China and Europe on the New Silk Road: Connecting Universities Across Eurasia

by Marijk van der Wende (Editor), William C. Kirby (Editor), Nian Cai Liu (Editor), Simon Marginson (Editor)

Overview

The global order, based on international governance and multilateral trade mechanisms in the aftermath of the Second World War, is changing rapidly and creating waves of uncertainty. This is especially true in higher education, a field increasingly built on international cooperation and the free movement of students, academics, knowledge, and ideas. Meanwhile, China has announced its plans for a "New Silk Road" (NSR) and is developing its higher education and research systems at speed. In this book an international and interdisciplinary group of scholars from Europe, China, the USA, Russia, and Australia investigate how academic mobility and cooperation is taking shape along the New Silk Road and what difference it will make, if any, in the global higher education landscape.

Opening chapters present the global context for the NSR, the development of Chinese universities along international models, and the history and outcomes of EU-China cooperation. The flows and patterns in academic cooperation along the NSR as they shape and have been shaped by China's universities are then explored in more detail. The conditions for Sino-foreign cooperation are discussed next, with an analysis of regulatory frameworks for cooperation, recognition, data, and privacy. Comparative work follows on the cultural traditions and academic values, similarities, and differences between Sinic and Anglo-American political and educational cultures, and their implications for the governance and mission of higher education, the role of critical scholarship, and the state and standing of the humanities in China. The book concludes with a focus on the "Idea of a University"; the values underpinning its mission, shape, and purpose, reflecting on the implications of China's rapid higher education development for the geo-politics of higher education itself.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780198853022
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	12/08/2020
Pages:	448
Product dimensions:	9.30(w) x 6.40(h) x 1.20(d)

About the Author

Marijk van der Wende, Distinguished Faculty Professor of Higher Education, Utrecht University,William C. Kirby, Spangler Family Professor of Business Administration and T. M. Chang Professor of China Studies, Harvard University,Nian Cai Liu, Director of the Center for World-Class Universities and Dean of Graduate School of Education, Shanghai Jiao Tong University,Simon Marginson, Professor of Higher Education, University of Oxford

Marijk van der Wende is Distinguished Faculty Professor of Higher Education, Faculty of Law, Economics and Governance, Utrecht University.


William C. Kirby is Spangler Family Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School and T. M. Chang Professor of China Studies at Harvard University.


Nian Cai Liu is the Director of the Center for World-Class Universities and the Dean of the Graduate School of Education at Shanghai Jiao Tong University.


Simon Marginson is Professor of Higher Education at the University of Oxford and Director of the ESRC/OFSRE Centre for Global Higher Education (CGHE).

Table of Contents

1. Introduction: China's Rise and the New Silk Road in Global Context, Marijk van der Wende, William Kirby, Nian Cai Liu, and Simon Marginson2. The International Origins & Global Aspirations of Chinese Universities: Along the New Silk Road?, William C. Kirby3. Eu-China Cooperation Along the New Silk Road: A Balanced Approach Towards Common Goals?, Marijk van der Wende4. First Effects of the New Silk Road Initiative on Research Collaboration: Early-Stage Macro Evidence from Europe, Robert Tijssen and Jos Winnink5. A Quiet Success: The EU-China Higher Education Cooperation Program (1997-2001), Zheping Xie6. International University Consortia on the New Silk Road, Zhuolin Feng and Luyang Gao7. East Meets West in Suzhou at the Dushu Lake Higher Education Town, Charles van Marrewijk8. Silk Road South: China - Malaysia Collaboration in Higher Education, Anthony Welch and Gerard Postiglione9. Repositioning China in the Global Education Hierarchy Through the Sino-Foreign Educational Partnerships in the Belt and Road Initiative, Jie Gao10. One Belt One Road: An Opportunity for Chinese Engineering Education to Go Global?, Jiabin Zhu, Guoyang Zhang, and Yaxin Huang11. A Silk Road for Professional Qualifications? EU Models of Integration and Their Potential in Sino-EU Relations, Ton van den Brink and Sybe A. de Vries12. A European Compass for Transporting Personal Data on the New Silk Road, Stijn van Deursen and Henk Kummeling13. Artificial Intelligence Along the New Silk Road: Competition or Collaboration?, Lynda Hardman14. China Meets Anglo-America on the New Silk Road: A Comparison of State, Society, Self, and Higher Education, Simon Marginson and Lili Yang15. Speaking Truth to Power: Kantian and Confucian Perspectives on the Role of the Scholar, Dascha Düring16. The Humanities and the New Silk Road, Dominic Sachsenmaier17. The Role of World-Class and Other Research Universities in Contributing to the New Silk Road Initiative, Lin Tian and Nian Cai Liu18. The New Silk Road and the "Idea of the University", Barbara Sporn and Marijk van der Wende19. What are the Objectives of Chinese Higher Education in Relation to the New Silk Road Initiative?, Futao Huang20. Russia, China, and Central Asia in Higher Education, Isak Froumin and Ruoqi Cao

Editorial Reviews

"China & Europe on the New Silk Road should greatly interest China observers, international education experts, and especially China-EU relations scholars. To gain an understanding of the significance of the NSR for higher education, it is a highly valuable resource." — Romi Jain, Indian Journal of Asian Affairs

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