Peripheries and centers: research universities in developing countries |
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Authors: | Philip G Altbach |
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Institution: | (1) Center for International Higher Education, Lynch School of Education, Boston College, 207 Campion Hall, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467, USA |
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Abstract: | The research university is a central institution of the twenty-first century—providing access to global science, producing
basic and applied research, and educating leaders of the academe and society. Worldwide, there are very few research universities—they
are expensive to develop and support, and the pressures of massification have placed priorities elsewhere. For developing
countries, research universities are especially rare, and yet they are especially important as key ingredients for economic
and social progress. This article argues for the importance of research universities in developing and middle-income countries
and points out some of the challenges that such institutions face. |
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Keywords: | Research university World-class university Flagship university State-building university |
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