Qiang Zha, York University

Research

Chinese higher education differentiation classification state market institutional forces

Latest funding

Diversification and classification of Chinese higher education: an exploration of state, market, and institutional forces
SSHRC · 2018 · Principal investigator
$78,993
China, India and the Challenge to Canada's ‘Diplomacy of Knowledge’: A comparative study of the internationalization of higher education
SSHRC · 2014 · Co-investigator
$71,275
Canada-China university linkages in a new era of global geo-politics
SSHRC · 2011 · Co-investigator
$111,001

All 5 grants and awards

Diversification and classification of Chinese higher education: an exploration of state, market, and institutional forces

Principal investigatorSSHRC2018Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Zha, Qiang

Keywords: Chinese higher education; differentiation; classification; state; market; institutional forces

$78,993

China, India and the Challenge to Canada's ‘Diplomacy of Knowledge’: A comparative study of the internationalization of higher education

Co-investigatorSSHRC2014Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Embleton, Sheila

Keywords: Global knowledge society; Knowledge diplomacy; International academic collaborations; Historical and comparative policy analysis; New powerhouses of knowledge production; Inter-civilizational dialogue; Key policy influencers; New internationalization perspectives; Sustainable/integrated policy development; Epistemological traditions

$71,275

Canada-China university linkages in a new era of global geo-politics

Co-investigatorSSHRC2011

Principal investigators: Hayhoe, Ruth E.S.

Keywords: universities; linkage; collaboration; historical impact; future potential

$111,001

Canadian universities and international talent in a new era of global geo-politics

Principal investigatorSSHRC2010Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Zha, Qiang

Keywords: Canadian universities; global competitveness; international talent; global geo-politics

$23,093

China's move to mass higher education: implications for democratization and global cultural dialogue

Co-investigatorSSHRC2006Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Hayhoe, Ruth E S.

Keywords: Chinese education; mass higher education; social transformation; civil society; democratization; global cultural dialogue; quantitative and qualitative research; interviews; case studies

$170,748

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Chinese higher education Dear Professor Zha, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on chinese higher education connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]