A typical example is the Harrow School, one of the most famous schools of England with a long list of impressive and successful students. Among them may be mentioned the British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, poet Lord Byron, the first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru of India, Jordan King Hussein and pop singer James Blunt. Next year, Harrow plans to open a new training facility 1,200 students in Hong Kong (China), followed by two establishments in Bangkok (Thailand) and Beijing (China), to meet demand high-quality training in Asia.
However, the cost of education in Harrow not cheap. Parents will be guaranteed a large sum of money, usually through deposits, up to 600,000 Hong Kong dollars (approximately $ 77,000) to keep the seat, along with fees of about 145,000 Hong Kong dollars. Mark Hensman, charge system Harrow International School, said demand to learn English and get a certificate that allows access to Western universities are increasing in Asia. However, the education system in the region are facing difficulties in meeting the needs of international schools should increasingly have the opportunity to "fill the gap."
Harrow School outside must also mention the University of Marlborough, one of the schools have a long history of Britain. Marlborough is currently establishing its first overseas education center in a vast new in Malaysia. That area in the city EduCity Iskanda, Johor state, expected completion in 2016 will attract about 16,000 students. Here, the Maritime Institute of Technology The Netherlands opened its doors in May 5 / 2011 and Britain's Newcastle University would welcome the medical students in September to first, while the University of Southampton is building schools .
In addition, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) of USA is working with a Malaysian partner to build the first institution in Asia. Johns Hopkins University (USA) will also establish a medical education facility and plans to build a village complex and international students with campus in Malaysia.
According to Mr. Khairil Anwar Ahmad, director of the company building the complex, the purpose of this project is to provide human resources, stimulate the economy and bring Malaysia to the "international education map."
EduCity gives students an opportunity to obtain a degree overseas training with lower costs. Such as the cost to get a graduate degree at Newcastle University Medical EduCity only about 65% against at school in England. According to Mr. Ahmad said: "The Asian parents are very interested in education and more and more people are able to take their children to study abroad in Europe or America, but too expensive. Therefore, it is a more reasonable choice, but still have similar quality. "
In Singapore, the seed of the 'Ivy League' Yale University (USA) has been planting through the establishment of university social science and humanities at the National University of Singapore.
For cases of Harrow, the relationships with the Thai royal family has put this school to Asia. Prince had 23 graduates in Harrow school principals in the past 100 years, including the father of current King of Thailand. A visit of the teachers had taught them in the mid-1990s has led to suggestions the school opened a facility in Bangkok in 1998, in the context of Thailand, many parents have for their children to study in England and USA.
According to AFP, international education is now a global business giant that private school fees rose to $ 26 billion. Nicolas Brummitt, Executive Director of ISC Research Company analyst, said that this number will double within a decade due to increased number of school twice. Brummitt He said: "Two of the most notable change in this market is the number of students in the same schools as the business grew."
