Is There a Benefit to Importing a Branch Campus? Research Capacity in Abu Dhabi

Authors

  • Jason E. Lane
  • Hans Pohl

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.6017/ihe.2017.89.9838

Keywords:

Branch Campus, USA, Abu Dhabi, NYU, Research productivity

Abstract

Driven to become more economically competitive, some national and state governments seek to
develop their local capacity with branch campuses, and the example of Abu Dhabi -- particularly New York University Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) -- is instructive in how de facto research capacity at such institutions may be measured. 

Author Biographies

Jason E. Lane

Jason E. Lane is chair of the Department of Educational Policy and
Leadership at the State University of New York at Albany, US, as well
as the codirector of the Cross-Border Education Research Team.

Hans Pohl

Hans Pohl is program director at the Swedish Foundation for International Cooperation in Research and Higher Education (STINT) and a research fellow with the Cross-Border Education Research Team.

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Published

2017-04-15

How to Cite

Lane, J. E., & Pohl, H. (2017). Is There a Benefit to Importing a Branch Campus? Research Capacity in Abu Dhabi. International Higher Education, (89), 14–16. https://doi.org/10.6017/ihe.2017.89.9838

Issue

No. 89 (2017): Spring 2017

Section

International

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