Notes on Anchoring Globalization in Hong Kong's research universities: network agents, institutional arrangements, and brain circulation authored by Gerard A. Postiglione
Anchor globalization>> academic productivity & innovation over borders, Capacity to access global networks of economic, scientific, technological, cultural and human resources
Pre- and post-colonial Hong Kong
Transit from undergraduate institutions to research universities in 30 years (perhaps historically unprecedented, check timeline on California University system perhaps)
Preparation and promotion of highly talented localized academic leadership necessitation of understanding of Hong Kong’s network format and agency
- use as template for emerging big cities with global markets
Managerial discourse in Hong Kong higher education > prevention of higher education working against research productivity and innovation
A scarcity of natural resources and manufacturing industries, Hong Kong must rely on human resources
Gains in Hong Kong 1980 to present (timeline):
1980 - great deal of poverty as only Japan managed to upscale its economy to compete internationally
Four smaller economies, Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, >> export trade and semi-skill-based manufacturing
Early 80s until ‘97 Asian Crisis >> impressive growth rates among four Asian tigers
2nd Chinese University of Hong Kong followed 52 years of only the University of Hong Kong in China, 1963
1991 and the HKUST was established
Motives for growth:
aspiration s of international development agencies such as the World Bank
Concern for a possible brain drain following the Tiananmen incident
Managing knowledge networks by a new research university
Risk taking
Shrewd decision making
How to ensure that knowledge networks take root in the local society
2010 - 20% increase in R&D budget annually
Partner Laboratories providing 1.2 million dollars of support in 5-year projects
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