Policy implementation for the recruitment of high-level talent in local Sino-foreign cooperative universities: what is done, why it is done, and what can be done

Ruirui Zhang; Haozheng Zhang

doi:10.54254/3049-7248/2026.32882

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Received: 3 April 2026

Published: 16 April 2026

DOI: https://doi.org/10.54254/3049-7248/2026.32882

Article Type: Research Article

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Zhang,R.;Zhang,H. (2026). Policy implementation for the recruitment of high-level talent in local Sino-foreign cooperative universities: what is done, why it is done, and what can be done. Journal of Education and Educational Policy Studies,4(3),11-26.

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