This article explores the Chinese literature on Chinese higher educational leadership in order to contribute to the international literature generally and facilitate Chinese higher education leadership research in par...This article explores the Chinese literature on Chinese higher educational leadership in order to contribute to the international literature generally and facilitate Chinese higher education leadership research in particular.The seven themes identified in this literature are:the president accountability system led by the Communist Party of China(CPC)party committee;leadership team construction in universities and colleges;the common characteristics of university presidents in China;the accomplishments of university presidents;the relationship between university development and presidents’accomplishments the selection mechanism for university presidents;and the professionalization of governance and the professionalism of university presidents.Future research directions are also discussed in order to contribute the research in this area.展开更多
Twenty-three university presidents from the U.S. and China discussed higher education issues such as the cultivation of talent and international cooperation at the US-China University Presidents Roundtable on November...Twenty-three university presidents from the U.S. and China discussed higher education issues such as the cultivation of talent and international cooperation at the US-China University Presidents Roundtable on November 16, 2006 at Tsinghua University. The delegation of U.S. University Presidents was led by U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings and Assistant Secretary of State Dina Habib Powell.展开更多
Yale University President Richard Levin and Vice President Linda Lorimer visited Tsinghua on September 5, 2009. Tsinghua University President Gu Binglin welcomed them and briefed them on the latest developments in edu...Yale University President Richard Levin and Vice President Linda Lorimer visited Tsinghua on September 5, 2009. Tsinghua University President Gu Binglin welcomed them and briefed them on the latest developments in education and research at Tsinghua University. They also discussed cooperation on the 10 000 Women Program and Yale＇s Summer Program.展开更多
Vice-Chancellor Shirley Pearce awarded Tsinghua University President Gu Binglin a Loughborough University Honorary Doctorate on August 30, 2009 at a graduation ceremony held in Beijing to mark Loughborough＇s centenni...Vice-Chancellor Shirley Pearce awarded Tsinghua University President Gu Binglin a Loughborough University Honorary Doctorate on August 30, 2009 at a graduation ceremony held in Beijing to mark Loughborough＇s centennial. In accepting the doctorate, President Gu congratulated Loughborough on its centennial and expressed the hope that the two universities could build more collaborative partnerships in the coming years.展开更多
ST.VALENTINE’S Day. On February 14 of 1995, Wu Qidi received a special gift from her husband—a congratulatory phone call from Hainan, far south of China. That day she took office as president of Shanghai-based Tongj...ST.VALENTINE’S Day. On February 14 of 1995, Wu Qidi received a special gift from her husband—a congratulatory phone call from Hainan, far south of China. That day she took office as president of Shanghai-based Tongji University after a democratic election. Wu Qidi is the first democratically-chosen university president in China and the first woman president of 88-year-old Tongji University.展开更多
Hai Wen, economist and vice president of Peking University, has for many years been involved in in-depth investigation and research of China's medical reform, earning a reputation as one of the foremost economists...Hai Wen, economist and vice president of Peking University, has for many years been involved in in-depth investigation and research of China's medical reform, earning a reputation as one of the foremost economists in the field of medical reform. However, in the recent debate on medical reform policy, Hai Wen deliberately decided to keep a low profile. In his view, some of the ideas coming out of academic circles these days are "too short-sighted and political-motivated." During this interview, he talks about this recent round of medical reform debate, its challenges, and prospects for future reform.展开更多
THIS year,the term "new four inventions" has created a craze in China’s media world with a spate of related stories topping the headlines of countless media outlets.The term’s creator is Beijing Foreign St...THIS year,the term "new four inventions" has created a craze in China’s media world with a spate of related stories topping the headlines of countless media outlets.The term’s creator is Beijing Foreign Studies University(BFSU).BFSU’s Silk Road Research Institute carried out a survey among its international students from 20 countries along the Silk Road Economic Belt展开更多
Professor Amy Gutmann, President of the University of Pennsylvania, visited Tsinghua on January 8, 2009. During her visit, a cooperation agreement was signed between University of Pennsylvania and Tsinghua.
The dilemma confronting modern university development presents a challenge to the management ability of university presidents,hence a need to review how successful presidents of the past managed.Wu Yifang,the first Ch...The dilemma confronting modern university development presents a challenge to the management ability of university presidents,hence a need to review how successful presidents of the past managed.Wu Yifang,the first Chinese woman president with remarkable achievements in education,has thus come to our attention.As President of Ginling College(GC),she was confronted with a preponderance of contradictions,including the conflicts between the ideas of Western universities and Chinese traditional culture,between Christian spirit and social responsibility,between educational logic and the political environment,between traditional inheritance and innovation,and between universal university governance experience and the unique needs of GC.She eventually succeeded in balancing these contradictions with her superb management wisdom,with the management ideas in China’s classical text,the Mean playing an important role in facilitating GC’s development.Wu Yifang’s management style demonstrated a remarkable balance in prioritizing both the pursuit of talent cultivation and social services,based on carefully catering to core principles pertaining to the development of universities and students.Wu Yifang’s management practices and philosophy can thus provide important inspiration for university presidents.展开更多
文摘Harvard University President Drew Gilpin Faust visited Tsinghua on March 26, 2008 and delivered a speech in theTsinghua Global Vision Lectures series.
文摘This article explores the Chinese literature on Chinese higher educational leadership in order to contribute to the international literature generally and facilitate Chinese higher education leadership research in particular.The seven themes identified in this literature are:the president accountability system led by the Communist Party of China(CPC)party committee;leadership team construction in universities and colleges;the common characteristics of university presidents in China;the accomplishments of university presidents;the relationship between university development and presidents’accomplishments the selection mechanism for university presidents;and the professionalization of governance and the professionalism of university presidents.Future research directions are also discussed in order to contribute the research in this area.
文摘Twenty-three university presidents from the U.S. and China discussed higher education issues such as the cultivation of talent and international cooperation at the US-China University Presidents Roundtable on November 16, 2006 at Tsinghua University. The delegation of U.S. University Presidents was led by U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings and Assistant Secretary of State Dina Habib Powell.
文摘Yale University President Richard Levin and Vice President Linda Lorimer visited Tsinghua on September 5, 2009. Tsinghua University President Gu Binglin welcomed them and briefed them on the latest developments in education and research at Tsinghua University. They also discussed cooperation on the 10 000 Women Program and Yale＇s Summer Program.
文摘Vice-Chancellor Shirley Pearce awarded Tsinghua University President Gu Binglin a Loughborough University Honorary Doctorate on August 30, 2009 at a graduation ceremony held in Beijing to mark Loughborough＇s centennial. In accepting the doctorate, President Gu congratulated Loughborough on its centennial and expressed the hope that the two universities could build more collaborative partnerships in the coming years.
文摘ST.VALENTINE’S Day. On February 14 of 1995, Wu Qidi received a special gift from her husband—a congratulatory phone call from Hainan, far south of China. That day she took office as president of Shanghai-based Tongji University after a democratic election. Wu Qidi is the first democratically-chosen university president in China and the first woman president of 88-year-old Tongji University.
文摘Hai Wen, economist and vice president of Peking University, has for many years been involved in in-depth investigation and research of China's medical reform, earning a reputation as one of the foremost economists in the field of medical reform. However, in the recent debate on medical reform policy, Hai Wen deliberately decided to keep a low profile. In his view, some of the ideas coming out of academic circles these days are "too short-sighted and political-motivated." During this interview, he talks about this recent round of medical reform debate, its challenges, and prospects for future reform.
文摘THIS year,the term "new four inventions" has created a craze in China’s media world with a spate of related stories topping the headlines of countless media outlets.The term’s creator is Beijing Foreign Studies University(BFSU).BFSU’s Silk Road Research Institute carried out a survey among its international students from 20 countries along the Silk Road Economic Belt
文摘Professor Amy Gutmann, President of the University of Pennsylvania, visited Tsinghua on January 8, 2009. During her visit, a cooperation agreement was signed between University of Pennsylvania and Tsinghua.
文摘The dilemma confronting modern university development presents a challenge to the management ability of university presidents,hence a need to review how successful presidents of the past managed.Wu Yifang,the first Chinese woman president with remarkable achievements in education,has thus come to our attention.As President of Ginling College(GC),she was confronted with a preponderance of contradictions,including the conflicts between the ideas of Western universities and Chinese traditional culture,between Christian spirit and social responsibility,between educational logic and the political environment,between traditional inheritance and innovation,and between universal university governance experience and the unique needs of GC.She eventually succeeded in balancing these contradictions with her superb management wisdom,with the management ideas in China’s classical text,the Mean playing an important role in facilitating GC’s development.Wu Yifang’s management style demonstrated a remarkable balance in prioritizing both the pursuit of talent cultivation and social services,based on carefully catering to core principles pertaining to the development of universities and students.Wu Yifang’s management practices and philosophy can thus provide important inspiration for university presidents.
