本课程的主要目的是使学生掌握世界一流大学的基本知识，提高他们在网上查找数据的能力以及写作和口头交流的能力。主要内容包括： 第1-2周：世界一流大学的发展历史及其与经济、科技发展水平的关系。 第3-4周：世界一流大学的定义，特征，评价标准与具有可比性的指标。 第5-6周：世界大学的分类、排名及其对大学经营和公共政策的影响。 第7-8周：世界大学的分类、排名及其对大学经营和公共政策的影响。 第9-10周：中国大学与世界一流的差距以及政府、大学应该采取的措施。 第11-18周：要求学生针对指定题目进行世界一流大学研究的实践，并完成一份5000字左右（是指正文字数，附件不计字数）的研究报告（同时要求中、英文版）。 第19-20周：要求学生就其研究报告进行约20分钟的口头报告（必须用PPT）。

The primary purposes of this course are to develop a conceptual understanding of world-class universities and improve skills in searching for online data and in communicating research results to others (in written form and through presentations). The course is organized into the following sections: 1. Developing history of world-class universities, and the relationship between world-class universities and economic level and science policy of a country. 2. Definition and characteristics of world-class universities, and evaluation criteria and comparable indicators for world-class universities. 3. World university classifications and rankings, and their impact on institutional management and public policy. 4. Measures for building world-class universities in various countries, particularly in developing countries. 5. Building Chinese universities into world-class: present status and necessary measures at both state and institutional level. There will be a research project (about 5000 words) due near the end of the course. This project will require students to practice on world-class university research on selected topics.