Advancing APEC Cooperation in Higher Education
Yean, Tham Siew | July 2018
Abstract
The importance of education in preparing a population equipped with the skills needed for development and growth is generally recognized. However, primary education was previously the main priority since a greater number of students could be achieved with the money invested. Today, greater emphasis is given to tertiary education since the skills needed to promote an innovation-led economy are best produced by higher education institutions, including technical, vocational education and training (TVET) institutes.
Asia Pacific Cooperation (APEC) began focusing on higher education in 2012 when its agenda was expanded to cover cross-border trade in education services and deepening educational cooperation.1 This subsequently led to the endorsement of an APEC Education Strategy at the 6th Ministerial Meeting in Lima, Peru in 2016. An Action Plan of this Strategy was put forth in 2017 to encourage APEC economies to collaborate further in this filed.
This article examines the main cross cutting issues that have emerged from trade in higher education services. It then examines previous efforts in APEC cooperation that have addressed these issues and the direction for advancing future cooperation.
Citation
Yean, Tham Siew. 2018. Advancing APEC Cooperation in Higher Education. © ISEAS Yusof Ishak Institute. http://hdl.handle.net/11540/8599.ISSN
2335-6677
Keywords
Levels Of Education
Foreign Trade Policy
Trade Negotiations
Private Education
Quality Education
Higher Education Costs
Educational Reform
Trade
Trade Facilitation
Trade Potential
Trade Development
Trade Agreements
Regional Trade Integration
Economics of education
Economic integration
Trade data interchange
Higher education institutions
Higher education
Education
Higher education institutions
Curriculum
Comparative education
Educational policy
International negotiation
Protectionist measures
Access to markets
Economic agreements
International trade law
Regional integration
Trade relations
Educational innovations
Global trade
Mass media and business
Partnership
Colleges and universities
Educational tests and measurements
Private universities and colleges
Discrimination in higher education
Universities and colleges
Higher education and state
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