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V. Foreign Higher Education and Education Systems, International Relations, Bilateral Relations
B. Essays, Commentaries, Statements
Author CREMONINI, Leon
Title In the shadow of celebrity? : world-class university policies and public value in higher education / Leon Cremonini ...
Publication year 2014
Source/Footnote In: Higher education policy. - 27 (2014) 3, S. 341 - 361, Corrigendum: S. 429
Inventory number 36752
Keywords Hochschule : Wettbewerb ; Hochschule und Staat : allgemein
Abstract The growing popularity of the concept of world-class universities raises the question of whether investing in such universities is a worthwhile use of public resources. Does concentrating public resources on the most excellent universities improve the overall quality of a higher education system, especially if definitions of excellence and world-class are made by external ranking organizations? This paper addresses that question by developing a framework for weighing up trade-offs between institutional and system performance, focusing on the potential system-wide improvements which world-class university programmes (WCUPs) may bring. Because WCUPs are in a relatively early stage of their development, systemic effects are not yet clear. We therefore analyse the ex ante reasons that policy makers have for adopting WCUPs to see if they at least seek to create these systemic benefits. (HRK / Abstract übernommen)