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In tandem with the rise in prominence of university rankings and the internationalization of higher education over the past decade, institutions globally have had to respond to increasing competition for faculty, students, funding and international standing.
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Chan, T., Fung, M., Chang, N. (2016). The Role of Universities, The Rise of Rankings, and Internationalization. In: Liu, N.C., Cheng, Y., Wang, Q. (eds) Matching Visibility and Performance. Global Perspectives on Higher Education. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6300-773-3_14
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