BRICS – Partnering to build education for the future

By Wachira Kigotho. The five BRICS countries – Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa – have initiated a process of mobilising investment and collaboration that will provide quality higher education to around 40% of the world’s tertiary students.
According to a UNESCO report published last month, BRICS Building Education for the Future – Priorities for national development and international cooperation, while the development of mass higher education in those countries is still in its infancy – except in Russia – there has been a dramatic shift in the global distribution of students. Read more...