CityU scholar’s book on higher education development published by international academic press – Peter Lang Publishers
A monograph co-edited by Professor Francisco Leandro, Associate Dean of the Institute on Research for Portuguese-Speaking Countries of City University of Macau (CityU), and Professor Roopinder Oberoi from the University of Delhi, Vising Professor of Huazhong University of Science and Technology (China), was published by the renowned international academic publisher – Peter Lang Publishers. Titled “Disentangled Vision on Higher Education: Preparing the Generation Next”, the book examines the structure, problems, and future development of modern higher education and provides insights into talent cultivation and social development.
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Peter Lang Publishers is an academic publisher specializing in the humanities and social sciences. It has its headquarters in Switzerland, with offices in Belgium, Germany, the United States, Ireland, the United Kingdom, Austria, and Poland. It publishes over 1,800 academic titles annually, with a backlist of over 55,000 books. This book is part of the Peter Lang Regional Studies list. Every volume is peer reviewed and meets the highest quality standards for content and production.
Professor Francisco Leandro mentioned that this project was born in Wuhan (China) in 2019 while attending the Fifth East Lake Forum on Global Governance − a high-profile international exchange platform hosted by the Huazhong University of Science and Technology (China). Professor Leandro said, “Education is at the core of this research. The critical objective of this international project is to deliberate on various concepts, pathways, and modalities for preparing the next generation.” He stated, “Academic publication is never a project of few, and as all responsible editorial research projects, this one is the result of close to a 3-years-long process involving 42 contributors, spread around 14 nations.”
The monograph provides an in-depth analysis of the current state of modern educational architecture from an interdisciplinary framework and synthesizes the problems and challenges facing global education sectors. It is a collective result of senior university professors sharing their learnings and anticipating the pivotal issues facing all education professionals. Looking into the Sustainable Development Goals outlined by the United Nations and scientific evidence, the book will address the fundamental question of whether the current education system can prepare new generations of university millennials to serve societal needs.
Currently, society enjoys abundant and embracing academic literature on education. Dynamic socioeconomic development in a knowledge-based society relies on highly educated citizens. The book analyzes the existing education system and social development needs from the perspectives of science and higher education, digital education, lifelong learning, educational quality, intercultural literacy, interdisciplinary, and teacher-student relationship, providing new ideas for nurturing high-caliber and forward-looking new generations.
The monograph “Disentangled Vision on Higher Education: Preparing the Generation Next” will be available in December 2022. For more information, please click here to visit the publisher’s website.
