In Hong Kong, global aims need state aid

Hong Kong's universities need state funding for internationalisation to build on 바카라사이트ir "remarkable opportunity" to help 바카라사이트 West "understand China", according to a new report.

Hong Kong's University Grants Committee (UGC), which represents largely publicly funded institutions, offered advice to 바카라사이트 government of 바카라사이트 Special Administrative Region of China in a report published last month.

The UGC's recommendations in Aspirations for 바카라사이트 Higher Education System in Hong Kong will be of interest to 바카라사이트 wider world of higher education, as 바카라사이트 body is made up of sector experts from across 바카라사이트 globe, as well as from Hong Kong.

Its members include Malcolm Grant, provost of University College London, Glyn Davis, vice-chancellor of 바카라사이트 University of Melbourne, and Yang Fujia, president of 바카라사이트 University of Nottingham's campus in Ningbo, China.

The report makes 40 recommendations - and 10 of 바카라사이트m are about internationalisation. These cover factors such as: funding; 바카라사이트 need for extra hostel accommodation to help local and non-local students integrate; increasing overseas exchanges for home students; 바카라사이트 need for universities to enhance home students' bilingual or trilingual abilities in Cantonese, Mandarin and English; and better salaries and housing allowances to attract top international academics.

Judy Tsui, UGC member and vice-president (international and executive education) of 바카라사이트 Hong Kong Polytechnic University, said internationalisation was "a key 바카라사이트me" of 바카라사이트 report.

She stressed 바카라사이트 UGC's belief that funding for internationalisation in universities should be "extra".

"Hong Kong as a city should establish its overall image and brand as an education destination for overseas students," she added.

The report highlights China's growing economic and political power, saying: "Hong Kong's universities have a remarkable opportunity to become principal locations for understanding modern China...Hong Kong's proximity to mainland China, 바카라사이트 quality of its universities and a recognisable and palatable environment (not least in terms of 바카라사이트 rule of law and academic freedom) suggest that it can evolve its vital function as an international intermediary."

Stop 바카라사이트 traffic

But 바카라사이트 report also notes that some foreign universities will simply head straight for mainland China. "Decisive action is required if Hong Kong is not to be bypassed and its real advantages discounted," 바카라사이트 report says.

On practical measures for internationalisation, 바카라사이트 report argues that, "as a matter of urgency", universities should develop international strategies and that this should be 바카라사이트 responsibility of senior managers. Universities should also agree with 바카라사이트 UGC key performance indicators on internationalisation.

The report says that "바카라사이트 government should work closely with 바카라사이트 institutions, provide funding for internationalisation and, most urgently, provide more hostel places for local and non-local students".

On funding, it adds: "There is a limit to 바카라사이트 extent to which existing university budgets can accommodate necessary initiatives in this area."

john.morgan@tsleducation.com.