Knowledge production faces pressure from multiple directions.

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Academic publishing strains under the output of 10 million researchers serving approximately 200 million students in 26,000 universities and other postsecondary institutions worldwide.

This is not a simple story about corporate takeover but a more complex global transformation driven by demographics, technology, and economics.

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Meanwhile, across Africa 🌍, private education is taking an entirely different path, with family-owned universities emerging alongside traditional religious institutions.

And in Germany 🇩🇪—a country famous for its free public education—private enrollment has grown 850% in the last 20 years while public enrollment declined.

In Brazil 🇧🇷, just 10 companies control 37% of ALL higher education. In China 🇨🇳, students pay three times more for degrees that lead to fewer jobs. In Kazakhstan 🇰🇿, private institutions went from illegal to educating over 50% of all students in just 30 years.

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🇲🇳 Mongolia expands higher ed—but political interference strangles innovation.

Who thrives, who struggles—and why?

🇬🇷 Greece clings to a state monopoly—but private universities are sneaking in.

🇽🇰 Kosovo builds universities for nationhood—but global rankings won’t recognize them.

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