Description: The Challenge of Establishing World-Class Universities

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The Challenge of Establishing World-Class Universities

There are many important questions to ask about the widespread push toward world-class status for universities around the world. Why is 'world-class' the standard to which a nation should aspire to build at least a subset of its tertiary...

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Main Author:	Salmi, Jamil
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank 2012
Subjects:	ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT ACADEMIC FREEDOM ACADEMIC RANKING ACADEMIC STAFF ACADEMIC WORK ACADEMICALLY QUALIFIED STUDENTS ACQUISITION ADVANCED EDUCATION ADVANCED RESEARCH ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE AFFIRMATIVE ACTION APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE CAMPUS UNIVERSITY CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE CEO CIVIL SERVICE COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES COMMUNITY COLLEGE COMMUNITY COLLEGES COMPETITIVE SALARIES CORPORATION CRITICAL THINKING CURRICULA DELAWARE DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DISCIPLINES DISSERTATION DISTANCE EDUCATION DOCTORAL STUDENTS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH EDUCATION BUDGET EDUCATION ENVIRONMENT EDUCATION FOR DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION LEVEL EDUCATION POLICY EDUCATION SECTOR EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS EDUCATIONAL REFORM EDUCATORS ELITE UNIVERSITIES EMPLOYMENT EXPENDITURES FACULTIES FINANCIAL CONSTRAINTS FINANCIAL RESOURCES FOREIGN STUDENTS GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT GLOBAL KNOWLEDGE GLOBAL MARKET GLOBALLY COMPETITIVE ECONOMIES GOVERNANCE ARRANGEMENTS GRADUATE PROGRAMS GRADUATE STUDENTS HIGH COSTS HIGHER EDUCATION HIGHER LEARNING HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INCOME LEVELS INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE INSTITUTIONAL INTERESTS INTELLECTUAL DEVELOPMENT INTERNATIONAL KNOWLEDGE INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS INTERVENTIONS JUNIOR COLLEGES KEY ROLE KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY KNOWLEDGE GENERATION KNOWLEDGE SOCIETIES LABOR FORCE LABOR MARKET LEARNING LEARNING ENVIRONMENT LEARNING NEEDS LEARNING OUTCOMES LIBERAL ARTS LIBERAL ARTS COLLEGES LIMITED LOCAL DEVELOPMENT LTD. MEDICAL UNIVERSITY MOBILITY NATIONAL EXAMINATIONS NATIONAL INNOVATION SYSTEMS NATIONAL UNIVERSITIES NEW UNIVERSITIES OPEN ADMISSION POLICIES OPEN UNIVERSITIES OPEN UNIVERSITY OVERALL ENROLLMENT PEDAGOGICAL METHODS PERFORMANCE OF TERTIARY EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITIES POLYTECHNICS POVERTY REDUCTION PRIVATE CORPORATION PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS PRIVATE TERTIARY EDUCATION PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS PROFESSORS PROXY PUBLIC EXPENDITURES PUBLIC FUNDING PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES QUALITY TEACHING REGULATORY FRAMEWORK RESEARCH CENTERS RESEARCH EXCELLENCE RESEARCH FUNDING RESEARCH INSTITUTES RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS RESEARCH LABORATORIES RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES RESEARCH OUTPUT RESEARCH PERFORMANCE RESEARCH UNIVERSITIES RESEARCH UNIVERSITY RESEARCHERS SCHOLARS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM SCHOLARSHIPS SCIENCE RESEARCH SCIENTIFIC ADVANCES SCIENTIFIC JOURNALS SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH SCIENTIST SCIENTISTS SECONDARY SCHOOL GRADUATES SKILLED LABOR SKILLED WORKERS SOCIAL SCIENCE SOCIETY STAKEHOLDERS STATE UNIVERSITIES STRATEGIC PLANNING STUDENT BODY STUDENT ENROLLMENT STUDENT EXCHANGES STUDENT GROUPS STUDENT POPULATION STUDY TOURS SUBSIDIARY TEACHING TEACHING STAFF TEACHING UNIVERSITIES TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TECHNICAL EDUCATION TECHNICAL INNOVATIONS TECHNICAL INSTITUTES TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER TENURE TERTIARY EDUCATION TERTIARY EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS TERTIARY EDUCATION REFORM TERTIARY EDUCATION REFORMS TERTIARY EDUCATION SECTOR TERTIARY EDUCATION SYSTEM TERTIARY EDUCATION SYSTEMS TERTIARY INSTITUTION TRAINING NEEDS TUITION TUITION FEES UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS UNDERGRADUATE TEACHING UNDERGRADUATES UNION UNIVERSITIES UNIVERSITY COLLEGE UNIVERSITY LEADERS UNIVERSITY LEADERSHIP UNIVERSITY RESEARCH UNIVERSITY SYSTEMS
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Summary:	There are many important questions to ask about the widespread push toward world-class status for universities around the world. Why is 'world-class' the standard to which a nation should aspire to build at least a subset of its tertiary education system? Might many countries be better served by developing the most locally relevant system possible, without concern for its relative merits in a global comparison? Is the definition of "world-class" synonymous with "elite Western" and therefore inherently biased against the cultural traditions of tertiary education in non-Western countries? Are only research universities world-class, or can other types of tertiary education institutions (such as teaching universities, polytechnics, community colleges, and open universities) also aspire to be among the best of their kind in an international perspective? To answer these questions, the report starts by constructing an operational definition of a world-class university. It then outlines and analyzes possible strategies and pathways for establishing such universities and identifies the multiple challenges, costs, and risks associated with these approaches. It concludes by examining the implications of this drive for world-class institutions on the tertiary education efforts of the World Bank, offering options and alternative perspectives on how nations can develop the most effective and relevant tertiary education system to meet their specific needs.