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World-Class Universities in an Age of Slow Growth

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Over the course of the past fifteen years, the term ‘world-class university’ has come to dominate the global discourse on higher education. At heart, the term refers to high-performing, research-intensive higher education institutions which, for the most part, are able to access large amounts of funds, for example, to hire top staff, or acquire the most advanced scientific equipment.

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  1. Higher Education Strategy Associates, Canada

    Alex Usher

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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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Usher, A. (2016). World-Class Universities in an Age of Slow Growth. 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_4

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