There are many important questions to ask about the widespread push toward world-class status for universities around the world. Why is 'world-class' the standard to which a nation should aspire to build at least a subset of its tertiary education system? Might many countries be better served by developing the most locally relevant system possible, without concern for its relative merits in a global comparison? Is the definition of "world-class" synonymous...
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2009/01/01
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The challenge of establishing world-class universities
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Salmi,Jamil.
The challenge of establishing world-class universities (Arabic). Directions in development ; human development Washington, DC: World Bank. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/125531468150569621