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Towards World-Class Systems

World-Class Universities in High Participation Systems of Higher Education

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Matching Visibility and Performance

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There is a worldwide tendency to develop High Participation Systems (HPS) in higher education, systems that enrol more than 50% of the age cohort. In the last 15 years there has been a remarkable surge in enrolment into higher education. The tendency is not confined to wealthy countries.

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  1. UCL Institute of Education, University College, London, UK

    Simon Marginson

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  1. Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China

    Nian Cai Liu

  2. Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China

    Ying Cheng

  3. Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China

    Qi Wang

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Marginson, S. (2016). Towards World-Class Systems. In: Liu, N.C., Cheng, Y., Wang, Q. (eds) Matching Visibility and Performance. Global Perspectives on Higher Education. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6300-773-3_3

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