This comprehensive publication summarizes the outcomes of the Learning from Asia in Education project. The book, written in English, features contributions from numerous Asian education experts, participants of the PhD Hub, and the project leaders, Professor Gábor Halász and János Setényi. 

This book is the outcome of two years of work for the Learning from Asia project, run by the Learning Institute of the Mathias Corvinus Collegium (MCC) in cooperation with several well-established international educational researchers and Asian doctoral students studying in Hungary. 

The chapters of the book are modified versions of papers presented by their authors at the Learning from Asia in Education conference held at MCC's Budapest Center in Autumn 2023. Within the pages of this book, you will discover novel practices and innovative approaches, shedding light on how the West can learn from the East in education in the 21st century. 

The volume is organized into three parts, as follows: a framework, written by the leaders of the Learning from Asia project, conceptualizing its purpose and background; nine expert studies by invited academics, outstanding international experts who share their ideas about Asia-Europe learning; and eight chapters contributed by Asian doctoral students studying in Hungary, who present their research findings using the "Asia as method" approach. The book concludes with an epilogue, reflecting on the whole book and the conception of the Learning from Asia project.

Invited Academics

Mark BRAY holds the UNESCO Chair in Comparative Education at the University of Hong Kong. The Chair is associated with the Comparative Education Research Centre at that University, of which he is a former Director. Professor Bray has extensive experiences in all parts of Asia and beyond, through projects for such bodies as the Asian Development Bank, the Commonwealth Secretariat, the World Bank, and UNICEF. Between 2006 and 2010 he served as the Director in Paris of UNESCO's International Institute for Educational Planning (IIEP).

Lucia CHAUVET is a Policy Analyst at the OECD Directorate for Education and Skills, Early Childhood and Schools Division. She is the project manager of the PISA High Performing Systems for Tomorrow (HPST) project.

Que Anh DANG is an interdisciplinary researcher at the Research Institute for Global Education, Coventry University, United Kingdom.

Katherine FORESTIER is an Education Consultant and Education Researcher at the Department of International Education, Education University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong. She formerly served as the Education Editor of the South China Morning Post and Director of Education at the British Council Hong Kong.

János GYŐRI GORDON is a Professor at the Institute of Intercultural Psychology and Education, Faculty of Education and Psychology, Eötvös Loránd University in Hungary. He is the head of the Relationship of Shadow and Public Education Research Group.

Gabor HALASZ isa Senior research flow at Matrias Corvinus Collegium (MCC) and Professor meritus, at the Eötvs Lornd University in Hungary. He formety worked for the OBCD, the European Commission, the World Bank, and the Councilo Europe, representing Hungary in the Governing Board of CERI (OBCD).

Aisi LI - Dr Aisi Li lives in Budapest and teaches at Nazarbayev University Graduate School of Education (GSE), Kazakhstan. Before the relocation, she was an Assistant Professor at GSE between 2014 and 2022.

Yan LIU is a researcher at the Institute of Teacher Development, Chinese Academy of Educational Sciences, postdoctoral fellow in public administration at Peking University, and a visiting scholar at the Department of Sociology at the University of Southern California.

János SETÉNYI is the Director of the Mathias Corvinus Collegium's (MCC) Learning Institute in Budapest, Hungary. He is an Educational Researcher and Educational Consultant, parallelly serving as the Executive Director of Expanzio Consulting Ltd.

Chang Da WAN was the Chief Executive Officer of The HEAD Foundation in Singapore, and before that, Director of the National Higher Education Research Institute (IPPTN), Universiti Sains Malaysia.

Yun YOU is an Associate Professor at the Department of Education and a research fellow of the Institute of Schooling Reform and Development of East China Normal University, where she also works as the leader of MA and PhD international programmes.

Wei ZHANG is a Professor at the Institute of Curriculum and Instruction of East China Normal University. She is a member of the Ministry of Education expert committee on private tutoring and director of the expert committee on materials for tutoring and lifelong education in Shanghai Municipal Education Commission.

PhD Candidates 

Byambasuren NYAMKHUU is a PHD candidate in Theoretical and Historical Pedagogy Program at the Faculty of Education, Eötvös Loránd University in Budapest, Hungary. She is also a junior researcher in the Learning from Asia project. Her doctoral research focuses on the upper-secondary education curriculum in Mongolia.

Thiri PYAE KYAW is a PhD candidate at the Doctoral School of Education, Eötvös Loránd University in Hungary. Previously, she served as a senior teacher at a local high school in Myanmar. Her professional journey includes a role as a teacher educator at Sagaing University of Education and Meiktila Education College from 2017 to 2021.

Moldir POCSTAR is concurrently pursuing a PhD in Teacher and Higher Education Studies (EdiTE) at Eötvös Loránd University in Budapest, Hungary. Her research specializes in leadership in higher education and gender studies. She is also a teacher at an international school in Budapest, where she additionally serves as a university guidance counsellor.

Pu YUis a PhD student at the Faculty of Education and Psychology, Eötvös Loránd University in Budapest, Hungary. Her research primarily centres on the shadow education system of private supplementary tutoring. Additionally, her areas of study include innovative teaching and learning, as well as the cultural dimensions of education.

Yang YANG is presently dedicated to obtaining a PhD at Eötvös Loránd University, focusing on the intricacies of higher education quality issues. She is serving as a Teacher of Chinese to Speakers of Other Languages, she brings a fresh perspective to the analysis and comparison of higher education quality issues, particularly between China and Hungary. With a wealth of over four years' working experience spanning Chinese Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) and the Provincial Government Education Department, Yang Yang possesses a practical understanding of the Chinese educational landscape.

Anisa Trisha Oroc PABINGWIT is a PhD candidate and Researcher focusing on Educational Science at the Faculty of Education and Psychology at Eötvös Loránd University in Budapest, Hungary. Her research focuses on student engagement

Yingjie XU is a PhD candidate at the Doctoral School of Linguistics, University of Szeged in Hungary. His research interests are Critical Discourse Analysis; Linguistics Landscape; Journalism and Communication.

Marhadi MARHADI is a PhD student at Economic and Regional Science Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Science, Lecturer at Management departement University of Riau Indonesia and has been a Reviewer of the Student Entrepreneurship Program at the Ministry of Education, Culture, Research and Technology.