CERC is going to hold its next seminar on March 29, 2023. Dr. Yuzhuo Cai, from Tampere University, Finland, will present his research on University-society relations.
Seminar Details:
Date: March 29, 2023 (Wednesday)
Time: 16:00-17:15(Hong Kong Time)
Format: In-person (Rm 206, Runme Shaw Building, The University of Hong Kong, HKU map) or Online (zoom link will be sent closer to the date)
Speakers: Dr Yuzhuo Cai, Tampere University, Finland
Chair: Dr Jisun Jung, Hong Kong University, SAR, China
More details can be found in the attached poster.
Abstract
The lecture is based on an ongoing book project on Rethinking Universities-Society Relations co-authored by Rómulo Pinheiro and Yuzhuo Cai. In the lecture, Yuzhuo Cai will provide an overview of the evolution of university models from the perspective of university-society relations with an emphasis on comparing the experience in Western and non-Western countries. The university-society relations are examined via the lens of universities’ roles in society (i.e., universities as mirrors, servants and shapers of society). Moreover, he will share some critical reflections on comparative education based on his research related to the book project.
Bio
Dr Yuzhuo Cai is Senior Lecturer and Adjunct Professor at the Higher Education Group (HEG), Faculty of Management and Business, Tampere University, Finland. He has been with HEG for 20 years and was the Acting Professor of the unit from August 2013 to July 2014. He is the Director of the Sino-Finnish Education Research Centre, a network organisation involving over 20 Chinese and Finnish universities, and the Deputy Director of Research Centre on Transnationalism and Transformation (TRANSIT), an interdisciplinary research centre spanning three faculties at Tampere University. He is also in the coordination group of Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) Research Tampere Network and the coordination group of Think Tank for China, SGroup Universities in Europe. He is Editor-in-Chief of Triple Helix, Co-Editor of Journal of Studies in International Education, and Associate Editor of Journal of the Knowledge Economy. His main interests are in higher education research and innovation studies, focusing on interactions between higher education and society particularly on the international dimension. He has published more than 130 academic publications in these fields, including those in prestigious journals, such as Higher Education, Studies in Higher Education, International Journal of Management Reviews, Technovation, Minerva, Science and Public Policy, European Planning Studies and Scientometrics.
This seminar is jointly organised with the Consortium for Higher Education Research in Asia (CHERA) and Social Contexts and Policies of Education (Academic Unit) (SCAPE)
All are welcome!
