International Higher Education Archives | Faculty of Education /edu/tag/international-higher-education/ Reinventing education for a diverse, complex world. Wed, 28 Jul 2021 11:50:20 +0000 en-CA hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 /edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/28/2020/07/favicon.png International Higher Education Archives | Faculty of Education /edu/tag/international-higher-education/ 32 32 In the media: Why is China falling behind on breakthrough innovation? /edu/2021/07/26/in-the-media-why-is-china-falling-behind-on-breakthrough-innovation/ Mon, 26 Jul 2021 15:02:41 +0000 /edu/?p=28062 This past year witnessed not only a global health crisis, but also a dramatic hit on China’s academic profession. There has been a U-turn with respect to academic appraisal exercises in Chinese universities.

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Professor Qiang Zha


This past year witnessed not only a global health crisis but also a dramatic hit on China’s academic profession. There has been a U-turn with respect to academic appraisal exercises in Chinese universities.

A leading scientist in China, Shi Yigong, revealed a stunning reason for this behind the scenes: Chinese universities do not produce many original or breakthrough innovations. He further warned that the current campaign for boosting publications would not necessarily lead to a boost in science and engineering.

Qiang Zha, an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Education at 91ÑÇÉ«, wrote this article which was first published in International Higher Education discussing why China is falling behind on breakthrough innovation.

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