Open AccessA Review on Higher Education of Belt and Road Initiative: Key Findings and Emerging Themes
Author(s) -
Xiaoyao Yue,
Shenglai Yang,
Beibei Chen,
Weichi Wanglee,
Yonghong Yan
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
higher education studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1925-475X
pISSN - 1925-4741
DOI - 10.5539/hes.v12n2p93
Subject(s) - higher education , popularity , mainland china , internationalization , china , political science , pillar , internationalization of higher education , comparative education , international education , mainland , economic growth , geography , business , engineering , structural engineering , international trade , economics , law , archaeology
Higher education is an important pillar of B&R, and as Chinese universities improve their global popularity, China is working hard to increase the level of higher education. In this paper, we provide a narrative synthesis of studies of China’s Belt and Road Initiative for higher education in mainland China (published 2015-2020). The review reveals five major emerging themes in the published literature: Higher education development in countries along the route; Higher education cooperation between countries; Internationalization of higher education; Higher education functions; Education of international students. This review provides an overall picture of the knowledge base on high education for BRI. This article makes specific suggestions for improving higher education under the Belt and Road Initiative. The authors highlight the need for more empirically solid research in mainland China.