Global Aspirations and Strategising for World-Class Status: New Form of Politics in Higher Education Governance in Hong Kong

Autor/inn/en	Mok, Ka Ho; Cheung, Anthony B. L.
Titel	Global Aspirations and Strategising for World-Class Status: New Form of Politics in Higher Education Governance in Hong Kong
Quelle	In: Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, 33 (2011) 3, S.231-251 (21 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1360-080X
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Higher Education; Governance; Politics of Education; Competition; Global Approach; Reputation; Benchmarking; Colleges; Resources; Recruitment; Curriculum Development; Educational Needs; Liberal Arts; Value Judgment; Asia; Australia; Belgium; Canada; China; Germany; Hong Kong; Japan; Netherlands; Switzerland; United Kingdom; United States + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Education; Educational policy; Financing; Steuerung; Bildung; Erziehung; Bildungspolitik; Finanzierung; Wettkampf; Globales Denken; College; Hochschule; Fachhochschule; Betriebsmittel; Hilfsmittel; Recruiting; Rekrutierung; Curriculum; Development; Curriculumentwicklung; Lehrplan; Entwicklung; Educational need; Bildungsbedarf; Werturteil; Asien; Australien; Belgien; Kanada; Deutschland; Hongkong; Niederlande; Schweiz; Großbritannien; USA
Abstract	In the era of globalisation, competition has also become global. In higher education, countries worldwide are attaching increasing importance to international ranking exercises and subscribing to the "world-class universities" paradigm, complemented by various strategies to benchmark with leading universities in order to enhance the global competitiveness of their universities. This is particularly so in Asia as it emerges as the centre of fast-growing economies of the world. Against this wider global policy backdrop, this article reviews major policies introduced and strategies employed by the government and universities/higher education institutions of Hong Kong in the quest for world-class status. It critically examines the "politics of competition" among institutions for both state and non-state resources, in recruiting and retaining global talent, and in internationalising their curricula in order to achieve their global aspirations. It also explores the intra-institutional "politics" within institutions involving tensions between teaching and research, and among different discipline areas. (Contains 7 tables and 5 figures.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10