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Building World-Class Universities

Different Approaches to a Shared Goal

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Editors:
  1. Qi Wang

    1. Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China

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  2. Ying Cheng

    1. Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China

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  3. Nian Cai Liu

    1. Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China

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  • Written by experts, Gives a modern approach, Comprehensive in Scope

Part of the book series: Global Perspectives on Higher Education (GPHE, volume 25)

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
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    1. Building World-Class Universities

      • Qi Wang, Ying Cheng, Nian Cai Liu
      Pages 1-10

  3. Building World-Class Universities from a National/Regional Perspective

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 11-11
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    2. Different Roads to a Shared Goal

      • Simon Marginson
      Pages 13-33

    3. The Impact of Excellence Initiatives in Taiwan Higher Education

      • Yung-Chi Hou, Martin Ince, Chung-Lin Chiang
      Pages 35-53

    4. World-Class Universities

      • Nikolay Skvortsov, Olga Moskaleva, Julia Dmitrieva
      Pages 55-69

  4. Managing World-Class Universities from an Institutional Perspective

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 71-71
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    2. Making a Strong University Stronger

      • Lauritz B. Holm-Nielsen
      Pages 73-87

    3. An Excellence Initiative in Liberal Arts and Science Education

      • Marijk van der Wende
      Pages 89-102

    4. Policies on Building World-Class Universities in Saudi Arabia

      • Sadiq M. Sait
      Pages 103-113

  5. Evaluating World-Class Universities from a Ranking/Indicator Perspective

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 115-115
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    2. World University Rankings and the Consequent Reactions of Emerging Nations

      • Seeram Ramakrishna
      Pages 117-128

    3. Global Benchmarking and Partner Selection using World University Rankings and Classifications

      • Freya Mearns, Tony Sheil
      Pages 129-143

    4. Rational and Constructive use of Rankings

      • Danie Visser, Marilet Sienaert
      Pages 145-159

    5. World-Class University and Asia’s Top Tier Researchers

      • Gerard A. Postiglione, Jisun Jung
      Pages 161-179

    6. The Global Institutional Profiles Project

      • Simon M. Pratt
      Pages 181-196

    7. The Ranking Web and the “World-Class” Universities

      • Isidro F. Aguillo, Enrique Orduña-Malea
      Pages 197-217

  6. Back Matter

    Pages 219-230
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Within higher education, world-class universities are commonly regarded as elite research universities and play a critical role in developing a nation’s competitiveness in the global knowledge economy. An increasing number of countries, regions and higher education institutions in different parts of the world have joined the same battle for academic excellence. While emerging countries and their universities make every effort to enhance their capacity and boost their research performance, the academic superpowers endeavour to maintain - if not further improve- their global positions. “Building World-Class Universities: Different Approaches to a Shared Goal” intends to provide an in-depth picture of different approaches in pursuit of the shared goal of developing academic excellence, and to reflect the current trends in this field. Divided into three parts, the book covers: • building world-class universities from a national/regional perspective, • managing world-class universities from an institutional perspective, and • measuring world-class universities from a ranking/indicator perspective. This book not only represents a contribution to the ongoing discussion on the topic of building world-class universities, but can be seen as a continuation of the previous three volumes on this topic - “World-Class Universities and Ranking: Aiming beyond Status”, “The World-Class University as Part of a New Higher Education Paradigm: From Institutional Qualities to Systemic Excellence”, and “Paths to a World-Class University: Lessons from Practices and Experiences”. All four books will be useful readings for students and academics in higher education generally, in addition to policy makers and informed practioners.d practitioners

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  • Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China

    Qi Wang, Ying Cheng, Nian Cai Liu

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