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4.2.3 Europeans <strong>in</strong> Asia ................................................................................................................................. 65<br />
4.2.4 Economic history <strong>of</strong> Asia ...................................................................................................................... 66<br />
4.3 HISTORY OF EDUCATION ...................................................................................................................................... 67<br />
4.3.1 <strong>Asian</strong> society <strong>and</strong> <strong>education</strong> ................................................................................................................ 68<br />
4.4 EDUCATION IN ASIA ............................................................................................................................................ 69<br />
4.5 HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEMS IN ASIA ..................................................................................................................... 71<br />
4.6 HIGHER EDUCATION IN ASIA ................................................................................................................................. 72<br />
4.7 HIGHER EDUCATION LANDSCAPE IN ASIA ................................................................................................................. 79<br />
4.7.1 East Asia ............................................................................................................................................... 79<br />
4.7.2 South East Asia .................................................................................................................................... 80<br />
4.7.3 South Asia ............................................................................................................................................ 82<br />
4.7.4 Central Asia .......................................................................................................................................... 84<br />
4.7.5 Western Asia ........................................................................................................................................ 85<br />
4.8 ECONOMIC GROWTH AND HIGHER EDUCATION ......................................................................................................... 87<br />
4.9 IGOS IN ASIA .................................................................................................................................................... 88<br />
5 MODELS OF CHANGE: IGOS’ ROLE IN ASIAN HIGHER EDUCATION ............................................................... 90<br />
5.1 UNITED NATIONS EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATION (UNESCO) ................................................ 92<br />
5.1.1 A glance at UNESCO ............................................................................................................................. 92<br />
5.1.1.1 Background ................................................................................................................................................ 92<br />
5.1.1.2 Structure <strong>and</strong> governance: UNESCO Organs .............................................................................................. 94<br />
5.1.1.3 Activities <strong>and</strong> functions <strong>of</strong> UNESCO ........................................................................................................... 96<br />
5.1.1.4 UNESCO <strong>and</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r IGOs ............................................................................................................................ 96<br />
5.1.1.5 UNESCO Networks <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> world ................................................................................................................. 98<br />
Africa .................................................................................................................................................................... 99<br />
Arab States ......................................................................................................................................................... 100<br />
Asia <strong>and</strong> Pacific ................................................................................................................................................... 100<br />
Europe <strong>and</strong> North America ................................................................................................................................. 101<br />
Lat<strong>in</strong> America <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> Caribbean ....................................................................................................................... 101<br />
Liaison Offices ..................................................................................................................................................... 102<br />
5.1.1.6 UNESCO <strong>and</strong> Education ............................................................................................................................ 103<br />
5.1.1.6.1 Education for All (EFA) ........................................................................................................................ 103<br />
5.1.1.6.2 The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) ..................................................................................... 104<br />
5.1.1.6.3 The United Nations Decade <strong>of</strong> Education for Susta<strong>in</strong>able Development (DESD) ............................... 104<br />
5.1.1.7 UNESCO <strong>in</strong>stitutes <strong>and</strong> centers ................................................................................................................ 104<br />
5.1.1.7.1 International Institute for Educational Plann<strong>in</strong>g (IIEP) ....................................................................... 107<br />
5.1.1.8 UNESCO <strong>and</strong> its partners ......................................................................................................................... 108