Global Universities in Local
Communities: A pilot study of global citizenship, local engagement and
student development in Ningbo and Nottingham
Abstract
The aim of this project is to explore links between globalised
universities and local communities in general, and the role of local
engagement in developing Chinese students and the local Chinese
community. Two field studies have been undertaken in two University of
Nottingham campuses, Ningbo and Nottingham respectively, with different
focuses and research methodology. In Ningbo, the study is focused on the
roles of student voluntary organisations in designing and delivering
local engagement projects. In Nottingham, attention was focused on the
social life of Chinese students on and off-campus and their engagement
with the local Chinese community.
Research Team
Dr Bin Wu, Dr Zhen Li, Professor Bernadette Robinson, Professor John Holford, Ms Sharon Clancy
Time Scheme
March 2013 to March 2014
Funding Sources
Integrating Global Society Priority Group (IGS) Seed Fund, School
of Contemporary Chinese Studies and School of Education; ESRC Festival
of Social Science.
Outcomes
- A survey report: Nottingham Chinese Community in Transition: A
survey of community cohesion, integration and university engagement, Bin
Wu, October 2013, Centre for Chinese Migration Studies, University of
Nottingham
- ESRC Festival of Social Science Workshop: Global Universities in
Local Communities: A focus on Chinese Communities in the UK, 6 November
2013, Jubilee Campus, Nottingham
- Two peer reviewed journal articles in preparation
- Seminars and invited speeches in Oxford (Campus), Lancaster, Singapore
- Preparation of research proposals