Development and Reform of Higher Education in China

The Chinese higher education sector is an area subject to increasing focus and attention from an international perspective. This book will provide useful information and act as a guide for researchers, educators, students, entrepreneurs and other readers. Written by authors centrally located within the education system in China, their research will highlight not only the development of different aspects of higher education currently taking place, but also the reform of the education system, and its role in the educational and social development of the country. This book will analyse recently collected data from the National Bureau of Statistics of China and the work of leading scholars in the field of higher education. It will highlight the marketization of state-owned institutions and the increasing importance of the internationalization of higher education ¿ two important features of education in a modern and global context.