Lingnan University co-launches Research Consortium to strengthen international research on higher education

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The Consortium was co-launched by together with  in the UK and the  in the US, and supported by , , and  in the UK.

The core mission of the Consortium is to:

-- promote inter-university research cooperation in higher education policy, development and governance;

-- offer postgraduate studies programmes and PhD student exchange, as well as executive / professional training;

-- develop activities to establish a stronger learning community and expand learning horizon for students;

-- seek collaboration with leading institutions regionally and internationally to inform policy debates and policy making in higher education; and

-- provide international publication opportunities for partnering institutions and their faculty members.

Launch of the Consortium is the latest advancement of Lingnan University in enhancing international learning and research collaboration. A new is being developed by Lingnan in collaboration with University of Hawaii , University of Bath and The University of Nottingham Ningbo China with the support of the Consortium's research team.

"Partnering with leading institutions to co-launch the Consortium will further enhance Lingnan's international research profile and create a great learning environment for postgraduate students," said who officiated the launching ceremony. "The Consortium will bring together great minds for higher education, policy and governance research, the findings of which would inform international debates and policy making."

During the launching ceremony, shared his publication experience of two books entitled  and . He called for more regional and international research collaboration in higher education policy, development and governance.

"We welcome the opportunity to develop PhD student exchange and deepen our strategic research collaboration with Lingnan University ," said . He was echoed by who stated that "we treasure the strategic partnership with Lingnan University , and are keen to deepen international research cooperation, co-develop professional doctorate programmes and executive training for higher education leaders with the University."

pointed out that "it has been a great pleasure to connect with scholars from leading research institutions working collaboratively in higher education research. The focus on comparative work between the Asia Pacific region, Europe and the US would be theoretically and empirically significant and relevant." As one of the collaboration initiatives, Lingnan and APHERP co-hosted the international symposium "Gender and the Changing Face of Higher Education in Asia Pacific " on 29 October at the Lingnan campus.