The Role of World-Class and Other Research Universities in Contributing to the New Silk Road Initiative

2020 ◽  
pp. 312-330
Author(s):  
Lin Tian ◽  
Nian Cai Liu
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Research Universities ◽  
Silk Road ◽  
Higher Education System ◽  
Functional Perspective ◽  
Multiple Case ◽  
World Class ◽  
Multiple Case Studies ◽  
World Class Universities

University functions underpin models of universities as well as enrich our understanding of “the idea of universities.” Both global research universities, which are generally regarded as “world-class universities” (WCUs), and other research universities (RUs) are important constituents of the higher education system, since they are most likely to be exposed and more responsive to external changes and social expectations, such as the increased emphasis on relevance and service to society. The New Silk Road (NSR) Initiative, which highlights the interactions in major parts of the world across the Euro-Asian continent, including higher education and academic cooperation between China and Europe, potentially affects these research universities as both the primary subjects as well as the objects in pushing it forward. Through multiple case studies in China and Europe, this chapter analyzes and compares the role of WCUs/RUs in China and Europe in contributing to the NSR Initiative from a functional perspective.

scholarly journals ANECDOTES AND CONTOURS OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN INDIA

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (11) ◽  
pp. 35-42
Author(s):  
Gopal Krishna Thakur
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Education System ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Higher Education System ◽  
The Core ◽  
Education In India ◽  
World Class ◽  
Historical Trajectory ◽  
World Class Universities

Higher education is considered as an invaluable instrument for the sustainable development of human being and society through a dynamic process of creation, advancement, and dissemination of knowledge. In a fast developing country like India the role of higher education assume utmost importance. Universities have a pivotal role in realizing this goal. Our higher education system has had a glorious past in the form of world-class universities like Nalanda, Vikramsila, and Taxila, which attracted students and intellectuals from all over the world those days. However, in the present time we are lagging far behind in terms of qualitative education and research. This necessitates a serious concern and introspection to look into the nuances and flaws of our system that make our higher education system stand at where it is now. This paper, based on the analysis of various reports and Govt. documents, discusses some of the issues, which are at the core of the main concerns pertaining to higher education in India. Taking a snapshot of the historical trajectory of higher education system in India to the present time, this paper presents an overview of the higher education system in India and points out some most relevant concerns troubling the issue at the core.

scholarly journals Creating World-Class Universities in Japan: Policy and Initiatives

2008 ◽  
Vol 6 (5) ◽  
pp. 629-640 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jun Oba
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Education Reform ◽  
Basic Education ◽  
Higher Education Reform ◽  
Develop World ◽  
Funding Policy ◽  
Higher Education System ◽  
World Class ◽  
The Government ◽  
World Class Universities

For a very long time the Japanese government concentrated its higher education investment on a handful of national institutions, until the policy came to be called into question in the late 1980s in the face of globalisation and other factors. Higher education reform was significantly accelerated in the 1990s: the government has continuously deregulated the higher education system including the incorporation of national universities, and has brought more and more competition through diverse competitive funding schemes. Some policies – not only higher education policies but also science and technology ones – were explicitly designed to develop ‘world-class’ education and research centres, such as the 21st COE programme. This article suggests that although a funding policy based on competition, with a strict evaluation, seems to be a move in the right direction, a right balance of budget allocation between competitive funds and basic education-research funds should be sought. Furthermore, the programmes of the government have to be offered in a more consistent manner, and more concerted and integrated efforts will be required, to address the critical problem of building world-class universities.

scholarly journals HIGHER EDUCATION AND PUBLIC POLICY

2017 ◽  
pp. 88-92
Author(s):  
Prerna Pandya
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Education System ◽  
Higher Education System ◽  
Indian Higher Education ◽  
World Class ◽  
Access And Quality ◽  
Basic Infrastructure ◽  
Policy And Planning ◽  
World Class Universities ◽  
Do So

The Indian higher education system is facing a crisis that is affecting its ability to build world class higher education institutions. Indians have the ability to cope up with that crisis but sometimes they fail to do so because of the ‘EDUCATION SYSTEM’. This paper will focus on issues and challenges related to quality, access and integrity of the higher education system in India.The government is responsible for the overall development of the basic infrastructure of Higher Education sector, both in terms of policy and planning. The combination of these two will expand the access and quality improvement in the Higher Education, through world class Universities, Colleges and other Institutions. The paper will throw light on the Vision, Mission, Objectives and Functions for making Higher Education peculiar by using public policies.

scholarly journals Progress towards a World-Class Research University status: The case of Nanjing Agricultural University

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 72
Author(s):  
Wanjiru Ruth Irungu ◽  
Xiaoguang Liu ◽  
Chuyu Han ◽  
Alvin Bomer ◽  
Wambui Ann Wanjiru
Keyword(s):  
Research Universities ◽  
Research University ◽  
Develop World ◽  
Research Status ◽  
Research Production ◽  
Research Activities ◽  
The World ◽  
World Class ◽  
World Class Universities

The concept of “world-class university” has been there for some time, and everyone wants a world-class university, and no country feels it can do without one. This battle to develop world-class universities lies not only in the gained status but also in the symbolic role of such universities. Universities exist mainly for research and dissemination of knowledge, which have become critical drivers of economic growth. For this reason, world-class research universities are recognized as central institutions in the 21st century economies. This recognition comes with pressure for universities to rethink their research activities and with the need to raise their research status to that of internationally accepted world-class universities. However, in order to attain the world-class research status, there is a need to sustain the efforts being put in place at both national and university levels. This study analyzed university data over nine years, from 2008 to 2016. It examined how Nanjing Agricultural University has strived to sustain its efforts towards attaining world-class research status. The results reveal that consistency and sustainability have resulted in excellence in research and increased research production. The conclusion is that the sustainability of the efforts significantly increases research production and excellence.

scholarly journals Reforming Higher Education in India: In Pursuit of Excellence

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chetan Singai ◽  
T R Kumaraswamy ◽  
Ajay Chandra
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Education Sector ◽  
Higher Education System ◽  
National Education ◽  
Education In India ◽  
Major Shift ◽  
World Class ◽  
Quality In Higher Education ◽  
World Class Universities ◽  
Political Economic

Higher education has emerged as one of the most critical factors for the Nation’s economic, political, social and cultural growth and development. Reforming the higher education sector has become an emergent norm across the globe, especially in the developing world. India is one such emerging nation, witnessing a major shift in its ideological, pragmatic and policy directions in the last few years. The higher education sector in India has witnessed unprecedented expansion. However, given the distinctive social-political-economic context and its complexity in India, expansion in higher education is often linked with ensuring equity and access. Whereas in the developed world, expansion is often associated with quality or excellence in higher education i.e. creating world-class universities. Further, excellence in higher education is arguably the most critical component for the survival, sustenance and growth of the sector. To this end, the paper examines the convergence and divergence in policies and practices related to the pursuit of excellence in higher education and its institutions in India vis-à-vis the dominant global reforms in higher education. Erstwhile policies related to quality in higher education and the current draft National Education Policy-2019, provide a reference to the local-distinctive strategies for seeking excellence at the systemic and the institutional level, with an aspiration for global reputation. For instance, National Institutional Ranking Framework, University Grants Commission’s graded autonomy, Institutional restructuring, National Accreditation and Assessment Council and Quacquarelli Symonds- India rating and so on. The paper also sets direction on how Local strategies for global aspirations could unpack a series of issues regarding the reforms in education and delineate in what ways that these emerging global reforms, strategies are effective and appropriate to the local higher education system and its institutions.

The Future of Indian Universities

2018 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Education System ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
University Rankings ◽  
Higher Education System ◽  
World University Rankings ◽  
The Future ◽  
Indian Higher Education ◽  
World Class ◽  
World Class Universities

The Indian higher education system commanded awe and respect in the ancient world. Important seats of learning like Nalanda and Takshashila attracted the best students and academics from across the globe. Unfortunately, over a period of time, our higher education system lost its global competitiveness. This is exemplified by the fact that not many Indian higher education institutions feature in the annual world university rankings like the Times Higher Education World University Rankings or the QS World University Rankings. At the same time, India’s aspirations to establish world-class universities have never been greater. The book is a culmination of a range of ideas and perspectives that will shape India’s aspirations of building world-class universities through comparative and international dimensions. It is a recognition that the future of Indian universities and their ability to seek global excellence will depend on three critical paradigms: first is the need for creating a vision for higher education that will focus on research and knowledge creation, institutional excellence, and global benchmarking as the indicators for standard-setting; second, the need for pursuing substantial reforms relating to policy, regulation, and governance of higher education; and third is the need for investigating a paradigmatic shift for promoting interdisciplinarity in higher education with a stronger and deeper focus on the pedagogy of teaching and learning in different fields of inquiry. Through a series of contributions from noted academics and scholars from India and around the world, this book discusses these three strings of thought, to create higher education opportunities that will enable the future generations of students to pursue world-class education in world-class universities in India.

scholarly journals India: World-Class Universities?

2017 ◽  
pp. 22-24
Author(s):  
Philip G. Altbach ◽  
Jamil Salmi
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Education System ◽  
The Other ◽  
Higher Education System ◽  
Bric Countries ◽  
Indian Higher Education ◽  
World Class ◽  
World Class Universities

India’s higher education and research sectors have been generallyunderfunded, especially in view of the tremendous growth in numbers ofstudents. Compared to the other BRIC countries, the percentage spent oneducation, 4.1 percent of GDP, is second to Brazil. This article explores the Indian higher education system with respect to its potential to create world-class universities.

scholarly journals Successful strategies to be learnt from world-class universities

2017 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 350-358 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ruxandra Bejinaru ◽  
Gabriela Prelipcean
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Human Capital ◽  
Social World ◽  
Key Factors ◽  
Conceptual Issue ◽  
International Ranking ◽  
World Class ◽  
The Individual ◽  
World Class Universities

Abstract Throughout the present paper we want to argue the idea that higher education is strongly linked with research, innovation, and competitive advantage and thus plays a crucial role not only for the individual and societal development but also in the process of delivering the National and European Strategy, to drive forward growth. Universities are the main actors responsible to provide the highly skilled human capital that Europe needs in order to create jobs, successful businesses, and prosperity. The ambitious aim to become a world-class university has its roots not just in rational (financial) considerations, but also in the symbolic role of such universities. The rankings made the competition between the states very visible and thus, are most commonly recognized as an indicator of success due to excellence-driven policies. Within this work we bring arguments and examples about which are the most efficient strategies of world-class universities. The first section of the paper we argue the roles of universities within nowadays economic and social world. The second section of the paper highlights the conceptual issue of world-class universities, the motivation and the determinants of such a goal. Within sections three of the paper we benchmark the key factors of two main international ranking (the THES and SJTU) and we analyse the successful strategies of famous world-class universities. According to the research conclusions and to our considerations we suggest that a valid option would be for universities to follow the international trend towards becoming a world-class university. Also an opportunity would be to develop themselves into learning organizations.

scholarly journals India: World-Class Universities?

2017 ◽  
pp. 22
Author(s):  
Philip G. Altbach ◽  
Jamil Salmi
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Education System ◽  
The Other ◽  
Higher Education System ◽  
Bric Countries ◽  
Indian Higher Education ◽  
World Class ◽  
World Class Universities

India’s higher education and research sectors have been generallyunderfunded, especially in view of the tremendous growth in numbers ofstudents. Compared to the other BRIC countries, the percentage spent oneducation, 4.1 percent of GDP, is second to Brazil. This article explores the Indian higher education system with respect to its potential to create world-class universities.

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