This book examines the globalization trends in higher education from an international political
science perspective using Nye's theory of soft power to explore the rationale behind it. It
focuses on conceptualizing the Soft Power Conversion Model of Higher Education which is
embedded in the globalization of higher education and analyzes the globalization of Chinese
higher education reform.Also this book provides innovative and unique viewpoints on
conceptualizing and mapping the globalization and internationalization of higher education
especially for current Chinese higher education (1949-2016). It discusses and illustrates
cutting-edge concepts of global higher education such as global learning global competency
and global citizenship and refines them in the conceptualized soft power conversion model of
higher education.This book reports on and enriches the theoretical concept of global education
and provides practical insights into global learning global citizenship and global competency
for Chinese undergraduate students.
