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Jianqing Mao; Wenbo Chen; Zhenzhen Wang – Studies in Higher Education, 2024
To investigate the relationship between Chinese university funding and academic output, we collected data on the scale and the structure of funding and academic output of 36 World-Class universities under construction in China during 2013-21 and 2014-22. Furthermore, we empirically analyzed the effects of funding scale and structure on academic…
Descriptors: Universities, Educational Finance, Income, Expenditures
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Yoko Mochizuki; Edward Vickers – Comparative Education, 2024
UNESCO's relatively high prestige across East Asia has spurred intensifying efforts by governments to use its imprimatur to legitimate official narratives of the past and visions of the future. This article focuses on China's use of UNESCO as an arena for competitive national 'branding' in the education field, especially relating to STEM and AI.…
Descriptors: International Education, Artificial Intelligence, Computer Software, Political Influences
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Adwan, Ahmad Al; Areiqat, Ahmad Yousef; Zamil, Ahmad M. A. – International Journal of Higher Education, 2021
Numerous specialists and associations have invested energy into building managerial positioning frameworks by concentrating on various rules and different strategies. These frameworks produce various positions for establishment because of methodological contrasts that emerge from the determination of markers, loads, information assortment, and…
Descriptors: Reputation, Universities, Institutional Evaluation, Guidelines
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Naik, B. M. – Journal of Educational Technology, 2020
India desperately needs good governance in colleges and universities so as to create a culture of innovation, and entrepreneurship so as to become and remain competitive in world market. Poor governance and poor leadership is observed to be the root cause for all ills in university education. Indian students and professors are brilliant but…
Descriptors: Governance, Educational Quality, Educational Change, Academic Standards
Tosun, Hasan – Online Submission, 2020
The university ranking systems have been utilized for academic performance of higher education system in the World since beginning of 2000's years. These systems, which considered the common parameters, have quickly followed with their own hierarchical measures by higher education organizations. However, these ranking systems never consider…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Evaluation Methods, Institutional Evaluation, State Universities
Delisle, Jason D.; Cooper, Preston – American Enterprise Institute, 2019
By international standards, American colleges charge high tuition, and students must often take out loans to cover the cost of their higher education. This has prompted many to wonder why the United States cannot copy the higher education policies of certain other rich countries, such as Finland, where students at public universities pay zero…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Reputation, Institutional Evaluation, Comparative Education
Australian Government Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency, 2021
This report informs The Hon Alan Tudge MP, Minister for Education and Youth; the Parliament of Australia; the Australian higher education community; and the general public about the performance of the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (TEQSA or the agency) during the financial year ending 30 June 2021. Prepared according to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Academic Standards, Accountability, Accreditation (Institutions)
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Ashour, Sanaa; Fatima, Syeda Kauser – Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, 2016
The paper examines the inherent strengths and weaknesses of the higher education system in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Using a literature review, three elements were examined: its development and structure, quality, and research capacity. The findings reveal that the UAE's higher education sector has witnessed remarkable growth since 1997,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Educational Development, Educational Quality
Australian Government Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency, 2019
This report describes the progress made over the course of 2018-19 to advance national action to assure the quality of higher education in Australia. It informs The Hon Dan Tehan MP, Minister for Education, the Parliament of Australia, the Australian higher education community, and the general public about the performance of the Tertiary Education…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Academic Standards, Accountability, Accreditation (Institutions)
Australian Government Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency, 2018
This report informs the Hon Dan Tehan, Minister for Education, the Parliament of Australia, the Australian higher education community and the general public about the performance of the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (TEQSA or the agency) during the financial year ending June 30, 2018. Prepared according to parliamentary reporting…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Annual Reports, Academic Standards, Accountability
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Pérez-Esparrells, Carmen; Torre, Eva M. – International Journal of Higher Education, 2012
The current financial context constitutes a challenge to European Higher Education Institutions in the sense that they must look to increasing their budgets with new activities. This context has led governments and European universities to promote not only the traditional private funding sources (such as transfer of knowledge or tuition fees), but…
Descriptors: Fund Raising, Foreign Countries, Tuition, Case Studies
Labi, Aisha – Chronicle of Higher Education, 2012
When the global financial crisis hit in 2008, it looked at first as if many European universities were going to escape the worst. Higher education has long been considered a public right and a taxpayer-financed obligation, and there was optimism that universities, which government leaders hail as drivers of economic growth, would emerge relatively…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Foreign Countries, Brain Drain, Economic Progress
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Pere, Engjell; Minxhozi, Luljeta – European Journal of Higher Education, 2011
In many countries, reforms in higher education have follow-on effects on social and economic development. This article relates mainly to economic and financial issues regarding the development of higher education. Starting from the notable increase in demand for higher education and the budgetary constraints on public education financing, we argue…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Educational Finance, Educational Change, Change Strategies
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Nielsen, Brita Fladvad; Rodrigues Santos, Ana Laura – International Journal of Learning and Change, 2013
A "humanitarian market" for off-grid renewable energy technologies for displaced populations in remote areas has emerged. Within this market, there are multiple stakeholder agendas. End-user needs and sustainable development goals are currently not considered through the customer-enterprise relationship and the applied product and…
Descriptors: Stakeholders, Sustainability, Energy Education, Power Technology