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

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 uni...

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Superior document:Global Perspectives on Higher Education ; Volume 30
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Place / Publishing House:Rotterdam, The Netherlands : : Sense Publishers,, 2014.
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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.
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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.