The Local Embeddedness of Foreign Campuses. The Case of Tongji University in Florence.

Autor/inn/en	Bellini, Nicola; Pasquinelli, Cecilia; Rovai, Serena; Tani, Simone
Titel	The Local Embeddedness of Foreign Campuses. The Case of Tongji University in Florence.
Quelle	In: Journal of studies in international education, 20 (2016) 4, S. 371-385Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch; englische Zusammenfassung
Dokumenttyp	online; gedruckt; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1028-3153; 1552-7808
DOI	10.1177/1028315316656941
Schlagwörter	Hochschulbildung; Campus; Internationalität; Effekt; China; Italien
Abstract	This article is based on the case study of the establishment of the campus of Tongji University (TU) in Florence, Italy, in 2014. This is the first offshore campus of a Chinese university in a Western country, showing an innovative trend, in particular concerning the legitimacy within the host sociopolitical and economic context. This article frames the case in the scenario of academic internationalization and Chinese higher education. The article analyzes the internationalization strategy of TU and the peculiar evolution of Florence as an "education hub," and gives a detailed account of the process leading to the establishment of the campus. Conclusions emphasize the innovative features related to Tongji's choice to follow a delocalized platform approach and to network with local actors. This imposes a more complex view of the impact on the host region. (HoF/text adopted).
Erfasst von	Institut für Hochschulforschung (HoF) an der Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg
Update	2017/1