NEWS/EVENTS
2007
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October
3, 2007: The third plenary project meeting was held
at OISE/UT. The meeting discussed the project budget, shared
experiences from field trips in May 2007, and planned for field
work in May of 2008. The meeting also discussed the presentation
of case studies and publications, the preparation for the proposal
for the 52nd CIES Annual Conference 2008 in New York, and assignments
for four graduate students, etc.
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September
17, 2007: Project meeting.
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September
12, 2007: The project website is live.
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September
3-7, 2007: The project team presented their initial
findings from first six case universities at the 13rd
World Congress of Comparative Education Societies at Sarajevo,
Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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August
31, 2007: Dr. Jun Li and Prof. Jing Lin submitted their
co-authored book chapter as the first accepted publication of
the project, entitled "China's Higher Education Expansion:
A Policy Analysis from a Rational Framework," to the editors-in-chief,
D. P. Baker & A. W. Wiseman, for The
Worldwide Transformation of Higher Education (Oxford:
Elsevier Science Ltd.).
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| Ruth
was awarded the title "Nan Qiang" Chair
Professor, the top academic honour, by the President
of Xiamen University. "Nan Qiang", literally
meaning "Excellence in the South", has long
been used to name this university, which hosts China's
only national key institute in higher education studies. |
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May and
June 2007: The second field trip to China, visiting
six case universities (USTC, NJU, XMU, ECNU, XAIU and HHSTU).
In addition, Dr. Jun Li finished the student survey in 12 case
universities, with help of Prof. Ruth Hayhoe and Prof. Qiang
Zha (News: OISE/UT,
XMU,
XAIU,
and BSU).
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April 5, 2007:
Project meeting.
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March 30,
2007: The
Ethical Review Office of the University of Toronto approved
the project's annual renewal of research protocol. At the same
time, Prof. Jing Lin and Prof. Qiang Zha obtained their approral
of ethical review for the project from the University of Maryland
and York University, respectively.
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February
25-March 1, 2007: The project team attended the 51st
CIES Annual Conference in Baltimore, presenting the design
and futural plan for the project, as well as the initial findings
from pilot student survey.
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February
25, 2007: The second plenary project meeting was held
in Baltimore during the 51st CIES Annual Conference.
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February 16, 2007:
Project meeting.
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January 19, 2007:
Project meeting.
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