For ambitious young Asians, studying in the US has long been a natural choice. They venture across the vast Pacific to pursue degrees with global cachet and, perhaps, take a shot at the American dream.
Increasingly, though, the region’s students are making a radical decision: they are staying close to home.
To understand why, start with the latest World University Rankings from Times Higher Education. Three Asian schools made the top 30 for the first time, along with several more in the top 100. More Asian colleges are offering internationally recognised degree programmes, often in English, at more affordable rates than schools across the Anglosphere.