Positioning higher education for the knowledge based economy |
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| Authors: | Elizabeth St George |
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| Institution: | (1) Department of Political and Social Change, Australian National University, RSPAS, ANU, ACT 0200 Canberra, Australia |
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| Abstract: | This article questions the assumption that increasing competition among higher education institutions is the best method of
achieving a strong higher education sector in developing countries. It notes that there has been increasing emphasis on the
importance of higher education institutions for sustainable development, particularly because of their importance to the global
knowledge economy. For the same reason, the appropriate management of the relationship between the state and higher education
institutions is vital to a strong and dynamic future for these institutions. This paper proposes a menu of options for higher
education governance, grouped around ‘state-centric’ and ‘neo-liberal’ models of development. The ‘state-centric’ model proposed
is based on a variety of examples of high performing Asian economies, in particular, while the ‘neo-liberal’ model is based
on emerging trends in higher education management in countries such as Australia, the United States and the United Kingdom.
The paper suggests that despite pressure across the globe to encourage a market among universities, this may not always be
the most efficient use of resources, or the best way to integrate universities in a country’s drive for economic growth. |
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| Keywords: | Asia development governance higher education knowledge-based economy management state Vietnam |
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