The goal of Asian nations to create world-class universities that surpass U.S. universities has “every prospect of success,” argued Yale University President Richard C. Levin in a recent lecture, titled “The Rise of Asia’s Universities.”
Levin also stated that rising Asian nations “all recognize the importance of an educated workforce as a means to economic growth and the impact of research in driving innovation and competitiveness.”
Speaking at the inaugural Asian Roundtable of Presidents of Universities of Education, Xu Jialu, director of the College of Chinese Language and Culture at Beijing Normal University, said that China needs to produce massive numbers of innovative people if it is to continue its robust economic growth. He added, “In Chinese education, the development of a creative mindset and abilities among students is urgently needed.