World-Class Universities and the Common Good

Authors

  • Lin Tian
  • Wu Yan
  • Nian Cai Liu

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.6017/ihe.2018.95.10722

Keywords:

World-class universities, public good(s), common good(s), higher education

Abstract

Based on UNESCO’s report Rethinking Education towards a Global Common Good (2015) and developments in higher education, this article explores the reasons behind the shift from “public good” to “common good” in higher education. It focuses on the special role of world-class universities (WCUs) with regard to the global common good, as a result of their international orientation and emphasis on global development and the well-being of global communities. WCUs deliver advanced knowledge and research outputs and, more importantly, help shape and realize the global common good (i.e., the promotion of peace) shared by all mankind.

Author Biographies

Lin Tian

PhD student at the Center for World-Class Universities (CWCU), Shanghai Jiao Tong University, P.R. China.

Wu Yan

Assistant professor at the Center for World-Class Universities (CWCU), Shanghai Jiao Tong University, P.R.China.

Nian Cai Liu

Professor and director of the Center for World-Class Universities (CWCU), Shanghai Jiao Tong University, and dean of the Graduate School of Education at Shanghai Jiao Tong University, P.R. China.

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Published

2018-09-11

How to Cite

Tian, L., Yan, W., & Liu, N. C. (2018). World-Class Universities and the Common Good. International Higher Education, (95), 14–16. https://doi.org/10.6017/ihe.2018.95.10722

Issue

No. 95: Fall 2018

Section

International Themes

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