indoctrination is just a loaded word that totally obfuscates what is happening.. What you mean is university professors are respected by their students because they have demonstrated a behavior that is worthy of their respects that apparently the people at home done exhibit, thus making their students respect them and thus their opinions adopted... All "indoctrination" is is someone adopting someone elses ideals and opinions out of a desire to be int he same circle as the professor (academics).
So yes its real, but again to the original point, it is a reflection of the people at home not being worthy role models that anyone seeks an external group with which to respect and fit into.
As long as you call it indoctrination rather than seeing it for what it actually is your going to miss the whole point of whats happened.