第四届世界一流大学国际研讨会将于2011年11月举行

为了加快世界一流大学建设步伐、推动有关研究的国际交流，教育部战略研究基地“世界一流大学研究中心”/上海交通大学高等教育研究院分别于 2005年、2007年举办了“第一届世界一流大学国际研讨会”和“第二届世界一流大学国际研讨会”。在此基础上，“ 第三届世界一流大学国际研讨会”于2009年11月2-4日在上海成功召开。会议就世界一流大学在国家高等教育体系中的作用，各国高校建设世界一流大学的举措，世界一流大学建设的理论及历史研究，以及从排名和分类的视角看建设世界一流大学等问题进行了深入的研讨，并取得了广泛的共识。会议决定：第四届世界一流大学研讨会将于2011年11月举行。

The Center for World-Class Universities of Shanghai Jiao Tong University is pleased to announce that the 4^th International Conference on World-Class Universities (WCU-4) will be held from October 30 to November 2, 2011 in Shanghai, China. Attached please find the first circular of the conference.
 
The theme of WCU-4 is a??Different Approaches to a Shared Goala??. The conference sessions will address the issues concerning World-Class Universities from national perspective, institutional perspective and ranking perspective. More specifically, WCU-4 will address, but will not be limited to the following topics:
 
From National Perspective:
- The latest national policies and initiatives to promote universities excellence
- The contribution of WCU to their national development and welfare
- The benefits and challenges of building WCU in developing countries
 
From Institutional Perspective:
- Successful experiences in pursuing WCU status
- Forming and sustaining win-win relationships with potential rivals
- Overcoming financial challenges in managing WCU
 
From Ranking Perspective:
- Elements of WCU as reflected in ranking indicators
- The impact of global rankings on national policies and institutional practice
- The rational and constructive use of rankings
 
Researchers, university leaders, policy makers and other stake-holders interested in making a contribution in one of above-mentioned areas are kindly asked to submit an abstract of up to 2,000 words to wcu@sjtu.edu.cn by April 1, 2011. For further information, please visit the conference website at: http://gse.sjtu.edu.cn/WCU/WCU-4.htm.

Contact Person:

On behalf of the WCU-4 Organizing Committee,
Ms. Yan Wu
Center for World-Class Universities
Graduate School of Education
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Shanghai, 200240, China
Phone : + (86-21) 34 20 59 47 ext. 13
E-mail: wcu@sjtu.edu.cn; wcusjtu@gmail.com