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China's Rising Research Universities:

A New Era of Global Ambition
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This timely study charts the intentional and accelerated rise of Chinas research universities by analyzing how state policy has transformed key institutions. Specifically, it addresses how state initiatives have influenced faculty life and academic culture at these campuses. Based on empirical studies at four of the nations leading universities and including more than seventy semi-structured interviews with professors and key administrators, China's Rising Research Universities sheds light on fundamental changes in faculty life. These changes amount to nothing short of a dramatic transformation of academic culture at the nations top universities. National initiatives driven by Chinas Ministry of Education seek to develop two overlapping sets of leading universities, through what are known as Project 211 (which affects about 100 universities) and Project 985 (which affects about 40 universities). Project 985 enhancements are particularly important to the countrys efforts to strengthen university science and research. The book also addresses the broader context of higher education reform in China, arguing that recent efforts to elevate the nations top universities toward world-class standing represent a shift in higher education policy development and implementation leading to what is described as Chinas Global Ambition Period. Offering important insights into the changing higher education policy context in an age increasingly defined by globalization, China's Rising Research Universities will appeal to higher education leaders and policymakers; students, faculty, and scientists who interact with Chinese counterparts; and scholars of international and comparative studies.

Foreword, by Ji Baocheng
Preface
Introduction: The Chinese University and the Quest for World-Class Standing
1. Tsinghua University and the Spirit of Innovation and Entrepreneurialism
2. Peking University and the Pursuit of Academic Excellence the ""Beida Way""
3. Internationalization of Academic Life and the Changing Face of Renmin University
4. China's Ethnic Diversity and the Critical Role of Minzu University
Conclusion: Achievements and Challenges in the Quest to Build Leading Universities
Notes
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