среда, 14 марта 2012 г.

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How can U.S. research universities remain the world's best?

AS THE NATION STRUGGLES TO RECOVER

from the 2008 economic collapse and subsequent recession, at least one sector - dubbed "America's best industry" by journalist Fareed Zakaria - retains world dominance. It is higher education, especially research-based graduate education, which has undergirded the innovation crucial to America's prosperity.

Even before the financial crash and recession, however, knowledgeable observers worried that American pre-eminence faced serious challenges, especially from Asian contenders such as China, India, Hong Kong, and Singapore, which are working aggressively to build …

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