Title
Global aspirations and strategising for world-class status : new form of politics in higher education governance in Hong Kong
Document Type
Journal article
Source Publication
Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management
Publication Date
6-1-2011
Volume
33
Issue
3
First Page
231
Last Page
251
Publisher
Routledge
Keywords
globalisation, Hong Kong, Southeast Asia, universities, world-class universities
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.
DOI
10.1080/1360080X.2011.564998
Print ISSN
1360080X
E-ISSN
14699508
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Language
English
Recommended Citation
Mok, K. H., & Cheung, A. B. L. (2011). Global aspirations and strategising for world-class status: New form of politics in higher education governance in Hong Kong. Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, 33(3), 231-251. doi: 10.1080/1360080X.2011.564998
