... organisational cultures at three Lao national universities and discusses their implications for governance reforms under the context of Lao higher education. Design/methodology/approach This study employed Cameron and Quinn’s Organisational Culture Assessment Instrument ( OCAI ) to assess and compare...

...Yolli Eka Putri; Resanti Lestari; Armen Zulham Purpose This study aims to explore how top Indonesian Higher Education Institutions ( HEIs ) progress toward achieving World Class University ( WCU ) status based on the Quacquarelli Symonds World University Ranking ( QS WUR ) criteria. Design...

..., Hungary’s Hungarian Startup University Program (HSUP)] that broaden access via credits, stipends and national coverage and (2) decentralized, ecosystem-anchored pathways (for example, Poland’s Aula Polska, PFR School of Pioneers and WUT’s Startup Entrepreneurship) that deepens community embeddedness through...

... the effects of psychosocial safety climate (PSC) on burnout and depression among academic staff in Chinese top ten public universities. It also examines the mediating role of job stress in these relationships. Design/methodology/approach This study employed a purposive sampling method to survey 600...

... power projection. Findings The paper argues that the Confucius Institute project can be understood as a form of cultural diplomacy that is state‐sponsored and university‐piloted, a joint effort to gain China a more sympathetic global reception. As such, the Confucius Institution project involves...

...Mohammad Reza Ghorbani Purpose Although the number of higher education institutes in Iran has been increased and the capacity of many universities has been expanded by the government and private sector, the tough competition among senior high school graduates is still a major concern. Authorities...

... of college students. Design/methodology/approach Data were collected using a multi‐stage sampling technique from 11 public and private universities across Malaysia and the sample consists of 2,219 college students. Structural equation modelling was utilized to test the hypotheses. Findings Childhood...

... of Taiwan as a services hub for the region (Hong Kong shares this aspiration of regional services hub); high ranking national universities are integral to that vision. For all the case studies, there is a similar context (explicitly stated) of national economic development as an element of the “competition...

...Deane Neubauer; Krissanapong Kirtikara Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide a background on the Thai higher education system which consists of over 160 public and private universities and colleges, under the purview of the Commission on Higher Education of the Ministry of Education...

... The research consists of two steps. First, by comparing with examples of regional networks and universities’ cooperation programs, it breaks down the current situation of regional cooperation. Second, it analyses the structure of those networks and programs. Findings Both regional education networks...

... implications are spelled out for governance, citizenship and university transformation. Design/methodology/approach This conceptual essay is meant to appear in conjunction with more discrete, case‐oriented examinations of Asia Pacific HE regionalization. Findings Discussions of regionalism in Asian HE...