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human
ELI5:Why are universities such as Harvard and Oxford so prestigious, yet most Asian countries value education far higher than most western countries? Shouldn't the Asian Universities be more prestigious?

In most Asian countries, they take education super seriously, like people rent out rooms just so they can study more. I'd only assume that they universities are very selective of their students and that the criteria to get in would be equally as selective. But, when looking at the top universities in the world, it seems to indicate that the western universities are better. And also, universities such as Harvard, Oxford and the like seem to be the best universities in the world.
gpt
Oxford and Harvard typically place well in any inter-university student competitions that they enter and produce world class research. That's 100's of years of being 1st, 2nd or 3rd so they built up reputations. Consequently they have the most competitive entry requirements now because demand is so high which in turn makes them more prestigious. In turn they get the best students and continue to excel in research and competition.