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The road to academic excellence : the making of world-class research universities / Philip G. Altbach and Jamil Salmi, editors.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Directions in development (Washington, D.C.). Human development
- Directions in development. Human development
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Education, Higher--Economic aspects.
- Education, Higher.
- Economic development--Effect of education on.
- Economic development.
- Universities and colleges--Research.
- Universities and colleges.
- Higher education and state.
- Education and globalization.
- Physical Description:
- xxvi, 363 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : World Bank, [2011]
- Summary:
- Researchers at various universities around the world and at The World Bank examine how the universities have attained a world reputation for research. Among the topics are building world-class universities in China: Shanghai Jiao Tong University, a world-class research university on the periphery: the Pohand University of Science and Technology in the Republic of Korea, private and public pathways to world-class research universities: the case of Chile, and the Higher School of Economics in the Russian Federation. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780821388051
- 0821388053
- OCLC:
- 725827640
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