In an era of the globalisation and internationalisation of higher education, it is difficult, if not impossible, to disregard the regional and global trend toward building world-class universities.
Many governments in Asia and Africa are making significant efforts to establish research-intensive universities to catch up with their counterparts in the US and Europe.
Competition for global university rankings has increasingly intensified, yet the success or failure of building world-class universities is to a great extent determined by individual governments’ commitment and economic strength.
In full: https://www.phnompenhpost.com/opinion/need-establish-research-universities-cambodia
