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On Mergers and Missions

Implications for Institutional Governance and Governmental Steering

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How World-Class Universities Affect Global Higher Education

Part of the book series: Global Perspectives on Higher Education ((GPHE,volume 26))

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Universities will make strategic choices with respect to these two major dimensions, by taking into account the strength and sustainability of their resource base at local, regional or national levels. Global outreach will be particularly important for established and up-and-coming world-class universities.

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  1. Amsterdam University College, The Netherlands

    Marijk Van Der Wende

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  1. Shanghai Jiao Tong University, P.R., China

    Ying Cheng

  2. Shanghai Jiao Tong University, P.R., China

    Qi Wang

  3. Shanghai Jiao Tong University, P.R., China

    Nian Cai Liu

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Wende, M.V.D. (2014). On Mergers and Missions. In: Cheng, Y., Wang, Q., Liu, N.C. (eds) How World-Class Universities Affect Global Higher Education. Global Perspectives on Higher Education, vol 26. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6209-821-3_10

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