As universities minister David Willetts has honestly acknowledged, "Western societies with less mobility are the ones with less equality too."

大学与科学事务大臣戴维·威利茨老实承认：“西方社会流动性较低，意味着个人平等的机会较小。”

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Western countries have not learned the lesson. They have complacently cut back on the work done in universities and international institutions.

西方国家却没能汲取教训，自作聪明地缩减大学及国际研究机构的相关开支。

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The biggest new market for western universities is likely to be India, according to a study by the British Council and the Economist Intelligence Unit, our sister company.

根据英国文化协会和我们的姊妹公司经济学人情报部门的一项研究，对西方国家的大学来说最大的新市场很可能是在印度。

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Mr Baty said that while the table was dominated by western universities, East Asian institutions were quietly gaining ground.

BBC: East Asia universities 'gain ground in world rankings'

Robustness is necessary because of the widening gap between the interests of the Russian people and those of its ruling elite (the people who stoke anti-Americanism even as they send their offspring to Western universities and buy up holiday homes in France).

ECONOMIST: America and Russia

In Western Europe, where most universities are heavily subsidized by national governments, the price can appear astoundingly cheap.

FORBES: The World's Most Expensive Universities