How world-class Universities affect global higher education : : influences and responses / / edited by Ying Cheng, Qi Wang and Nian Cai Liu.

• Superior document: Global Perspectives on Higher Education ; Volume 30
• TeilnehmendeR: Cheng, Ying (Professor of Education),; Wang, Qi,; Liu, Nian Cai ,
• Place / Publishing House: Rotterdam, The Netherlands : : Sense Publishers,, 2014.; ©2014
• Year of Publication: 2014
• Edition: 1st ed. 2014.
• Language: English
• Series: łkGlobal perspectives on higher education ; Volume 30.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (203 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

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.

Table of 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.