IIARD International Institute of Academic Research and Development

JOURNAL OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND SOCIAL WELFARE RESEARCH (JPASWR )

E-ISSN 2504-3597
P-ISSN 2695-2440
VOL. 9 NO. 4 2024
DOI: 10.56201/jpaswr.v9.no4.2024.pg212.243

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The Politics of Higher Education in the BRICS Countries: A Critical Investigation of the Developments, Policies and Perspectives

Bimbo OGUNBANJO, PhD

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Abstract

Education for leadership is provided via higher education. Future leaders are greatly influenced by the virtues and ideals practiced at colleges. Numerous universities exhibit distinction not just in academic areas but also in community participation, green campuses, a variety of ethical curricula, and the orientation of the board, teaching staff, and students toward values. However, basic principles and virtues are also transgressed at many colleges and institutions worldwide. The main topics of this paper are the advancements, regulations, and outlooks about higher education in the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) nations. Because of their stark differences, the BRICS' political significance is far from certain. Still, there are some traits that they all have in common that make them worthy of attention. In addition to their increasing economic power, they all wield great influence in their local communities and are modernizing their societies, with the state actively supporting socioeconomic development and the institutions that support it, such as education. This paper looks at four main issues related to higher education in the BRICS countries: supply and demand, stakeholders, governmental policy, and research and innovation in light of globalization and international trends. It does not focus as much on the institutional aspects of the universities as it does on the broader context (e.g., operational and regulatory). It examines how the extraordinary global expansion in higher education, especially in the last ten years, has affected the BRICS, how the higher education sector has changed to deal with the exponential growth in student enrollment and institutions, and the key players influencing the initial and subsequent structures of higher education systems. This paper examines the policies being adopted by the governments of the BRICS countries in response to the dynamic relationship between incre

keywords:

BRICS, Education, Higher Education, Development, Policy, Stakeholder

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