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

How world-class universities affect global higher education : influences and responses /

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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Other Authors: Cheng, Ying (Professor of Education) (Editor), Wang, Qi, 1979- (Editor), Liu, Nian Cai (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Rotterdam : SensePublishers, 2014.
Series:Global perspectives on higher education ; v. 30.
Subjects:
Education, Higher.
higher education.
Online Access: Full text (Wentworth users only)
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • TABLE OF CONTENTS
  • ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
  • 1. HOW WORLD-CLASS UNIVERSITIES AFFECT GLOBAL HIGHER EDUCATION: Influences and Responses
  • INTRODUCTION
  • GLOBAL IMPACT OF WORLD-CLASS UNIVERSITY MOVEMENT: EXCELLENCE INITIATIVES
  • CONTRIBUTIONS TO THIS VOLUME
  • National and Regional Reflections on Excellence Initiatives
  • Opportunities and Challenges of Developing Excellence
  • REFERENCES
  • SECTION 1: NATIONAL AND REGIONAL REFLECTIONS ON EXCELLENCE INITIATIVES
  • 2. A NEW PUSH IN FRENCH EXCELLENCE: Could France Again Be Capable of World-Class Research?
  • ""3. CONTEXT AND FIRST OBSERVATIONS ON THE “INVESTMENT PROGRAMME FOR THE FUTUREâ€? IN FRANCE1""""INTRODUCTION""; ""FRENCH HIGHER EDUCATION AND RESEARCH SYSTEM""; ""REFORMS IN HIGHER EDUCATION""; ""REFLECTION ON AND INITIAL IMPACT OF PIA""; ""ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS""; ""NOTES""; ""REFERENCES""; ""4. PROMOTING RESEARCH EXCELLENCE: The Excellence Initiative in Germany""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""Glorious History vs. Mediocre Accomplishments""; ""Staying Egalitarian vs. Pursuing Excellence""; ""Unity of Teaching and Research vs. Under-investment in Research""
  • ""INITIATIVES: RESTRUCTURING GERMANâ€?S HIGHER EDUCATION LANDSCAPE""""Purpose""; ""Organization, Selection Procedure and Funding Areas Organization.""; ""Monitoring and Evaluation""; ""THE CHALLENGE: DISCUSSIONS AND REFLECTIONS""; ""Outcomes and Critiques""; ""Discussions and Reflection""; ""NOTES""; ""REFERENCES""; ""5. TOP DOWN PUSH FOR EXCELLENCE: Lessons from Russia""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""“NATIONAL TREASURESâ€?""; ""“FEDERAL UNIVERSITIESâ€? PROJECT""; ""NATIONAL RESEARCH UNIVERSITIES INITIATIVE""; ""LESSONS""; ""NEW INITIATIVE""; ""ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS""; ""REFERENCES""
  • ""6. THE KOREAN GOVERNMENTâ€?S POLICIES AND STRATEGIES TO FOSTER WORLD-CLASS UNIVERSITIES""""INTRODUCTION""; ""THE STRATEGIES AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THE KOREAN GOVERNMENT IN ESTABLISHING WORLD-CLASS UNIVERSITIES""; ""Brain Korea 21 (BK21, 1990-2012)""; ""World-Class University, 2008-2013""; ""MAIN ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE POLICIES""; ""Developing Human Capital""; ""Strengthening Research Competitiveness""; ""Increasing the Globalization of Universities""; ""FUTURE POLICIES AND STRATEGIES""; ""Brain Korea 21 PLUS (BK21 PLUS, 2013-2019)""; ""The Goals and Direction of BK21 PLUS.""
  • The Strategies and Policies of Korean WCUCONCLUSION
  • REFERENCES
  • 7. CONTINUITY AND TRANSFORMATION: Continuous Challenges for World-Class Status among Universities in Taiwan and Japan as Ageing Societies
  • INTRODUCTION
  • FUNDING SCHEMES FOR ESTABLISHING WORLD-CLASS UNIVERSITIES
  • Japan
  • Taiwan
  • CHALLENGES IN THE FIERCE GLOBAL COMPETITION
  • Selection and Concentration
  • Globally Competitive Salary
  • Reforms of PhD Programme
  • RANKINGS AND INTERNATIONALIZATION
  • Research, Development, and Evaluation Commission
  • CONCLUSION
  • REFERENCES

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