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The Tertiary Education Imperative
Knowledge, Skills and Values for Development
Series: - Global Perspectives on Higher Education, Volume: 38
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The world of tertiary education has changed significantly in the past fifteen years. Developing countries have seen tremendous enrollment growth, especially in the private sector. Many nations are facing an exponentially rising demand as more young people graduate from high school as a result of the successful implementation of the Education for All agenda. The launch of the Sustainable Development Goals by the United Nations in September 2015 has given renewed consideration to the importance of education for development and the urgency of putting in place viable financing strategies.
Against this background this book explores the crucial role played by tertiary education towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. It observes that tertiary education finds itself at a crossroad today, as national systems are pulled in several directions by a combination of factorsâcrisis factors, rupture factors, and stimulation factorsâbringing about both opportunities and challenges. How these forces in the tertiary education ecosystem play out in each country will determine the new âperilsâ and âpromisesâ that are likely to shape the contribution of tertiary education to economic and social development in the years to come.
Against this background this book explores the crucial role played by tertiary education towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. It observes that tertiary education finds itself at a crossroad today, as national systems are pulled in several directions by a combination of factorsâcrisis factors, rupture factors, and stimulation factorsâbringing about both opportunities and challenges. How these forces in the tertiary education ecosystem play out in each country will determine the new âperilsâ and âpromisesâ that are likely to shape the contribution of tertiary education to economic and social development in the years to come.
"This book considers in a comprehensive way the contribution of higher education to the Sustainable Development Goals. [...] Building on the authorâs international experience notably as the coordinator of the World Bankâs tertiary education programme, the book proposes an analytical framework to understand the main factors behind successful reform strategies in higher education and for ensuring financial stability." - in: IAU Horizons (International Association of Universities), Vol. 23 N° 1