Internationalisation of Higher Education and Building World-class universities in Mainland : a Case of Qi Wang qimwang@sjtu.edu.cn of Education A world-class university, commonly referred to research university, is regarded as a central part of any academic system and an imperative to develop a nation’s competitiveness in the global knowledge economy. A world-class university is characterised as an institution with a high concentration of talent, abundance of resources and autonomous governance. It carries out international-standard education and research in a wide range of disciplines, recognised by international community, and makes great efforts to serve both national needs and international public good. Mainland education has been progressing immensely in the past two ’s higher decades; however, it still lags behind other developed countries and will have a long road ahead in building world-class universities. One way to transform into such as institution is to employ internationalisation strategies effectively. Some theoretical points on internationalisation of higher education Internationalisation of higher education is a contested notion. Scholars find it difficult to pin down this multi-dimensional concept. Here is a well-established characterisation by is defined as the process Knight (2003): ‘[internationalisation] of integrating an international, intercultural or global dimension into the teaching, research and service functions of the institutions.’ How can internationalisation strategies contribute to building world-class universities? What specific plans and actions can be implemented? I would like to with you here. share SJTU’s experience
Internationalisation of Higher Education and Building World-class universities in Mainland : a Case of Qi Wang qimwang@sjtu.edu.cn of Education A world-class university, commonly referred to research university, is regarded as a central part of any academic system and an imperative to develop a nation’s competitiveness in the global knowledge economy. A world-class university is characterised as an institution with a high concentration of talent, abundance of resources and autonomous governance. It carries out international-standard education and research in a wide range of disciplines, recognised by international community, and makes great efforts to serve both national needs and international public good. Mainland ’s higher education has been progressing immensely in the past two decades; however, it still lags behind other developed countries and will have a long road ahead in building world-class universities. One way to transform into such as institution is to employ internationalisation strategies effectively. Some theoretical points on internationalisation of higher education Internationalisation of higher education is a contested notion. Scholars find it difficult to pin down this multi-dimensional concept. Here is a well-established characterisation by Knight (2003): ‘[internationalisation] is defined as the process of integrating an international, intercultural or global dimension into the teaching, research and service functions of the institutions.’ How can internationalisation strategies contribute to building world-class universities? What specific plans and actions can be implemented? I would like to share SJTU’s experience with you here.
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