TY - JOUR AU - Zha, Qiang PY - 2016/05/25 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - China Calls for Smarter Standards for Its World-Class Universities JF - International Higher Education JA - IHE VL - 0 IS - 86 SE - Challenges in China and India DO - 10.6017/ihe.2016.86.9363 UR - https://ejournals.bc.edu/index.php/ihe/article/view/9363 SP - 10-11 AB - <p>China recently launched a new stage of world-class university campaign, and emphasized developing the “Chinese characteristics” this time. Arguably, global rankings remain the most powerful illustration of who can claim world-class standing, which in turn renders the “Chinese characteristics” in question. This article argues that China would benefit from a kind of explicit “Chinese standards” to help establish a clearer direction for higher education development in the country.</p> ER -