ABSTRACT
Globalisation, the growing demand for higher education and governments' responses to these pressures are moulding higher education in ways that one could not have predicted 50 years ago. The sector is going through a process of commoditisation, transitioning in many places towards a market-based model. Education systems that used to be government-funded are increasingly generating revenue from students and their parents, and the landscape of recruitment and admission to higher education is changing accordingly. This article examines some of the traditional forms of corruption that have long plagued the admissions process to higher education, and considers how new challenges have emerged for students seeking transparency and fairness in access and admission to college.
