: Qi Wang, Ying Cheng
: N.C. Liu
: Paths to a World-Class University
: SensePublishers
: 9789460913556
: 1
: CHF 33.20
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: English
: 328
: DRM
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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 have made the operation of their universities at the cutting edge of intellectual and scientific development their policy priority; and top universities make every effort to compete at this global stage. 'Paths to A World-Class University' provides insights into recent and ongoing experiences of building world-class universities, both at a national level and at an institutional level. It collects fifteen essays, most of which originated from papers presented at 'The Third International Conference on World-Class Universities', held in November 2009 in Shanghai, China, and organised by the Center for World-Class Universities of Shanghai Jiao Tong University. Divided into two parts, the book: - focuses on the role of world-class universities in national systems; and - looks at institutional experiences and lessons in building world-class universities. This book not only represents a contribution to the ongoing discussion on the topic of building world-class universities, but can be seen a continuation of the previous two volumes on this topic - 'World-Class Universities and Ranking: Aiming beyond Status' and 'The World-Class University as Part of a New Higher Education Paradigm: From Institutional Qualities to Systemic Excellence'. All three books will be useful reading for students and academics in higher education generally, in addition to policy makers and informed practitioners.