Despite - or because - we live in calculative and instrumental times in higher education, liberal arts colleges and programmes are flourishing. They draw students fascinated by society and culture who want to make a creative contribution. The Reinvention of Liberal Learning around the Globe is an indispensable introduction to this diverse and brilliant educational world. (Simon Marginson, Professor of Higher Education; Director of ESRC/RE Centre for Global Higher Education, University of Oxford)The editors pull together a diverse set of authors to share a wide range of approaches and trends...

In diesem Buch wird kritisch untersucht, wie die chinesische Regierung die neun Städte und zwei Sonderverwaltungsregionen in der Greater Bay Area (GBA) in Südchina proaktiv für eine engere Zusammenarbeit gewonnen hat, um das Land von der "Weltfabrik" zu einer führenden Weltwirtschaft in Sachen Innovation und Unternehmertum zu machen. Während der Großteil der bisherigen Forschung zu Chinas GBA-Entwicklung die Perspektive des wirtschaftlichen und technologischen Fortschritts einnimmt, konzentriert sich dieses Buch auf kritische Überlegungen dazu, wie sich die Forderung nach der...

The book discusses the most essential topics in understanding the development and changes of higher educational systems in Asia after the outbreak of the pandemic, and explores the transformative, international and innovative moves from an Asian perspective. The topics covered in the book are timely in that higher education in Asia was severely limited during the tumultuous time of the pandemic, including three themes- 1. How the pandemic drives system reform and quality management; 2. How can universities maintain transnational partnerships and attract global talent; 3. How would...