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Pang, Nicholas Sun-Keung – Bulgarian Comparative Education Society, 2023
Global competition results in an overall demand for higher skills. In the competitive world, China has no choice but to adjust themselves to become more efficient, productive, and flexible. Higher education in China has played a key role in achieving socialist economy and modernization. Since the open-door policy in the 1980s, there has been a…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Higher Education, Strategic Planning, Competition
Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning, 2022
The Mississippi Public Universities "Research Catalog" is mandated by the State through the University Research Center Act of 1988 (ยง 37-141-17). The publication lists the funding amounts by the sources of funding and by the university disciplines receiving the funding. It is designed for use by state policy makers, the educational…
Descriptors: State Universities, School Catalogs, State Legislation, Financial Support
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Hai, Yuhan – Science Insights Education Frontiers, 2021
The development of education to improve poverty in the region has become an essential direction of the world's poverty alleviation work. In the poverty alleviation by education work in China, educators who are on the front line of poverty are determined by education and nurturing their wisdom, leading countless children from families out of…
Descriptors: Middle Schools, Principals, Poverty, High Schools
Miller-Adams, Michelle; Smith, Edward – W. E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, 2018
Can place-based college scholarships stimulate local prosperity? Research suggests that Promise programs can indeed contribute to revitalizing economically distressed communities. We argue that these scholarship programs, when leveraged effectively, can spawn a host of community benefits and serve as catalysts for economic and educational…
Descriptors: College Programs, Scholarships, Enrollment, Economic Development
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Gopinathan, S.; Lee, Michael H. – Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, 2011
Since its independence in 1965, Singapore has adopted a developmental state orientation and has placed a strong emphasis on education to meet its socio-economic development needs. In line with its aspirations to be a regional education hub, the Singapore higher education system hosts a number of prestigious institutions and international…
Descriptors: Economic Development, Higher Education, Research and Development, Quality Control
Lafon, Valerie, Ed. – OECD Publishing (NJ1), 2008
"IMHE-Info" is a newsletter published by the Institutional Management in Higher Education (IMHE) programme of OECD. This issue includes: (1) Breaking Ranks: Assessing Quality in Higher Education (Lyndon Thompson); (2) How to Improve Quality in Higher Education: A Study of Institutional Strategies; and (3) No More Ivory Towers: New Phase…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Institutional Administration, Foreign Countries, Educational Quality
OECD Publishing (NJ1), 2007
IMHE-Info is the newsletter published by the Institutional Management in Higher Education (IMHE) programme. This issue includes: (1) How Do Rankings Impact on Higher Education?; and (2) OECD International Assessment of Higher Education Outcomes. IMHE News, publications of interest and upcoming events are included.
Descriptors: Higher Education, Institutional Administration, Foreign Countries, Outcomes of Education
van der Werf, Martin – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1999
Marquette University and the University of Wisconsin have invested funds and energy into their local Milwaukee communities through community development and local partnerships. Despite criticism and costs, the projects have raised institutional profiles and improved reputations. (MSE)
Descriptors: Costs, Economic Development, Educational Trends, Higher Education
Vedder, Richard – Center for College Affordability and Productivity (NJ1), 2007
The prevailing view among leaders in the university community is that America is not investing enough in higher education. A recent survey of the American economy by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) echoed that concern. After all, college graduates are dramatically more productive than those without higher education…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Student Costs, Tuition, Educational Finance