Higher education is in crisis as well, not only in Korea but also in the U.K., the U.S. and other countries. I believe this is also a crisis of the numbers and methods we use to make decisions. However, I don't think U.K. university administrations care much about these people; numbers on balance sheets might be more important to them. Those who have these numbers can afford to live a good life, while those who have fewer numbers can only survive. Returning to the problems of U.K. universities, I would say that modern universities rely heavily on numbers.

Source: The Times January 22, 2026 11:20 UTC