From Berkeley to Peking University and Tsinghua University (Construction and Operation of Public Research Universities in the US and China)

Author: Ma Wanhua
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Publish Date: 2004-08-01
Features: The upper part of this book explores the relationship between U.S. public research universities and various stakeholders, including the federal government, state governments, and society. It summarizes the development characteristics of these universities from aspects such as their organizational features, decision-making models, and operational mechanisms, and takes the University of California, Berkeley, as a case study to analyze and discuss the internal and external conditions and decision-making mechanisms required for building U.S. public research universities. The lower part primarily analyzes China's higher education policy orientation since the reform and opening-up, the measures taken, changes in the internal and external operating environments of universities, and strategies for diversifying funding sources. Taking the reforms and development of Peking University and Tsinghua University as case studies, it examines the relevant measures, successful experiences, and existing problems in China's efforts to build world-class research universities. Finally, through comparative research, it proposes reform recommendations for the operational conditions, external environment, internal management systems, and operational mechanisms needed to establish research universities that suit China's national conditions. This book serves as a reference for higher education administrative departments, administrative and academic management personnel in universities, faculty and researchers in higher education disciplines, and a broad readership interested in the development of higher education in China and the United States, as well as the construction of research universities.