Preliminary Material / Ying Cheng , Qi Wang and Nian Cai Liu -- How World-Class Universities Affect Global Higher Education / Ying Cheng , Qi Wang and Nian Cai Liu -- A New Push in French Excellence / Michel Rocard -- Context and First Observations on the “Investment Programme for the Future” in France / Ghislaine Filliatreau -- Promoting Research Excellence / Jiani Zhu -- Top Down Push for Excellence / Isak Froumin and Alexander Povalko -- The Korean Government’s Policies and Strategies to Foster World-Class Universities / Geo-Suk Suh and Sang-June Park -- Continuity and Transformation / Akiyoshi Yonezawa and Angela Yung Chi Hou -- Reflections on the Effects of the 985 Project in Mainland China / Qi Wang and Ying Cheng -- Privatization, the State, and the Transformation of World-Class Research Universities / William G. Tierney -- On Mergers and Missions / Marijk van der Wende -- Too Small to Succeed / Andrés Bernasconi -- What Matters in Global Outreach? / Gerard A. Postiglione -- Global Competition among Research Universities / Kathryn Mohrman -- About the Authors / Ying Cheng , Qi Wang and Nian Cai Liu -- Global Perspectives on Higher Education / Ying Cheng , Qi Wang and Nian Cai Liu.

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 knowledge economy. The development of world-class universities is high on the policy agenda of various stakeholders across the globe. In the past few years, an increasing number of nations, regions and higher education institutions in both developed and developing countries have joined the same race for academic excellence and have adopted a range of development strategies and implemented various reforms. From a comparative perspective, How World-Class Universities Affect Global Higher Education intends to provide an in-depth picture of excellence initiatives and relevant policies adopted in various nations and regions, and to reflect opportunities and challenges of developing excellence. 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 four 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, Paths to a World-Class University: Lessons from Practices and Experiences, and Building World-Class Universities: Different Approaches to a Shared Goal . All five books will be useful reading for students and academics in higher education generally, in addition to policy makers and informed practitioners.

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