NPR: Asia, America, and Higher Ed

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2009-29-10, NPR: Asia, America, and Higher Ed
http://www.onpointradio.org/2009/10/asia-america-and-higher-ed

Tasokas ohjelma siitä miten amerikkalaiset ovat havahtuneet Kiinan tiedemahdin nopeaan nousuun, joka haastaa amerikkalaiset yliopistot.

"For many decades, through economic ups and downs, the United States has had one big consolation and wellspring of faith in the future: the second-to-none American system of higher education, with universities dominating the world in new research and new horizons.

American higher ed is still second to none. But it's stalled out in recession and cutbacks. And Asian higher education is storming to the fore. Billions and billions are being poured into universities in China and beyond. Giant ambitions. Giant resources.

This hour, On Point: Rising Asia challenges the American university."