunities. Korea, for example, combWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times