How World-Class Universities Affect Global Higher Education Influenc
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 knowledg
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GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES ON HIGHER EDUCATION Volume 30 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
This series is co-published with the Center for International Higher Education at Boston College.
How World-Class Universities Affect Global Higher Education Influences and Responses
Edited by Ying Cheng, Qi Wang and Nian Cai Liu Shanghai Jiao Tong University, P.R. China
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Acknowledgements ................................................................................................ vii 1. How World-Class Universities Affect Global Higher Education: Influences and Responses .................................................................................. 1 Ying Cheng, Qi Wang and Nian Cai Liu 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? ................................................................. 13 Michel Rocard 3. Context and First Observations on the “Investment Programme for the Future” in France ................................................................................. 25 Ghislaine Filliatreau 4. Promoting Research Excellence: The Excellence Initiative in Germany ........ 31 Jiani Zhu 5. Top Down Push for Excellence: Lesson from Russia ..................................... 47 Isak Froumin and Alexander Povalko 6. The Korean Government’s Policies and Strategies to Foster World-Class Universities ............................................................................... 65 Geo-Suk Suh and Sang-June Park 7. Continuity and Transformation: Continuous Challenges for World-Class Status among Universities in Taiwan and Japan as Ageing Societies .........................................................................................
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