China: A candidate for winner in the international game of higher education?

Ádám Török and Andrea Magda Nagy ()
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Ádám Török: Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, Hungary
Andrea Magda Nagy: Department of Economics, University of Pannonia, Egyetem u. 10, H-8200, Veszprém, Hungary

Acta Oeconomica, 2020, vol. 70, issue s, 127-152

Abstract: The hegemony of the Western higher education institutions in the global university market is being challenged by China. The top Chinese universities have significantly improved their international ranking positions. When it comes, however, to the ability of universities to attract foreign students and faculty, the Chinese higher education institutions’ performance raises questions. The International Outlook scores of these universities, although showing an increasing trend, are still lacking behind the U.S. or Western European top universities. China is primarily a student ‘exporter.’ It also became a leading destination country for students from Asia or Africa, but it is still far from reaching the ‘international openness’ level of the U.S. or the UK universities. The publication networks of the top Chinese higher education institutions indicate that these universities prefer to publish with other Chinese institutions or the U.S. universities.

Keywords: China; higher education; university rankings; publication networks (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F16 F6 I23 I28 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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