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                                <title><![CDATA[ The problem of ideas in higher education ]]></title>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ ‘Clock-in’ academics cited among reasons for decline of public universities ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Sat, 20 Feb 2021 03:00:44 GMT</pubDate>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ ‘Caught’ in ranking game, local unis miss what matters in research ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2021 05:27:56 GMT</pubDate>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Decline of varsities, rush for rankings traced back to ‘academic imperialism’ ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2021 00:00:45 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Chandra Muzaffar says an obsession with global rankings has a role in the overall decline of local universities, but it also reflects Malaysia's status-conscious society. ]]></description>
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