The Transformative Impact of Academic Excellence Initiatives

Authors

  • Jamil Salmi Diego Portales University

Keywords:

academic excellence initiatives, research universities, global science, university transformation

Abstract

Academic Excellence Initiatives, government-sponsored programs to build world-class research-oriented universities, have become common in recent decades. These AEIs have had a significant impact on some of the countries in which they have been implemented. This article discusses the broad configurations of AEIs and addresses their success and the main problems encountered.

 

Author Biography

Jamil Salmi, Diego Portales University

Jamil Salmi is emeritus professor at Diego Portales University, Chile, and research fellow at the Center for International Higher Education at Boston College, US. E-mail: jsalmi@tertiaryeducation.org.

 

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Published

2023-07-28

How to Cite

Salmi, J. (2023). The Transformative Impact of Academic Excellence Initiatives. International Higher Education, (115), 7–9. Retrieved from https://ejournals.bc.edu/index.php/ihe/article/view/16773

Issue

No. 115 (2023): Summer Issue

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Articles

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