Journal Articles

Transnational education--Competition or complementarity: The case of Hong Kong

Title:
Transnational education--Competition or complementarity: The case of Hong Kong
Authors:
- French, Nigel J.
Source:
Higher Education in Europe, 24(2), 219-223, 1999
Publisher:
Routledge
Year Published:
1999
Education Categories:
Keywords:
Academic Standards Accreditation (Institutions) Educational Development Educational Finance Educational Planning Educational Quality Foreign Countries Government Role Government School Relationship Higher Education International Schools Hong Kong
Region:
- Hong Kong
Period:
- 1997.7 onwards
Level:
- Post-Secondary Education
Abstract:
This article provides a brief overview of the Hong Kong system of higher education and the roles of the government, the Education Commission, the University Grants Committee, and the Hong Kong Council for Academic Accreditation in relation to the planning, development, funding, and quality assurance of higher education in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR). It then describes the extent to which transnational education (i.e., non-local education delivered in Hong Kong) plays a role in meeting the demand for higher and continuing education in Hong Kong and recent measures taken by the HKSAR government aimed at assuring the quality of such offshore provision. It concludes with some comments as to how transnational education may be expected to contribute towards meeting the demand for higher and continuing education in Hong Kong in the future.
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Language:
- English
Document Type:
Journal Articles
ISSN:
- 03797724
DOI:
- 10.1080/0379772990240208
Permalink:
https://bibliography.lib.eduhk.hk/bibs/218726ba
Entry Date:
2010-09-27