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A study on the amalgamation of chinese higher educational institutions

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After nearly 15 years of painstaking efforts, the reform targets of higher education system have been met, and a decentralized, two-tiered administrative system has been installed. As reform proceeded, the 1990s witnessed revolutionary changes in China ’s higher education system, particularly through radical mergers. The reform process and its background are detailed here, with a case study focusing on Zhejiang University. However, the most hotly debated reform has been the amalgamation of universities. Two kinds of merger can be identified and the whole process can be traced in detail. The need to optimize China ’s system of higher education has a background dating back about 50 years, when the first reordering of higher education took place. The reordering and its results are described, and the causes and after effects of this reform are detailed.

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  1. Center of Higher Education Research, Logistical Engineering University Changjiang Er Lu, 400016, Chongqing, P. R. China

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Chen, D.Y. A study on the amalgamation of chinese higher educational institutions. Asia Pacific Educ. Rev. 3, 48–55 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03024920

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