Universities already engaged in Asia

By Chrys Gunasekara, Croydon NSW. Engagement in higher education partnerships is a key plank in the Asia White Paper. Australian universities have been doing this, with mixed success, for several years.
Several approaches have been adopted, from full-scale campus presence to joint programs staffed from Australia, attracting international students to study here and expanding distance education into Asia. Several Australian universities have representation in Asian markets through arrangements with local agents who promote the universities’ offerings abroad. The Asia White Paper builds on these initiatives and encourages closer and stronger ties.