China’s Rapid Rise in Global Science and Engineering

China is catching up as a top global player in research and development in technical higher education. Wachira Kigotho reports in the University World News on findings in the 600-page Science and Engineering Indicators 2014 report by the National Science Board. "In the last two decades, China has been rapidly raising its research and development, or R&D, intensity by devoting more money to science and technology" writes Kigotho. "It is now the world’s third largest producer of peer-reviewed research articles after the European Union and United States."