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What Matters in Global Outreach?

The Case of the University of Hong Kong

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How World-Class Universities Affect Global Higher Education

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While university presidents sometimes write books about their own universities, academics usually steer clear due to the risk of compromising their neutrality. The risk is more onerous in my case, due to being among the longest serving members of my University.

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  1. Faculty of Education, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR

    Gerard A. Postiglione

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  1. Shanghai Jiao Tong University, P.R., China

    Ying Cheng

  2. Shanghai Jiao Tong University, P.R., China

    Qi Wang

  3. Shanghai Jiao Tong University, P.R., China

    Nian Cai Liu

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Postiglione, G.A. (2014). What Matters in Global Outreach?. In: Cheng, Y., Wang, Q., Liu, N.C. (eds) How World-Class Universities Affect Global Higher Education. Global Perspectives on Higher Education, vol 26. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6209-821-3_12

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