Philip G. Altbach

Philip G. Altbach is Research Professor and Founding Director of the Center for International Higher Education at Boston College.

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No ‘rush to India’ by top-ranked universities, academics say https://t.co/NJwBhc4iSb via @timeshighered

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University rankings: Assessing the newest kid on the block https://t.co/Ox8ZUap6Aq

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Students more optimistic even as China battles Covid surge https://t.co/u29N6qL1mM via @timeshighered

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It takes more than money for China to lure the best talent to its universities.
China’s Young Thousand Talents fails to attract ‘top’ scientists https://t.co/rmGvSFicpI via @timeshighered

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India’s higher education is opening up. But is it ready? https://t.co/YnxjUwaZ83

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What the Nobels tell us about science and higher education https://t.co/b2zqCw9JXj

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A Playbook for Knocking Down Higher Ed https://t.co/om7hbfT2sp
This is why America's potential for winning Nobel prizes in the future will be much reduced. Less basic research means fewer Nobels -- and a weakened economy and society.

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Globalization is not dead. Here is the label from a bag of cashew nuts from Costco. Product from many countries. Packaged in Vietnam. And it ends up on the shelf at Costco.

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Globalization is not dead. Here is the label from a bag of cashew nuts from Costco. Product from many countries. Packaged in Vietnam. And it ends up on the shelf at Costco.

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More traditional-age students enroll at fully online universities https://t.co/YSUU8y0Tuu

An interesting trend, of course. But especially for high school grads, does a one-year BA by distance educ constitute education? Perhaps a title of skills training?

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The decoupling with the West will be hard on China’s HE https://t.co/H0xRRDXY6B

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How US-China relations affect Massachusetts universities https://t.co/I6dMTPcpx5 via @BostonGlobe

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India’s elite private universities are a breath of fresh air https://t.co/FUxMDLlSI0 via @timeshighered This is one of the most interesting developments in Indian higher education in recent years.

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Internazionalizzazione nell’istruzione superiore https:/www.sussidiarieta.net/nuova-atlantide/cn3554/internazionalizzazione-nell-rsquo-istruzione-superiore.html

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Much of the for-profit sector in the US is a key cause for student debt and other bad practices. Biden sets new limits on for-profit colleges https://t.co/rgMudT1ENs via @timeshighered

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If India wants "world class" higher eduction--academic freedom must be assured. Scholars ‘reprimanded by universities’ for criticising Indian government https://t.co/bUdEnp7Juf via @timeshighered

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Strengthening doctoral education in Africa is of great importance if African universities are to develop top research capacity. New book interrogates doctoral training across continent https://t.co/hd7uy2ePi9

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The academic publishing system is in deep crisis. This article points out some of the problems. Academic publishing: Don’t let the number crunchers win https://t.co/KXpEdyhIO7

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Why has UNESCO ignored the key research mission of universities? Research mission of universities – Missing from UNESCO roadmap https://t.co/hfrzc5Lpc8

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India is interested in hosting branch campuses--and also establishing some overseas--problems are significant. A Harvard branch in India, prospects and challenges - The Hindu https://t.co/I3lXLghvh8