Global pedigree and national imperative: Hong Kong universities’ response to China’s grand strategies

Lo, W. Y. W., Lee, J. T. and Abdrasheva, D. (2022) Global pedigree and national imperative: Hong Kong universities’ response to China’s grand strategies. Higher Education, 84(1), pp. 141-157. (doi: 10.1007/s10734-021-00758-9)

Abstract

Literature offers a theoretical framework exemplifying the inherent tensions between “becoming Chinese” and “remaining global” in the evolution of the international status of Hong Kong. Adopting this framework, this paper examines the global position of Hong Kong’s higher education through an investigation of universities’ participation in China’s Belt and Road Initiative and Greater Bay Area development plan. Specifically, drawing on data from interviews about universities’ engagement with the two Chinese grand strategies, the paper discusses university leaders and academics’ experience and perception of Hong Kong’s global status against a policy context that foregrounds a deeper integration with the Chinese national development. This discussion offers a theoretical dialogue that reveals different but overlapping scenarios for the future of Hong Kong’s higher education and sheds light on the link between the changing geopolitical contexts and international higher education.

• Item Type: Articles
• Keywords: Internationalization, Belt and Road Initiative, China, Hong Kong, Greater Bay Area.
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Lee, Dr Jack
• Authors: Lo, W. Y. W., Lee, J. T., and Abdrasheva, D.
• College/School: College of Social Sciences > School of Education
• Journal Name: Higher Education
• Publisher: Springer
• ISSN: 0018-1560
• ISSN (Online): 1573-174X
• Published Online: 01 September 2021
• Copyright Holders: Copyright © 2021 The Authors
• First Published: First published in Higher Education 84:141-157
• Publisher Policy: Reproduced under a Creative Commons licence