William Kirby
T. M. Chang Professor of China Studies at Harvard and Spangler Family Professor of Business Administration, former dean of Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences and author of Empire of Ideas on the modern research university.
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Jun 13, 2024 • 29min
2.34: Empire of Ideas: Creating the Modern University from Germany to America to China with William C. Kirby
In this discussion, William C. Kirby, a Harvard professor and author, delves into the evolution of universities in Germany, the U.S., and China. He shares insights from his experiences teaching in all three nations, highlighting the historic rise and fall of Humboldt University. Kirby argues that money is essential but not enough for excellence, emphasizing talent and resource management. He explores the rapid improvement of Chinese universities, noting their competitive advantages. Lastly, Kirby contemplates the future of higher education, urging collaboration over competition.
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May 25, 2023 • 1h 24min
Harvard's William Kirby on China's higher education system and his book "Empires of Ideas"
This week on Sinica, Harvard’s eminent sinologist William Kirby joins Kaiser to talk about his book Empires of Ideas: Creating the Modern University from Germany to America to China, and to share his views on the state of higher education in China and the U.S，03:12 – Wissenschaft and the German contribution to the creation of the modern research university06:30 – The decreasing number of Chinese students willing to study in the U.S. and the defunding of American public universities12:17 – What is the current state of higher education in China?18:19 – Continuities between the old imperial civil service examination system and the current higher education system in China23:08 – The state of Chinese universities before the Cultural Revolution29:23 – How China revived higher education on the model of American universities in the early years of Reform and Opening33:00 – Why does China maintain the gaokao examination despite its great unpopularity?41:38 – Differences between the two leading universities in China: Peking University and Tsinghua University44:00 – Institutional entrepreneurship at Tsinghua University50:01 – The origins of Nanjing University and how it evolved over the years57:21 – The importance of governance and management in the example of the University of Hong Kong1:05:23 – What is the future of the joint programs between American and Chinese universities? A complete transcript of this podcast is available at TheChinaProject.com.Recommendations:Bill:Made in Hong Kong: Transpacific Networks and a New History of Globalization by Peter E. HamiltonThe Dean of Shandong: The Confessions of a Minor Bureaucrat at a Chinese University by Daniel A. BellThe Real World of College: What Higher Education Is and What It Can Be by Wendy Fischman and Howard Gardner9,000 Years of Wine: A World History by Rod PhillipsRed Mandarin Dress: An Inspector Chen Novel by Qiu XiaolongKaiser: Adventures of Horatio Hornblower by Entertainment RadioMentioned: Empires of Ideas: Creating the Modern University from Germany to America to China by William C. KirbySee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
