World Bank2014-04-222014-04-222011-10https://hdl.handle.net/10986/17976South Asia is at the cusp of change. Aside from being blessed with abundant natural resources, it is one of the world's most densely-populated regions, being home to over 1.6 billion people. Most importantly, it had experienced rapid population growth and is now home to a talented young population. At the same time, South Asia's economy is booming. The South Asian countries share many similar characteristics, in their political, societal and cultural, DNAs'. One common feature is that these countries experienced a rapid expansion of their higher education sector in recent decades. This is not surprising, given the increasing quality, access and affordability of primary and secondary education. This is matched concurrently by the region's strong economic growth resulting in higher demand for skilled labor.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACADEMIC AFFAIRSACADEMIC AUTONOMYACADEMIC DEPARTMENTSACADEMIC LEADERSACADEMIC PERFORMANCEACADEMIC PROGRAMSACADEMIC QUALITYACADEMIC STANDARDSACCESS TO TERTIARY EDUCATIONACCREDITATIONACCREDITATION BODIESACHIEVEMENTADEQUATE INFRASTRUCTUREASSESSMENT PROCESSBACHELORS DEGREESBOARDS OF TRUSTEESCAREERCAREERSCOLLEGE CURRICULUMCOLLEGE GRADUATESCOLLEGE LEVELCOLLEGE STUDENTSCOLLEGE TEACHERSCOLLEGESCOLLEGES OF HIGHER EDUCATIONCOMMUNITY COLLEGESCRITICAL THINKINGCURRICULACURRICULUMCURRICULUM DEVELOPMENTDECENTRALIZATIONDEGREE COURSESDEGREE PROGRAMSDISTANCE LEARNINGDISTANCE LEARNING PROGRAMSDOCUMENTSECONOMIC GROWTHEDUCATION POLICYEDUCATION QUALITYEDUCATION STATISTICSEDUCATION STUDENTSEDUCATIONAL INFORMATIONEDUCATIONAL LEVELSEDUCATIONAL MANAGEMENTEDUCATIONAL MATERIALSEDUCATIONAL PLANNINGFACULTIESGLOBAL EDUCATIONGRADINGGRADUATE UNEMPLOYMENTGRADUATE UNEMPLOYMENT RATESHIGH GRADUATE UNEMPLOYMENTHIGHER EDUCATIONHIGHER EDUCATION ENROLLMENTHIGHER EDUCATION FUNDINGHIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONSHIGHER EDUCATION PROJECTHIGHER EDUCATION SECTORHIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEMHIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEMSHIGHER EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONSHIGHER LEARNINGHIGHER ORDER THINKING SKILLSHIGHER TUITIONHUMAN DEVELOPMENTINFORMATION TECHNOLOGYINSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATIONINSTRUCTORSINTERNATIONAL EDUCATIONJOB SECURITYLABOR FORCELABOR MARKETLABOUR MARKETLEARNING OUTCOMESLEARNING PROCESSLECTURERSLIBERAL ARTSLIBERAL ARTS EDUCATIONLIBRARIESMEDIAMINISTRY OF EDUCATIONNATIONAL ACCREDITATIONPAPERSPEER REVIEWPERSONNEL MANAGEMENTPRINCIPALSPRIVATE COLLEGESPRIVATE INSTITUTIONSPROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENTPROFESSIONAL EDUCATIONPROFESSIONAL EXPERTISEPROFESSORSPUBLIC FUNDINGPUBLIC FUNDSPUBLIC UNIVERSITYQUALIFIED TEACHERSQUALITY ASSESSMENTQUALITY ASSURANCEQUALITY ASSURANCE AGENCIESQUALITY EDUCATIONQUALITY HIGHER EDUCATIONQUALITY OF EDUCATIONREGULAR CURRICULUMRESEARCH FUNCTIONSRESEARCH UNIVERSITIESRURAL AREASSCHOOLSSCIENTIFIC EDUCATIONSECONDARY EDUCATIONSECONDARY SCHOOLSSKILLED LABORSPORTSSTUDENT AIDSTUDENT CHOICESTUDENT HOUSINGSTUDENT TRANSFERSTEACHERTEACHER QUALIFICATIONSTEACHER QUALITYTEACHERSTEACHERS SALARIESTEACHINGTEACHING PROCESSTEACHING STRUCTURETECHNICAL EDUCATIONTERTIARY EDUCATIONTRAINING OPPORTUNITIESTRANSPARENCYTUITION FEESUNDERGRADUATE EDUCATIONUNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMSUNIVERSITIESUNIVERSITY COLLEGEUNIVERSITY DEGREEUNIVERSITY DEPARTMENTSUNIVERSITY EDUCATIONUNIVERSITY GRANTS10.1596/17976