Description
Over the last decade, many local students have preferred to study overseas. This has caused governments to announce the creation of programs and developments in the higher education sector to upgrade South-East Asia to a leading education hub. Moreover, many governments declared that they would work on the insurance of learning to increase the quality of the degrees and the teaching itself. This has led many to question the results of these declarations.
Higher Education Challenges in South-East Asia provides an overview of what has been happening over the last ten years in higher education in South-East Asia. It also works to solve the challenges in modern education such as the impacts of digitalization, globalization, and Generation Y and Z learning styles. Covering topics that include globalization, educational technologies, and comparative teaching, this book impacts academic institutions, policymakers, government officials, university and college administrators and leaders, academicians, researchers, and students.
Author's/Editor's Biography
Christian Kahl (Ed.)
Christian Kahl studied at the Friedrich – Schiller University in Jena, Germany. He earnt his Master in Education Science, Sociology and Psychology and his PhD. In Philosophy. He joined Erasmus exchange program and studied for a year at Essex University Colchester, UK. His PhD. Thesis discover the boarding school teacher education and training for highly gifted children in Thuringia, Germany. Since 2007 he is living and working at various Asian countries, where he worked at Les Roches in Shanghai, China, Taylor’s University Subang Jaya, Malaysia, Almaty Management University Almaty, and currently at Beijing Jiaotong University Beijing, China. At BJTU he holds a Associate Professor position at the School of Economics and Management. His teaching and interests over the last 15 years are connects education with management. His focus lies on Cross-cultural Management and Human Resource Management, where he is researching on Higher Education Development.