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However, Driesman added that universities in the EU are gradually catching up Not only producing more academic content in English but also teaching more classes in the world s lingua franca.
A key driver of this shift towards English-language education has been the European Higher Education Area (EHEA), a collaboration established in 2010 between higher education institutions in the EU as well as those in parts of Eurasia.
The number of English-taught bachelor s programs offered by institutions in EHEA countries rose from almost none in 2009 to nearly 3,000 by 2017, according to an EHEA study that year. For English-taught postgraduate programs, the number rose from 725 in 2001 to more than 8,000 by 2014.
Most Southeast Asian students dream of studying in a British or an American university, with Japanese higher education schools also gaining popularity in the region. European universities are lagging behind.