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Download full textIrungu, Wanjiru Ruth; Liu, Xiaoguang; Han, Chuyu; Bomer, Alvin; Wanjiru, Wambui Ann – Higher Education Studies, 2020
The concept of "world-class university" has been there for some time, and everyone wants a world-class university, and no country feels it can do without one. This battle to develop world-class universities lies not only in the gained status but also in the symbolic role of such universities. Universities exist mainly for research and…
Descriptors: Research Universities, Agricultural Education, Reputation, College Role
Channa, Abdul Sami; Amin, Farrukh Raza; Liu, Guangqing; Chen, Chang – Higher Education Studies, 2018
Engineering representing the backbone of a nation aims to migrate towards the knowledge economy. The strengthening of engineering education leads to the nation's self-reliance while building indigenous capabilities. The current study attempts to compare engineering education in China with Pakistan, Europe, and the USA in context of One Belt, One…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Comparative Education, Foreign Countries, Knowledge Economy
Al Weshahi, Saif – Higher Education Studies, 2023
Oman Vision 2040 strives to continue shifting the country from an oil to a non-oil-based economy by emphasizing the value of diversification in HEIs. This study aims to provide in-depth insights into implementing the knowledge economy strategy in Oman's higher education system and uses a case study methodology, draws on thematic analysis, and…
Descriptors: Knowledge Economy, Higher Education, Case Studies, Neoliberalism
Woldegiorgis, Emnet Tadesse; Doevenspeck, Martin – Higher Education Studies, 2013
This article addresses the changing role of higher education in Africa from the pre-colonial time up to the 1990s. The basic argument is, though higher education institutions are a product of socio-economic and political dynamics of the society in the course of history, these interactions have always been imperfect in Africa since universities did…
Descriptors: Role of Education, Higher Education, Economic Development, Knowledge Economy
Pavan, Annalisa – Higher Education Studies, 2013
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, thanks to the foresight and generosity of the Al Saud ruling family, has always devoted great efforts to the development of education. Investments in higher education, in particular, have increased exponentially in recent years. The purpose of this paper is to introduce some facts and figures about the new developments…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Knowledge Economy, Educational Development, Higher Education
Hong, Yingjun – Higher Education Studies, 2012
In the current society, economic development in any region has to rely on higher education. Conversely, higher education cannot do without regional economic development in order to achieve greater progress in scale and level. Starting with the function of higher education in Wenzhou, this paper analyzes the reality and problems in Wenzhou's higher…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Regional Cooperation, Regional Schools, Regional Planning
David, Alexandra; Coenen, Frans – Higher Education Studies, 2014
In times of increasing skills shortage, regions and particularly non-core regions, need to attract highly-skilled workers. It is better for these regions to (re)attract highly-skilled workers that gained knowledge and contacts elsewhere and because they once lived in the region for study have already ties to the university region than trying to…
Descriptors: Alumni, Alumni Associations, Social Networks, Skilled Workers
