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Are Chinese Universities Globally Competitive?*

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 June 2013

Kathryn Mohrman
Kathryn Mohrman*
Affiliation:
Arizona State University. Email: kmohrman@asu.edu.
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Abstract

This article compares five leading Chinese universities with 16 other research-intensive institutions in Asia, Europe and the United States. All the universities demonstrate an increasing commitment to research, although the fastest growth between 2003 and 2007 occurred in Asian institutions. Beijing and Qinghua universities compare favourably in terms of funding, but their research output is not as highly regarded. Despite concerns about academic freedom, the international standing of at least some Chinese universities is likely to rise in the future.

Keywords

higher educationworld class universitiesChinacomparative education
Type
Research Reports
Information
The China Quarterly , Volume 215 , September 2013 , pp. 727 - 743
Copyright
Copyright © The China Quarterly 2013 

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Footnotes

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Fieldwork for this study was partially supported by an A.T. Steele Travel Grant from the Institute for Asian Research at Arizona State University.

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