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Paths to a world-class university : lessons from practices and experiences / edited by : Nian Cai Liu, Qi Wang and Ying Cheng.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Global perspectives on higher education ; v. 23.
- Global perspectives on higher education ; v. 23
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Higher education and state.
- Education, Higher.
- Education, Higher--Globalization.
- Globalization.
- Physical Description:
- xviii, 294 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Rotterdam, the Netherlands ; Boston : Sense Publishers, [2011]
- Summary:
- Instructors, researchers, and administrators in higher education explore how countries can create elite research universities to support world business interests. Among their topics are the role of elite universities in national higher education and research systems, and the challenges of prosecuting the case for concentrating public investment in their development in Australia; the National University of Colombia as a case study for the role of a research university in the Third World; world-class research performance through research focus and the strategic use of research resources; and developing a quality culture to become a world-class university. There is no index. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographic references.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Frances Baylinson Rosenbluth Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9460913547
- 9789460913532
- 9460913539
- 9789460913549
- OCLC:
- 696014553
- Publisher Number:
- 99948612652
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