Higher education is a significant part of regional development and plays a key role in promoting economy and society. The central government of China expects its universities to drive the national initiative known as the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area (GBA). Specifically, the universities are to provide the scientific talent and technical expertise for the GBA to become the next world center of innovation in science and technology. This workshop will identify the accomplishments, challenges, obstacles, and possibilities for higher education in the GBA. It will address a number of questions about the major characteristics of universities across the GBA, their diversity in finance, governance, curriculum, academic staff, research output, knowledge exchange, and cooperation, both domestic and international. It will consider the most influential stakeholders and how they steer higher education in the GBA. We invite researchers in the field of comparative and international higher education to address the key issues with groundbreaking insights grounded in data analyzes from diverse perspectives.
Please click here to register. For those located in mainland China, please click this link to register.
[Day 1] March 2, 2023
Meeting Time: 14:00 pm (UTC+8)
Chair: Postiglione, Gerard A
Organizational unit: Center for Higher Education Research, Southern University of Science Technology
Consortium for Higher Education Research in Asia, Faculty of Education, The University of Hong Kong
Centre for Higher Education Studies, IOE, UCL’s Faculty of Education and Society
Meeting agenda (March 2, 2023)
| 14:00-14:05 | Opening Ceremony: Postiglione, Gerard A., Emeritus Professor and Honorary Professor, Faculty of Education, The University of Hong Kong; Coordinator of Consortium for Higher Education Research in Asia | ||
| 14:05-14:10 | Welcome speech by Professor Hong Shen, the Director of Center for Higher Education Research, Southern University of Science and Technology | ||
| 14:10-14:15 | Welcome speech by Professor Tatiana, the Director of Centre for Higher Education Studies, IOE, UCL’s Faculty of Education and Society | ||
| Time | Title | Authors | Institution |
| 14:15-14:35 | The New Definition of Bay Area? A Review of the China’s Greater Bay Area and its Higher Education Development from Comparative Perspectives | Taixing Shen, Tatiana Fumasoli | IOE, UCL’s Faculty of Education and Society |
| 14:35-14:55 | Internationalization of Higher Education in the Greater Bay Area: The Role of World-Class Universities and Regional Innovation | Oleksiyenko Anatoly V Jie Liu | The Education University of Hong Kong |
| 14:55-15:15 | Clarifying the internationalisation strategies of universities in the Greater Bay Area (GBA) | Liu Liu Hamish Coates | Tsinghua University |
| 15:15-15:35 | Penetration, coopetition, or mutuality? Examining Hong Kong-Chinese Mainland joint-university partnership | Qin Yunyun Alice Te | Beijing Foreign Studies University The University of Hong Kong |
| 15:35-15:55 | Discussants: Yuan Gao Southern University of Science and Technology Postiglione, Gerard A The University of Hong Kong | ||
| Time | Title | Authors | Institution |
| 15:55-16:15 | Where to Go: Choosing Employment Destinations among Hong Kong Graduates | Fengyu Wu Jisun Jung | The University of Hong Kong |
| 16:15-16:35 | Transborder habitus transformation: In-country mobility of Hong Kong students in Mainland China | Alice TE Qin Yunyun | The University of Hong Kong Beijing Foreign Studies University |
| 16:35-16:55 | Deploying Location Advantage in Student Recruitment: Experiences of Selected Universities in Shenzhen | Yuan Gao Xu Liu | Southern University of Science and Technology |
| 16:55-17:15 | University-to-Work Transition of STEM-offshore doctoral students in the Greater Bay Area industry | Xiujuan Xie Qian Huang | The University of Hong Kong |
| 17:15-17:35 | Discussants: Xu Liu Southern University of Science and Technology Jin Liu Beijing Institute of Technology | ||
[Day 2] March 3, 2023
Meeting Time: 14:00 pm (UTC+8)
Chair: Xu Liu
Meeting agenda (March 3, 2023)
| Time | Title | Authors | Institution |
| 14:00-14:05 | To introduce agenda | ||
| 14:05-14:25 | Multi-dimensional Analysis of Scientific Research Collaboration in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Great Bay Area | Duanhong Zhang Wenjia Ding, Yawen Wan, Huili Qiao | Tongji University |
| 14:25-14:45 | The Stock, Distribution and Mobility of Academic Talents in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area– Big Data Research Based on Resume Analysis | Liu Jin Lin Songyue | Beijing Institute of Technology The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| 14:45-15:05 | Study on Relationship Between Higher Education R&D Expenditures and Economic Growth —a Macro Perspective Analysis For the Situation of Industry-University-Research in Guangdong and California | Xuesen Cheng Xianping Liang | Southern University of Science and Technology |
| 15:05-15:25 | A Practical Guide for Capturing the New Opportunities and Potential in the Greater Bay Area Initiatives | Chi Lee (Christy) Ngan | University of Hong Kong |
| 15:25-15:45 | Bottom-up versus top-down orientation in developing transnational universities: Two cases in the Greater Bay Area | Pengfei Pan Xu Liu | Queensland University of Technology Southern University of Science and Technology |
| 15:45-16:05 | Discussants: Hamish Coates Tsinghua University Oleksiyenko Anatoly V The Education University of Hong Kong | ||
| 16:35-16:55 | Closing comments: Postiglione, Gerard A. | ||
Symposium on the Renovating and Possibilities of Higher Education in the GBA
Higher education is a significant part of regional development and plays a key role in promoting economy and society. The central government of China expects its universities to drive the national initiative known as the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area (GBA). Specifically, the universities are to provide the scientific talent and technical expertise for the GBA to become the next world center of innovation in science and technology. This workshop will identify the accomplishments, challenges, obstacles, and possibilities for higher education in the GBA. It will address a number of questions about the major characteristics of universities across the GBA, their diversity in finance, governance, curriculum, academic staff, research output, knowledge exchange, and cooperation, both domestic and international. It will consider the most influential stakeholders and how they steer higher education in the GBA. We invite researchers in the field of comparative and international higher education to address the key issues with groundbreaking insights grounded in data analyzes from diverse perspectives.
Please click here to register. For those located in mainland China, please click this link to register.
[Day 1] March 2, 2023
Meeting Time: 14:00 pm (UTC+8)
Chair: Postiglione, Gerard A
Organizational unit: Center for Higher Education Research, Southern University of Science Technology
Consortium for Higher Education Research in Asia, Faculty of Education, The University of Hong Kong
Centre for Higher Education Studies, IOE, UCL’s Faculty of Education and Society
Meeting agenda (March 2, 2023)
| 14:00-14:05 | Opening Ceremony: Postiglione, Gerard A., Emeritus Professor and Honorary Professor, Faculty of Education, The University of Hong Kong; Coordinator of Consortium for Higher Education Research in Asia | ||
| 14:05-14:10 | Welcome speech by Professor Hong Shen, the Director of Center for Higher Education Research, Southern University of Science and Technology | ||
| 14:10-14:15 | Welcome speech by Professor Tatiana, the Director of Centre for Higher Education Studies, IOE, UCL’s Faculty of Education and Society | ||
| Time | Title | Authors | Institution |
| 14:15-14:35 | The New Definition of Bay Area? A Review of the China’s Greater Bay Area and its Higher Education Development from Comparative Perspectives | Taixing Shen, Tatiana Fumasoli | IOE, UCL’s Faculty of Education and Society |
| 14:35-14:55 | Internationalization of Higher Education in the Greater Bay Area: The Role of World-Class Universities and Regional Innovation | Oleksiyenko Anatoly V Jie Liu | The Education University of Hong Kong |
| 14:55-15:15 | Clarifying the internationalisation strategies of universities in the Greater Bay Area (GBA) | Liu Liu Hamish Coates | Tsinghua University |
| 15:15-15:35 | Penetration, coopetition, or mutuality? Examining Hong Kong-Chinese Mainland joint-university partnership | Qin Yunyun Alice Te | Beijing Foreign Studies University The University of Hong Kong |
| 15:35-15:55 | Discussants: Yuan Gao Southern University of Science and Technology Postiglione, Gerard A The University of Hong Kong | ||
| Time | Title | Authors | Institution |
| 15:55-16:15 | Where to Go: Choosing Employment Destinations among Hong Kong Graduates | Fengyu Wu Jisun Jung | The University of Hong Kong |
| 16:15-16:35 | Transborder habitus transformation: In-country mobility of Hong Kong students in Mainland China | Alice TE Qin Yunyun | The University of Hong Kong Beijing Foreign Studies University |
| 16:35-16:55 | Deploying Location Advantage in Student Recruitment: Experiences of Selected Universities in Shenzhen | Yuan Gao Xu Liu | Southern University of Science and Technology |
| 16:55-17:15 | University-to-Work Transition of STEM-offshore doctoral students in the Greater Bay Area industry | Xiujuan Xie Qian Huang | The University of Hong Kong |
| 17:15-17:35 | Discussants: Xu Liu Southern University of Science and Technology Jin Liu Beijing Institute of Technology | ||
[Day 2] March 3, 2023
Meeting Time: 14:00 pm (UTC+8)
Chair: Xu Liu
Meeting agenda (March 3, 2023)
| Time | Title | Authors | Institution |
| 14:00-14:05 | To introduce agenda | ||
| 14:05-14:25 | Multi-dimensional Analysis of Scientific Research Collaboration in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Great Bay Area | Duanhong Zhang Wenjia Ding, Yawen Wan, Huili Qiao | Tongji University |
| 14:25-14:45 | The Stock, Distribution and Mobility of Academic Talents in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area– Big Data Research Based on Resume Analysis | Liu Jin Lin Songyue | Beijing Institute of Technology The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| 14:45-15:05 | Study on Relationship Between Higher Education R&D Expenditures and Economic Growth —a Macro Perspective Analysis For the Situation of Industry-University-Research in Guangdong and California | Xuesen Cheng Xianping Liang | Southern University of Science and Technology |
| 15:05-15:25 | A Practical Guide for Capturing the New Opportunities and Potential in the Greater Bay Area Initiatives | Chi Lee (Christy) Ngan | University of Hong Kong |
| 15:25-15:45 | Bottom-up versus top-down orientation in developing transnational universities: Two cases in the Greater Bay Area | Pengfei Pan Xu Liu | Queensland University of Technology Southern University of Science and Technology |
| 15:45-16:05 | Discussants: Hamish Coates Tsinghua University Oleksiyenko Anatoly V The Education University of Hong Kong | ||
| 16:35-16:55 | Closing comments: Postiglione, Gerard A. | ||