Chinese regulators have closed more than a fifth of partnerships between local and foreign universities during the past year, as the Communist party tightens its control over mainland tertiary education institutions.
The Ministry of Education made the announcement this month and it affects 234 partnerships with foreign universities, comprising five institutions jointly managed by Chinese and foreign universities as well as more than 200 jointly managed and delivered academic programmes.
Once seen as a way to import educational know-how while allowing foreign universities to tap the Chinese market, foreign partnerships are now increasingly under political and financial strain, and face stiffer competition from domestic universities.
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