Editing Liberal arts college (section)

===In Asia===
[[File:Entrance_to_ICU_in_spring.jpg|thumb|[[International Christian University]] in Japan]]
[[File:Habib_University_5.jpg|thumb|[[Habib University]] in Karachi]]
[[Lingnan University (Hong Kong)|Lingnan University]] in [[Hong Kong]] was established as a liberal arts college in the early 20th century, although it subsequently became a full-fledged [[university]]. [[Ginling College]] in Nanjing similarly followed the model of an American liberal arts college from its founding in 1915 until forced to conform with the Nationalist educational system in the 1930s.<ref>{{Cite book|title=The Making of a Family Saga: Ginling College|first=Jin|last=Feng|year=2010|isbn=9781438429120|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bc5vyn6OVEsC&pg=PA247|page=247|publisher=State University of New York Press }}</ref> In Zhuhai City, [[Hong Kong Baptist University]] and [[Beijing Normal University]] opened [[United International College]], which adopted the liberal arts college education system.

[[International Christian University]] in [[Tokyo]], which opened in 1953, defines itself as "Japan's first liberal arts college".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.icu.ac.jp/en/about/president/message.html|first=Junko|last=Hibiya|title=A Message from the President: Looking Into 'Issues of Living'|access-date=2015-01-08|publisher=International Christian University|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150108045435/http://www.icu.ac.jp/en/about/president/message.html|archive-date=2015-01-08}}</ref> Other Japanese liberal arts programs include the other four members of the Global Five which includes [[School of International Liberal Studies]] at [[Waseda University]], [[Akita International University]], [[Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University]] and [[Sophia University]]'s Faculty of Liberal Arts.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://asia.nikkei.com/print/article/7479 |title='Global' grads in demand at Japanese companies |access-date=2014-07-29 |archive-date=2014-07-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140729080105/http://asia.nikkei.com/print/article/7479 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

[[Yale-NUS College]] was started in 2011 as [[Singapore]]'s first liberal arts college as a collaboration between [[Yale University]] in the United States and the [[National University of Singapore]].<ref>{{multiref2|1={{cite magazine|title=Yale NUS College| magazine =NUS Bulletin |id=Academic Year 2013–14|date=3 April 2014|url=https://www.nus.edu.sg/registrar/docs/info/nusbulletin/AY201314_YaleNUS.pdf}}|2={{cite news |date=April 1, 2011 |title=Yale-NUS College to start accepting applications next year |work=The Business Times|page=10 |via=National University of Singapore}} {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304023430/http://newshub.nus.edu.sg/news/1104/PDF/YNC-bt-1apr-p10.pdf |date=2016-03-04 |access-date=2015-03-10 }} }}</ref> It attracted controversy over concerns that Yale was compromising on its liberal values by opening a college in a country where there are strong curbs on freedom of speech and assembly, with Yale faculty members expressing their "concern regarding the history of lack of respect for civil and political rights in the state of Singapore".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.scmp.com/news/asia/article/1299796/yale-opens-controversial-college-singapore |title=Yale opens controversial college in Singapore |date=27 August 2013 |access-date=2015-03-10 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150403014814/http://www.scmp.com/news/asia/article/1299796/yale-opens-controversial-college-singapore |archive-date=2015-04-03 }}</ref> In response, many existing faculty and students have noted that there has been little repression of freedom of expression at the college and that it provides a great opportunity to promote the liberal arts in Asia.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Simon|first1=Stephanie|title=Yale under fire for new campus in restrictive Singapore|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-education-yale-singapore-idUSBRE8BS03320121229|access-date=23 November 2016|work=Reuters|date=29 December 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160827155917/http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-education-yale-singapore-idUSBRE8BS03320121229|archive-date=27 August 2016}}</ref> In August 2021, NUS announced the closure of Yale-NUS College, with the Class of 2025 being the last cohort to receive an NUS degree. It will be replaced by NUS College, a merger between Yale-NUS College and the NUS University Scholars Programme.

[[Kalayaan College]] in the Philippines is one of the best examples of a liberal arts college in the country. Located in the [[New Manila]] district of [[Quezon City]], it was founded in 2000 by former educators from the [[University of the Philippines]] led by [[José Abueva]], President of the University from 1987 to 1993 and current Chairman of the KC Board of Trustees. It offers the same kind of education provided by UP to qualified students who are unable to enter the country's premier state university because of its limited college quotas.<ref>{{cite web |title=How to get a virtual UP education – Philstar.com |url=http://www.philstar.com/business/578687/how-get-virtual-education |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170703151805/http://www.philstar.com/business/578687/how-get-virtual-education |archive-date=3 July 2017 |access-date=29 April 2018 |website=philstar.com}}</ref> The curriculum and grading system is patterned after the academic programs and the grade structure offered by the [[University of the Philippines]] and is composed of administrators and faculty members who graduated from UP, and/or are also members of the UP academic community.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pinoyexchange.com/forums/showthread.php?t=51716 |title=Kalayaan College &#124; the Academe &#124; PinoyExchange |access-date=2015-08-04 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924073805/http://www.pinoyexchange.com/forums/showthread.php?t=51716 |archive-date=2015-09-24 }}</ref>

[[Sogang University]] was founded as [[South Korea]]'s first liberal arts college. In 1960, Jesuits founded Sogang College. Although, it became [[Sogang University]] in 1970, it is still following model of American liberal arts college in many aspects.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.veritas-a.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=45783|access-date=2021-08-06|website=veritas-a.com|language=ko|title=조용히 변혁을 이끄는 선 굵은 유기풍 서강대 총장.. '올 코트 프레싱' |date=19 August 2015 }}</ref> [[Seoul National University]] in South Korea established the College of Liberal Studies in 2007, initially as an educational project. However, after being established as a proper college in the SNU, it has become the only college that allows students to create their own major.<ref>{{Cite web|title=History|url=https://cls.snu.ac.kr/en/node/57|access-date=2021-06-28|website=cls.snu.ac.kr|language=ko}}</ref>

Liberal arts colleges in India include undergraduate UG or bachelor's degree/diploma and postgraduate PG or master's degree/diploma as well as doctoral PhD and postdoctoral studies and research, in this academic discipline. The highly ranked [[IIT Guwahati]] offers a {{cite web|url=https://www.iitg.ac.in/hss/course-details.php?slno=RnUrSzB1cnpWMHRFL01Bc2s5QXVVUT09&crs=%20Master%20of%20Liberal%20Arts | title=Master's Degree in Liberal Arts}} There are also programs such as [[Ajeenkya DY Patil University]] in [[Pune]], [[India]], [[Forman Christian College]] in [[Lahore]], [[Pakistan]], [[Aga Khan University]] and [[Habib University]] in [[Karachi]], Pakistan and [[FLAME University]] in [[Pune]], [[Maharashtra]], [[India]], referred to as India's 'first college of [[Liberal Education]]'.<ref>{{cite web|title=Experts focus on higher education, institution building in India|url=http://afternoondc.in/education-careers/experts-focus-on-higher-education-institution-building-in-india/article_36601|website=afternoondc.in|access-date=23 November 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161123203129/http://afternoondc.in/education-careers/experts-focus-on-higher-education-institution-building-in-india/article_36601|archive-date=23 November 2016}}</ref> The University is a member of the Global Liberal Arts Alliance<ref>{{cite web|title=Member in the Global Liberal Arts Alliance|url=http://liberalartsalliance.org/members|website=liberalartsalliance.org|access-date=23 November 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170525044235/http://liberalartsalliance.org/members|archive-date=25 May 2017}}</ref> has also recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding ([[Memorandum of understanding|MoU]]) with [[Nuffield College, Oxford|Nuffield College]], [[University of Oxford]].<ref>{{cite news|title=FLAME University Announces Collaboration with Nuffield College in the University of Oxford, England|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/?mode=details&id=50511|access-date=23 November 2016|agency=The Telegraph|publisher=Business Wire India|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161018220656/http://www.telegraphindia.com/external/display.jsp?mode=details&id=50511|archive-date=18 October 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

Also, [[Ahmedabad University]], a private,<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.financialexpress.com/education-2/how-a-private-university-is-trying-to-carve-niche-in-todays-competitive-academic-arena/690310/|title=Financial Express|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171230225945/http://www.financialexpress.com/education-2/how-a-private-university-is-trying-to-carve-niche-in-todays-competitive-academic-arena/690310/|archive-date=2017-12-30}}</ref> non-profit university offers its students a liberal education which is focused on research and interdisciplinary learning<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ahduni.edu.in/|title=Ahmedabad University Website|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171228232030/https://ahduni.edu.in/|archive-date=2017-12-28}}</ref>''.''

[[File:Shalem College building.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|[[Shalem College]] in Israel.]]

[[Baghdad College]] has offered a liberal arts curriculum since the early 20th century, but despite its name it has never offered more than a [[Secondary school|high school]] education.{{Citation needed|date=February 2022}} [[Effat University]] in Saudi Arabia, a women's institution, is a member of the Global Liberal Arts Alliance.{{Citation needed|date=February 2022}} Israel's first liberal arts college, [[Shalem College]], was established in 2013.<ref name=jpost>{{cite news|url=http://www.jpost.com/National-News/Israel-accredits-first-liberal-arts-college|title=Israel accredits first liberal arts college|author=Melanie Lidman|publisher=Jerusalem Post|date=13 January 2013|access-date=11 February 2022}}</ref>