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发帖数: 36 | 1 里面关于大学排名的那一段甚是喜感
Duke’s partnership with Wuhan University provides a new understanding of
Duke’s planned campus in China, though many concrete details remain
uncertain.
The joint effort between the two schools was announced last week after the
deal to partner with Shanghai Jiao Tong University fell through last summer.
Duke is legally required to partner with a Chinese university before
opening its own institution there. Although Wuhan is not located in the same
province as Kunshan, it has an operating license in the province, Provost
Peter Lange said.
The role of Wuhan in this relationship remains uncertain but will differ
from original plans with SJTU. In developing the vision for what will be
called Duke Kunshan University, Duke administrators will have control in
determining curriculum, hiring faculty and setting admissions standards,
President Richard Brodhead said.
Previously, SJTU was expected to be involved in hiring and curriculum
development for joint programs, Brodhead added. This deal fell through in
the summer, as Shanghai is not located in the same province as Kunshan,
which made finalizing a legal agreement difficult, he noted.
Other details regarding the University’s presence in China have changed
since Duke announced the new campus. Initially, Duke planned to include the
Chinese partner’s name in the campus title to help Duke establish
credibility quickly, said Greg Jones, vice president and vice provost of
global strategy and programs. But after several talks throughout the past
year, the University decided Duke would gain more by building its own
reputation instead.
“We wanted to be there as Duke,” Jones said. “It gives us the freedom and
credibility to enter into more relationships with other universities.”
SJTU, with which Brodhead said Duke hopes to retain an academic partnership,
is ranked 151 of 400 in the U.S. News and World Report’s “World’s Best
Universities.” Wuhan does not appear on the list, which includes eight
Chinese schools.
Administrators, however, maintain that Wuhan is a leading Chinese university
with a record of academic excellence and esteemed reputation within China.
In his annual address to faculty Thursday, Brodhead called Wuhan a “top 10
” Chinese university, though he did not provide the ranking’s source.
“[Wuhan] is ranked as one of the top universities in China, depending on
what rankings you believe,” Jones said, adding that U.S. News’ rankings
are unreliable. “That ranking system has been widely discredited.... If you
talk to Chinese people, Wuhan is highly respected.”
Jones noted that the most popular Chinese ranking systems, such as the
Chinese Academy of Management Science rankings, consistently rank Wuhan
between seven and 10.
Brodhead said that the U.S. News rankings are deceiving because they are
based on standards set by “major developed countries,” and the program is
being launched in China, not the United States.
“All I can tell you is the ranking game, as it applies to international
universities, is an underdeveloped art form,” Brodhead said. “What metrics
are you going to use? You’re going to use the metrics that major developed
countries use.”
Lange said he is confident Wuhan will be a great partner for Duke. Although
it is unclear when the Chinese Ministry of Education will respond to the
University’s appeal to begin operations, which it will submit in the next
few weeks, he said he still expects Duke Kunshan University to open Fall
2012.
“We are hoping that we get a fairly reasonable response in a reasonable
time,” Lange said. “Wuhan has been an excellent partner. We have lots of
documents to work through with them, and they’ve been superb.” | M*****8
发帖数: 17722 | 2 我看是来中国挖金圈钱而已。
崇洋媚外的中国人肯定满意。
送银子和卖虚荣，皆大欢喜。 | t******t
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在中国贩卖洋文凭绝对是一本万利的好生意。
【在 t******t 的大作中提到】
: 美帝文凭进一步水化
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