University Education from the Perspective of a University President. Issue 2 (Issue 2)

Author: Leading Group of the China-foreign University Presidents' Forum, Ministry of Education
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Publish Date: 2005-05-01
Features: The second China-foreign University Presidents' Forum, organized by the Ministry of Education, was successfully held in Beijing from August 4 to 10, 2004. The forum brought together the presidents of 130 universities in China and the presidents and experts of 13 world-renowned universities. Undoubtedly, the broad international perspective and rich cutting-edge information of the forum opened a special window for us to observe the development trends of international higher education and contemplate the future of Chinese higher education. This book presents the concentrated achievements of the follow-up research of the China-foreign University Presidents' Forum, marking a perfect conclusion to the 2004 forum while also laying the groundwork for the success of the next forum. Building a moderately prosperous society in all respects has provided important strategic opportunities for the sustainable and healthy development of Chinese higher education. At the same time, the increasingly urgent demand for high-quality human resources and the intensifying international talent competition have posed unprecedented challenges to Chinese higher education. How can higher education contribute more to building a comprehensive modern national education system and a lifelong learning system? How can a process of mass higher education continue to advance while also building a batch of world-class high-level universities? How can the operational level and efficiency of universities be comprehensively improved? This book collects the rational reflections and practical explorations of many famous university presidents on these issues, concentrating on reflecting their leadership skills and management wisdom. The second China-foreign University Presidents' Forum, organized by the Ministry of Education, was successfully held in Beijing from August 4 to 10, 2004. The forum brought together the presidents of 130 universities in China and the presidents and experts of 13 world-renowned universities. Undoubtedly, the broad international perspective and rich cutting-edge information of the forum opened a special window for us to observe the development trends of international higher education and contemplate the future of Chinese higher education. This book presents the important achievements of the follow-up research of the second China-foreign University Presidents' Forum, including six collective collaborative thematic research reports and a batch of 52 related articles written by famous university presidents, along with 12 interviews with university presidents. These achievements cover a series of important issues in higher education development and university management, and their profound ideas and practical influence have attracted widespread attention. This book presents the concentrated achievements of the follow-up research of the China-foreign University Presidents' Forum, marking a perfect conclusion to the 2004 forum while also laying the groundwork for the success of the next forum.