Professor Zhou Ji, Minister of the Ministry of Education, has a BS degree from Tsinghua University, an MS and a Ph.D. from the State University of New York at Buffalo, USA. He was a mechanical engineering professor and researcher for more than 20 years in Xinjiang University, and was selected as a member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering in 1999. Professor Zhou has been Minister of Education since 2003. Other appointments he has held include president of HUST, director-general of the Science and Technology Department of the Hubei Provincial Government, and mayor of Wuhan City, the capital city of Hubei Province.
Publisher
Gale Asia
Volume
Copyright
2005
ISBN13
9789814253581
Release
Format
eBook
Grade Level
College Freshman - College Senior
DDC
TBD
Overview
This is the first ever comprehensive guide to China's modern higher education system. It is also the first book of its kind written for an international audience. The author-China's current Minister of Education-presents a wide and objective observation on both the historical development and the current state of higher education in China. In particular, he emphasizes the ongoing education reform, the government's education policies, and development in higher education since the 1990s.
Key features include:
Written with Western readers in mind.
Offers an authoritative insight into China's higher education and research.
Covers comprehensively all fields of higher education-includes not only a general introduction to higher education in China, but also illustrates with representative case studies in specific areas.
Provides up-to-date, comprehensive, and authoritative information about higher education, complete with detailed charts and graphs.
Focuses on international cooperation in higher education in China, which should be of great interest to investors or business people wishing to do business in the educational sector in China.
Features & Benefits
Written for a western audience. This is the first book to provide an authoritative insight into higher education and research in China.
Comprehensive coverage of all fields in higher education. It not only includes a general introduction to higher education, but also representative case studies in specific areas.
Up-to-date, comprehensive, and authoritative information about higher education, including detailed charts and graphs.
Focuses on international cooperation in higher education in China. It should be of great interest to people considering investing or hoping to do business in the educational sector in China.
Written for a western audience. This is the first book to provide an authoritative insight into higher education and research in China.
Comprehensive coverage of all fields in higher education. It not only includes a general introduction to higher education, but also representative case studies in specific areas.
Up-to-date, comprehensive, and authoritative information about higher education, including detailed charts and graphs.
Focuses on international cooperation in higher education in China. It should be of great interest to people considering investing or hoping to do business in the educational sector in China.
List of Figures.
Preface.
Acknowledgements.
1. Metamorphosis of Higher Education in China
2. China's Higher Education System.
3. Quality Guarantee.
4. Research and Social Service.
5. Students.
6. Diversification and a Lifelong Education System.
