China: The Rise and Fall of ‘University Cities.’

In 1999, China’s State Council issued a ‘Decision Concerning the Deepening of Education Reform and the All-Out Promotion of Quality Education.’ This document introduced the term ‘education industry’ ( 教育产业 ) along with two major policy changes: a dramatic expansion in university admissions and the d...

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Main Author: Chen Dongmei
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: Association EspacesTemps.net 2010-07-01
Series:EspacesTemps.net
Online Access:http://www.espacestemps.net/document8305.html
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Summary:In 1999, China’s State Council issued a ‘Decision Concerning the Deepening of Education Reform and the All-Out Promotion of Quality Education.’ This document introduced the term ‘education industry’ ( 教育产业 ) along with two major policy changes: a dramatic expansion in university admissions and the devolution of part of the control over higher education from the central government to the provinces. Yet in 2004 top officials of the Ministry of Education publicly denied that ...
ISSN:1777-5477