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provide objective <strong>and</strong> effective solutions to national <strong>and</strong> regional problems (March & Olsen,<br />

1998). IGOs engaged <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> development <strong>of</strong> <strong>education</strong> sector are <strong>of</strong> wide range <strong>and</strong> character.<br />

Despite <strong>of</strong> this diversity <strong>the</strong>re exist some commonalities <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong>re measures for <strong>education</strong>, i.e.<br />

accessibility, equity, quality, st<strong>and</strong>ard sett<strong>in</strong>g, capacity build<strong>in</strong>g <strong>and</strong> support<strong>in</strong>g policy reforms.<br />

Many IGOs, which are active at global <strong>and</strong> regional levels have certa<strong>in</strong> <strong>education</strong> components <strong>in</strong><br />

<strong>the</strong>ir programs while those without a m<strong>and</strong>ate for <strong>education</strong> have also become vivid players <strong>in</strong><br />

<strong>the</strong> <strong>education</strong> development process (Yang, 2010).<br />

In this research three IGOs have been exam<strong>in</strong>ed, <strong>the</strong>se IGOs are; UNESCO, OECD <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />

World Bank. These IGOs have a global m<strong>and</strong>ate <strong>and</strong> are active <strong>in</strong> all parts <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> world<br />

<strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g Asia. In <strong>the</strong> preced<strong>in</strong>g section we have explored <strong>and</strong> studied <strong>the</strong> <strong>role</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> IGOs <strong>in</strong><br />

<strong>the</strong> development <strong>of</strong> <strong>Asian</strong> higher <strong>education</strong>.

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