Education hubs offer a range of financial benefits: Student-centric economic growth is initiated by the influx of young people and creates jobs; investment in the area, both domestic and international, often follows closely behind successful higher education establishments, as do collaborations with industry; additionally, education hubs which host branch campuses from abroad can form useful international links.
These economic benefits are especially valuable for those countries which have long suffered from brain drains to universities in the West, such as China. The expansion of higher education provision leads to more talented young people remaining in the country and finding suitable employment there after graduation. This, in turn, leads to innovation and economic growth.
The impact on traditional destinations
Many countries are reliant on students coming from abroad, especially those from China and, indeed, Asia as a whole. In the year 2013/14, for example, there were around 90,000 Chinese students enrolled in the UK and a huge 275,000 in the US.
With the emergence of regional hubs, it seems inevitable that countries in which institutions rely on students enrolling from these locations will face issues in the coming years. Without the numbers, and international fees brought in, the pressure will be on for any overly-dependent universities to find alternative sources.

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