Higher Education in China (精装) 9812543643

This is the first comprehensive guide to modern China's higher education system. It is also the first book of its kind written for an international audience. The author-China's current Minister of Education-presents a wide and objective observation on both the historical development and the current state of higher education in China. In particular, he emphasizes the ongoing education reform, the government's education policies, and the development in higher education since the 1990s. This book would be of interest to education administration officials, university and college management professionals, teachers, university students, higher education researchers, specialists in China studies, organizations and individuals who intend to exchange or seek partnerships in running schools in China, and anyone interested in the Chinese higher education system. Professor Zhou Ji, Minister of the Ministry of Education, has a BS degree from Tsinghua University, an MS and a Ph.D. from the State University of New York at Buffalo, USA. He was a mechanical engineering professor and researcher for more than 20 years in Xinjiang University, and was selected as a member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering in 1999. Professor Zhou has been Minister of Education since 2003. Other appointments he has held include president of HUST, director-general of the Science and Technology Department of the Hubei Provincial Government, and mayor of Wuhan City, the capital city of Hubei Province.