IMPACT OF GLOBALIZATION ON THE HIGHER EDUCATION IN CHINA

Impact of globalization on the higher education in China

Introduction

Globalization is defined as integration and interdependence of countries’ economies on continuous basis.

Globalization give right to countries or companies to consider the whole world as market with no boundaries that

consist on purchasers, manufacturers, products and services, labour, suppliers and govt of different countries.

Globalization is affecting the countries like China in terms of economic and social policies, since 1980. The shift

of globalization brought countries from centralised and subsidiary to market-based socialism. These are the

reasons behind the reconstruction and restructuring of economies and social systems of countries like China. This

rise in integration also increase the world’s economic growth by China (10.2%) and put the education system of

China in stress to meet or compete with market demand for knowledge and quality workers.

Here is the analysis of some of the impacts of globalization in educational system of China,

 Economic

 Political

 Social and cultural

Economic impacts

The continuous globalization can weaken the basic objective of universities and which are developing new

knowledge and enabling or crafting knowledge workers. Business schools must consider or change its mission

statement to meet the changing nature of job market in this economic environment, required new skills and

capable or flexible enough to fulfil the variable nature of job demand and how they can compete in international

competitive environment. Globalization is heavily impacting or forcing educational policies of China to turning

public sector into small size and delivering education in cost effective direction by the promotion of market

approach to the selection of school, management decentralization, measurement of performance, outlaw or

mismanagement in delivering new server of education services. That consequence can enhance the china’s

economy and minimizing the financial liability, and this may influence the level of valued education.

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Political impacts

Globalization demand of foreign orders (which are more developed economies) put the national policy or

decisions of China into constraint. On the other hand, it also enhances the efforts of regulations to handle the

economic activities of global world and fears national economy of China that WTO and GATS may hold the

market. It creates cluster of foreign and private servers which are giving necessary profit holding courses.

Cultural and social impacts

Globalization has manipulated national culture with different cultural aspects. There is diverse access of internet,

cable TV and electronic mail which publicise or promote American values, interests and preferences. Rise in

number of students try to get education from foreign countries and when they return emphasis the issue of

language in which English has major contribution. As English becomes the international or basic language for

delivering lecture and for foreign business purposes. This put the national culture and values in danger and the

presence of number foreign players may put countries to social divisions.

Conclusion

The rapid increase of globalization may suffer the higher education in China as by more decentralisation, mergers,

privatization and marketisation. So, what are the strategies or steps should be taken by countries like China to

weaken the negative influences of globalization so that China can grow and sustain the positive influences or

benefits. The govt of China should not full committed to the concept of strengthen the global economy and they

can do it by shrinking of financial aspect and need of advancement in economic. However, moving towards world

economy has put China to update or re-description of part of education in country. More important, policy makers

should take globalization as a vital factor that produced many opportunities and covering the unfilled space

between poor and rich one.

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