Chasing Phantoms? Innovation policy, higher education and the pursuit of a knowledge economy in Hong Kong

Lo, William Yat Wai; Tang, Hei Hang Hayes

doi:10.1080/1360080x.2019.1687268

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“…As Postiglione (2018) notes, while the BRI "will deepen educational and academic cooperation with the Belt and Road countries, especially those in South and Southeast Asia", the GBA plan "will give a role to universities in making the region competitive with the high tech centers in San Francisco, Tokyo and New York" (p. 7). Recent research also indicates that universities in Hong Kong aspire to take a role in the development of the city's technological innovation through the GBA plan (Kang and Jiang 2020;Lo and Tang 2020;Tang 2020). These aspirations resonate with the narrative presented in our interview data.…”

Section: Universities' Participationsupporting

confidence: 79%

“…For example, Postiglione's (2013) thesis of anchoring globalization highlights the importance of internationalism, which is characterized by international recruitment and research collaborations, in shaping Hong Kong's academic model. Recent research then presents growing concern over the impacts of the growing integration with the Chinese Mainland on the HE development in the city (e.g., Kang and Jiang 2020;Lo and Tang 2020;Tang 2020). However, these studies insufficiently address the interplay between the access to global networks and the national ambit of Mainland China for Hong Kong's HE development.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…HKSAR's policy addresses also recognize Hong Kong's international profile as its unique advantages for the purposes of serving the country's needs and facilitating the city's integration into the overall national development (Lam 2017(Lam , 2020. In the realm of HE, the agenda for integration into national development rationalizes the collaborative projects, such as branch campuses and cross-border research funding schemes, between Hong Kong and Chinese universities in the GBA (Lo and Tang 2020).…”

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

Lee

Abdrasheva

2021

High Educ

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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.

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

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Abdrasheva

2021

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“…In 2019, more than half of the HKDSE Examination candidates did not take any STEM elective subjects 2 whereas the enrolment in advanced mathematics declined remarkably from over 22% in to approximately 14% in 2018(Legislative Council Secretariat, 2020. Moreover, the narrow job prospects for STEM graduates because of the underdeveloped innovation system of Hong Kong (Sharif & Tang, 2014;Lo & Tang, 2020;Tang, 2020;Tang & Chau, 2020) hinders the majority of non-elite students in their aspiration for higher education and careers in STEM-related fields.…”

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Gender Equity in STEM in Higher Education

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Fernandez²,

Ramon³

2021

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“…The aim of this paper is to critically explore the ASAP project in the state of Kerala in India as a case for the inclusive development of employability in college and university students. Whilst critical assessments of development programs have begun to appear in the vocational behaviour literature, to date, these have been predominantly focused on Australia (Khalaf, 2020), Hong Kong (Lo and Tang, 2020) and East Asia (Horta and Mok, 2020). The focus of this paper on India thus offers complimentary, timely and valuable insights.…”

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Additional Skills Acquisition Programme (ASAP) project: the case of an employability enhancement initiative in India

Nimmi

Mathew²,

Donald

2022

JIEB

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore an employability enhancement initiative, the Additional Skills Acquisition Programme (ASAP) project in the state of Kerala, India, as a case for the inclusive development of employability in college and university students. Design/methodology/approach ASAP is applied as a case study to examine the employability enhancement initiative in India. Findings Participation in the ASAP project led to increased measures of employability. These increases were most pronounced in women and individuals living below the poverty line. Partnerships between educational institutions and organisations focusing on students’ technical and skill development can help overcome local and national talent shortages. Originality/value The theoretical implications come from addressing the lack of representation of skills based employability initiatives among students from India in the vocational behaviour literature. Practical implications come from knowledge sharing of innovative strategies to enhance the employability outcomes of individuals entering the labour market. New ways to overcome the reported mismatch in business education between curriculum content and the development of employability skills in graduates are presented. Benefits for diversity and inclusion are also provided.

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Chasing Phantoms? Innovation policy, higher education and the pursuit of a knowledge economy in Hong Kong

Cited by 22 publications

References 34 publications

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

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

Gender Equity in STEM in Higher Education

Additional Skills Acquisition Programme (ASAP) project: the case of an employability enhancement initiative in India

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