New “Startups” in a Rigid Higher Education System: China’s Young Elite Institutions

Authors

  • Hantian Wu

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.6017/ihe.2017.91.10140

Keywords:

Westlake University, ShanghaiTech, SUSTech, elite university, China

Abstract

This article focuses on three young, small-scale elite institutions in mainland China,
established during the last decade: SUSTech, ShanghaiTech, and Westlake Institute
for Advanced Study, the foundation of the future Westlake University. By analyzing
the similarities and differences between these institutions in terms of development
strategies, funding models, and admission policies, it discusses whether the
establishment of such young elite institutions can be regarded as a bottom-up
innovation in Chinese higher education or a new utilitarian choice made by municipal
governments and higher education practitioners.

Author Biography

Hantian Wu

Hantian Wu is a doctoral candidate at Ontario Institute for Studies
in Education (OISE), University of Toronto, Canada.  

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Published

2017-09-02

How to Cite

Wu, H. (2017). New “Startups” in a Rigid Higher Education System: China’s Young Elite Institutions. International Higher Education, (91), 32–34. https://doi.org/10.6017/ihe.2017.91.10140

Issue

No. 91: Fall 2017

Section

China Focus

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