Colleges seek to ascend to global arena

Desy Nurhayati, Bali Daily, Nusa Dua, Bali. Around 500 education experts from 48 Asian countries gathered for a conference in Nusa Dua, Bali, on Wednedsay to discuss the advancement of universities toward internationalization.
At the three-day “Eighth QS Asia Pacific Professional Leaders in Education” (QS-APPLE) conference and exhibition hosted by the Bogor Agricultural University (IPB), experts shared the common view that Asian universities have gained better recognition worldwide in line with the rise of Asia in the global arena.
Mandy Mok, managing director of QS Asia Quacquarelli Symonds, said Asian universities had performed well in the world university rankings. The region had a total of 19 universities in the top 100 universities in the 2012 QS World University Rankings this year, with the University of Hong Kong leading the pack in 23rd place.
Singapore saw its two universities, the National University of Singapore and Nanyang Technological University, make it to the top of the rankings, she said. More...