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The role of a rising university in an emerging international metropolis
2020

by LW | Jun 30, 2020 | Chapters and other contributions, Missions & Responsibilities

Shiyi Chen THE UNIVERSITY AND THE CITY IN THE AGE OF KNOWLEDGE SOCIETY. Colleges and universities are among the oldest type of organization, orig-inating from the medieval age. In the long historical trajectory of this social institution, it is commonly recognized...

The Global University in the Asian Century
2020

by LW | Jun 30, 2020 | Chapters and other contributions, Governance and leadership

Nicholas B. Dirks In American higher education today, as indeed in American political dis-course, there is a palpable and widespread reaction to globalization. A recent front-page story in the Chronicle of Higher Education proclaims the end of the global era for...

Higher education: the curious case of Australia
2020

by LW | Jun 30, 2020 | Challenges, Chapters and other contributions

Michael Spence At least since the European Middle Ages, universities have been at once both intensely local and international institutions. They are highly located in their particular social and cultural milieux, not least subject to the vicissitudes of local...

Global science, global talent in the wake of nationalism and populism
2020

by LW | Jun 30, 2020 | Challenges, Chapters and other contributions, Human Resources

Martin Vetterli and Gérard Escher US President Donald Trump is part of a chilling parade of politicians […] who have risen to prominence in the past decade by fuelling anti-immigrant sentiment. But […] we should be grateful for what global talent has done...

Recruiting International Talent
2020

by LW | Jun 30, 2020 | Chapters and other contributions, Human Resources

Meric S. Gertler Research universities have always thrived on the free circulation of peo-ple and ideas. So too have national economies. Many countries — most famously, the United States — have benefited from their ability to attract talented newcomers, who have gone...
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