{"product_id":"paths-to-a-world-class-university-9789460913549","title":"Paths to a World-Class University","description":"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.\u003cbr\u003e“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: \u003cbr\u003e- focuses on the role of world-class universities in national systems; and\u003cbr\u003e- looks at institutional experiences and lessons in building world-class universities.\u003cbr\u003eThis 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.","brand":"Nian Cai Liu","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48274002542843,"sku":"9789460913549","price":113.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/3917\/9771\/files\/CoreSourceHub_3ed7f145-e53d-4f3e-8c5a-3a01e1a301de.jpg?v=1774743196","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/paths-to-a-world-class-university-9789460913549","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}