Institutionalization of World-Class University in Global Competition

1. The World-Class University in Different Systems and Contexts
Jung Cheol Shin, Barbara M. Kehm

2. The World-Class University: Concept and Policy Initiatives
Jung Cheol Shin

3. The Global Research and the “World-Class” Universities
Wanhua Ma

4. World-Class Universities: The Sector Requirements
Stephen P. Heyneman, Jeongwoo Lee

5. Nation-States, Educational Traditions and the WCU Project
Simon Marginson

6. To Be or Not to Be? The Impacts of the Excellence Initiative on the German System of Higher Education
Barbara M. Kehm

7. Reconciling Republican ‘Egalité’ and Global Excellence Values in French Higher Education
Leon Cremonini, Paul Benneworth, Hugh Dauncey, Don F. Westerheijden

8. Challenges for Top Japanese Universities When Establishing a New Global Identity: Seeking a New Paradigm After “World Class”
Akiyoshi Yonezawa

9. World-Class University in Korea: Proactive Government, Responsive University, and Procrastinating Academics
Jung Cheol Shin, Yong Suk Jang

10. Building World-Class Universities in China
Yan Luo

11. The Challenges for Establishing World-Class Universities in Taiwan
Dian-fu Chang

12. Malaysia’s World-Class University Ambition: An Assessment
Morshidi Sirat

13. Peering Through the Dust of Construction: Singapore’s Efforts to Build WCUs
Kong Chong Ho

14. Frameworks for Creating Research Universities: The Hong Kong Case
Gerard A. Postiglione, Jisun Jung

15. Universalizing the University in a World Society
Francisco O. Ramirez, John W. Meyer

16. The World-Class University Across Higher Education Systems: Similarities, Differences, and Challenges
Jung Cheol Shin, Barbara M. Kehm

Avainsanat: Education, Higher Education, International and Comparative Education, Educational Policy and Politics