Blackboard Releases Report on Globalisation & Higher Education - Blackboard Inc. (NASDAQ: BBBB), a leading provider of educational enterprise technology, released a report today on major challenges and opportunities facing institutions of higher education in a time of globalisation, suggesting that they must innovate and adapt to more effectively meet new political and economic needs. The report suggests that as higher education is increasingly linked to national and regional economic competitiveness and growth, it has become a high level priority and imperative for governments worldwide, consistent with other major policy priorities. As a result, institutions of higher education now face intense pressure to improve access, engagement, and outcomes for students—while ensuring high quality and greater transparency—at a time when rising demand across the globe has far outstripped investments in higher education. From 1990 through 2002 alone, worldwide higher education enrollment increased from over 68 million to more than 110 million, according to the report, which is based on interviews with higher education leaders, international experts and national policymakers around the world.