time, in other regions of the world (as in China), the dire need to provide more access to higher education and to increase the student population involves the same dilemmas that characterized the so-called massification elsewhere of how to square the circle between funding, structural adaptation, and quality of education.
In recent years, many Chineseuniversities have launched general educationprograms. This piece explores the history of general education in China and outlines innovative gen ed programs in development.
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