Emerging education hubs: the case of Singapore |
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| Authors: | Ravinder Sidhu K-C Ho and Brenda Yeoh |
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| Institution: | (1) School of Education, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia;(2) Department of Sociology, National University of Singapore, Kent Ridge, Singapore;(3) Department of Geography, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, National University of Singapore, Kent Ridge, Singapore |
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| Abstract: | In anticipation of a globalising post-Fordist political economy, countries and universities are increasingly pursuing strategic
transnational education and research alliances. This article analyses the Global Schoolhouse, a key education policy platform
that aims to transform Singapore into a knowledge and innovation hub by establishing networks and collaborations with foreign
universities. Two Global Schoolhouse initiatives are examined—the alliance between Singapore and MIT (Massachusetts Institute
of Technology), and the institutional restructuring aimed at re-modelling the National University of Singapore into a ‘leading
global university centred in Asia’. We outline some of the complexities and unanticipated outcomes which emerge when nations
and their education institutions seek to globalise. |
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