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Internationalisation has become the main trend for the development of higher education worldwide. So is the case in China where it is not only a hot topic for higher education research, but also an issue that attracts increasing attention from scholars and experts of all circles. Using a case study approach, this chapter investigates the progress achieved in the internationalisation of Chinese higher education, and the opportunities and challenges facing Chinese universities in the process of internationalisation. It first discusses the social economic background for internationalisation of Chinese higher education, with special attention paid to the driving forces such as China’s opening-up and reformation, the information age, and knowledge-based economy. Then it examines the current situation and major forms of the internationalisation of Chinese universities from the perspectives of policy, strategies, measures, and outcomes. Possible approaches to the internationalisation of Chinese universities are finally discussed with regard to domestic and international collaboration and cooperation. This chapter concludes that Chinese universities have just started on the road to internationalisation. They need to draw on experiences of foreign universities in this regard and need more effort and support from all sectors of society.
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Wang, J. (2009). The Internationalisation of Higher Education in China: The Case of One University. In: Coverdale-Jones, T., Rastall, P. (eds) Internationalising the University. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230235007_4
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