How World-Class Universities Affect Global Higher Education : Influences and Responses / edited by Ying Cheng, Qi Wang, Nian Cai Liu.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Cheng, Ying (Professor of Education), editor.

Wang, Qi, editor.

Liu, Nian Cai, editor.

Series:

Global Perspectives on Higher Education ; 26

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education.

Local Subjects:

Education.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (203 p.)

Edition:

1st ed. 2014.

Place of Publication:

Rotterdam : SensePublishers : Imprint: SensePublishers, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

World-class universities, commonly recognized as global research universities or flagship universities, are cornerstone institutions embedded in any academic system and play an important role in developing a nation’s competitiveness in the global knowledge economy. The development of world-class universities is high on the policy agenda of various stakeholders across the globe. In the past few years, an increasing number of nations, regions and higher education institutions in both developed and developing countries have joined the same race for academic excellence and have adopted a range of development strategies and implemented various reforms. From a comparative perspective, How World-Class Universities Affect Global Higher Education intends to provide an in-depth picture of excellence initiatives and relevant policies adopted in various nations and regions, and to reflect opportunities and challenges of developing excellence.

Contents:

Preliminary Material / Ying Cheng , Qi Wang and Nian Cai Liu

How World-Class Universities Affect Global Higher Education / Ying Cheng , Qi Wang and Nian Cai Liu

A New Push in French Excellence / Michel Rocard

Context and First Observations on the “Investment Programme for the Future” in France / Ghislaine Filliatreau

Promoting Research Excellence / Jiani Zhu

Top Down Push for Excellence / Isak Froumin and Alexander Povalko

The Korean Government’s Policies and Strategies to Foster World-Class Universities / Geo-Suk Suh and Sang-June Park

Continuity and Transformation / Akiyoshi Yonezawa and Angela Yung Chi Hou

Reflections on the Effects of the 985 Project in Mainland China / Qi Wang and Ying Cheng

Privatization, the State, and the Transformation of World-Class Research Universities / William G. Tierney

On Mergers and Missions / Marijk van der Wende

Too Small to Succeed / Andrés Bernasconi

What Matters in Global Outreach? / Gerard A. Postiglione

Global Competition among Research Universities / Kathryn Mohrman

About the Authors / Ying Cheng , Qi Wang and Nian Cai Liu

Global Perspectives on Higher Education / Ying Cheng , Qi Wang and Nian Cai Liu.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9789462098213

9462098212

OCLC:

892535046