In Focus
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Trends of higher education in the Asia Pacific
22.03.12The tertiary enrolment rate for the Asia-Pacific region increased steadily between 1970 and 2007, which places the region in the fourth position after North America, Central Europe and Central Asia, according to Gwang-Jo Kim, Director of UNESCO Asia Pacific Regional Office Bureau for Education. Mr Kim recently gave a presentation at the 2012 Asia-Pacific Quality Network Conference in Cambodia on the trends of higher education in Asia and the Pacific with focus on quality assurance.
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