Learning From the Southern Hemisphere

By Nigel Thrift. I recently visited Australia and Indonesia, both countries which—in their different ways—are pivotal for global higher education. Australia is a complex system in which higher education has become a big business. It attracts a significant number of international students, especially from Asia, which generates some $6.8-billion dollars (Australian) a year, according to the Grattan Institute. That makes higher education the country’s fourth largest export earner. Read more...