Massification, diversification and internationalisation of higher education in China: Critical reflections of developments in the last two decades

Against the context of higher education expansion initiated in 1998, this Special Issue sets out to critically examine the major developmental trends in higher education in China. The present article sets out the broader policy context for the Special Issue with particular focus on reviewing the rapid expansion of higher education in the last two decades. More specifically, this article discusses the higher education development trends in China through the massification, diversification and internationalisation processes in transforming the higher education system. This article also highlights the major arguments of the articles being selected for this Issue.

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This article critically examines the major developmental trends in higher education in China within the broader policy context, with a focus on massification, diversification, and internationalization. The rapid expansion of higher education over the last two decades is highlighted, along with the major arguments of the selected articles for this Special Issue.