TY - BOOK AU - Liu,Nian Cai AU - Cheng,Ying TI - Paths to a World-Class University: a Lessons from Practices and Experiences T2 - Global Perspectives on Higher Education SN - 9789460913556 AV - LB2341 U1 - 378.1/01 23 PY - 2011/// CY - Leiden; , Boston PB - Brill | Sense KW - Education, Higher KW - Administration KW - Social aspects KW - Higher education and state N1 - Preliminary Material; Nian Cai Liu , Qi Wang and Ying Cheng -- Global Perspectives and Strategies of Asia-Pacific Research Universities; Simon Marginson -- The Role of Elite Universities in National Higher Education and Research Systems, and the Challenges of Prosecuting the Case for Concentrating Public Investment in their Development in Australia; Michael Gallagher -- The “Global 30” and the Consequences of Selecting “World-Class Universities” in Japan; Akiyoshi Yonezawa -- Is Developing Elite Universities a Top Priority Agenda for Higher Education in Romania?; Paul Şerban Agachi , Camelia Moraru , Romana Cucuruzan and Adrian Curaj -- The Role of Research University in the Third World:; Natalia Ruiz-Rodgers -- Towards a European Approach to Ranking; Marijk Van Der Wende -- Effective University Management in Difficult Times; John T. Casteen III -- The Role of Elite Universities in Africa; Etienne Zé Amvela -- Riding the Globalization Wave: EPFL’s Strategy and Achievements; Dimitrios Noukakis , Jean-François Ricci and Martin Detterli -- World-Class Research Performance through Research Focus and the Strategic use of Research Resources; Chris Marlin -- Emergence of Asian Universities as Centres of New Knowledge Generation and a Base for National Competitiveness; Seeram Ramakrishna and Venni Venkata Krishna -- Strategy for Impact; Colin B. Grant -- Becoming a World-Renowned Health Sciences Centre in the Era of the Global Market; Harold M. Maurer and Jialin C. Zheng -- Developing a Quality Culture to Become a World-Class University; Jacques Lanarès -- Transformation towards a World-Class University; Osama S. Tayeb and Zoheir A. Damanhouri -- About the Authors; Nian Cai Liu , Qi Wang and Ying Cheng -- Global Perspectives on Higher Education; Nian Cai Liu , Qi Wang and Ying Cheng N2 - 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 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6091-355-6 ER -