 Rethinking the global orientation of world-class universities from a comparative functional perspectiveLin Tian International Journal of Educational Development, 2023, vol. 96, issue C Abstract: In a globalised knowledge-intensive society, world-class universities (WCUs), which are often regarded as global research universities, are key institutions for social and economic development. There are distinctive features of WCUs in comparison with other research universities (RUs). However, there is a dearth of studies on what WCUs can do when compared with RUs, in terms of tripartite function — education, research and service. Adopting a mixed research method, including document analysis of 96 universities, interviews with 85 university leaders and experts worldwide, and a survey involving 118 WCUs’ leaders and international experts, this study explores the differences between WCUs and RUs in functions and relevant influencing factors, reveals the global orientation of WCUs embodied by their functions. This study provides a new perspective to reinterpret WCUs, underlining their important roles in the globalised world, on a basis of rebalancing their local, national and global roles. Keywords: World-class universities; Functions; Research universities; Differences; Global orientation (search for similar items in EconPapers) Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:eee:injoed:v:96:y:2023:i:c:s073805932200150x DOI: 10.1016/j.ijedudev.2022.102700 Access Statistics for this article International Journal of Educational Development is currently edited by Stephen P Heyneman More articles in International Journal of Educational Development from Elsevier |
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