Paths to a World-Class University Lessons from Practices and Experie
Within higher education, world-class universities are regarded as elite research universities and play a critical role in developing human resources and generating new knowledge in the context of a knowledge-based economy. Governments around the world hav
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GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES ON HIGHER EDUCATION Volume 23
Higher education worldwide is in a period of transition, affected by globalization, the advent of mass access, changing relationships between the university and the state, and the new Technologies, among others. Global Perspectives on Higher Education provides cogent analysis and comparative perspectives on these and other central issues affecting postsecondary education worldwide. Series Editor: Philip G. Altbach Center for International Higher Education, Boston College, USA Editorial Board: Manuel Gil Antón, Autonomous Metropolitan University of Mexico, Tlalpan, Mexico Molly Lee, UNESCO Bangkok, Thailand Damtew Teferra, Journal of Higher Education in Africa, Boston College,
This series is co-published with the Center for International Higher Education at Boston College.
Paths to a World-Class University Lessons from Practices and Experiences
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Nian Cai Liu, Qi Wang and Ying Cheng Shanghai Jiao Tong University, P.R. China
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Acknowledgements ................................................................................................ vii Paths to a World-Class University .......................................................................... ix Jamil Salmi and Nian Cai Liu Section I: The Role of World-Class Universities in National Systems 1. Global Perspectives and Strategies of Asia-Pacific Research Universities ........................................................................................ 3 Simon Marginson 2. 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 .............. 29 Michael Gallagher 3. The “Global 30” and the Consequences of Selecting “World-Class Universities” in Japan...................................................................................... 67 Akiyoshi Yonezawa 4. Is Developing Elite Universities a Top Priority Agenda for Higher Education in Romania?: Analyses of the Evolution of the Higher Education Sector’s Priorities and Romanian Top University Strategies in Developing Excellence ............................................. 83 Paul Şerban
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