Das Buch fasst hochaktuelle Forschungsbeiträge zur Fachhochschulforschung zusammen, die im Kontext der Kooperation und des Austausches zwischen Deutschland und China stehen. Als dialogisch angelegte Plattform entwickelt dieses Jahrbuch die Fachhochschulforschung weiter und schafft eine erste konzeptuelle und publikatorische Rahmung für die weitere Selbstreflexion und Identitätsbildung des Konzepts "angewandte Wissenschaften".

The second part of the epic Chinese trilogy set during the Nanchang uprising of the Chinese Civil War in 1927. After his father is killed in a bombing raid, Rui enlists with a group of revolutionary forces and joins them as they march on the capital with scant resources and little ammunition.

After decades of the research and development, the piezoelectric materials have been integrated into interdisciplinary fields of research and applied in many branches of the industries. Today, due to the high demand on precise, compact and low power consumption devices, the fields of piezoelectrics are still growing very fast. This book covers a wide range of topics, including equivalent circuit theories, finite element analysis (FEA), failure analysis and piezoelectric pumps (diaphragm and cavitation). Many new approaches and concepts, such as resonant testing of force factor, finite electrical circuit element modeling (FECEM), vibration control of diaphragm pump and cavitation driven flow, etc are described in the book. They are useful for the development of various piezoelectric devices and technologies. Overall, this book serves as a good reference for engineers and researchers, who are in the field of piezoelectric materials and devices, especially for those who design, fabricate, characterize, model and simulate high power transducers, actuators, pumps, ultrasonic motors, resonators, fluid transportation, microfluidics, and acoustic devices.

Within higher education, world-class universities are commonly regarded as elite research universities and play a critical role in developing a nation's competitiveness in the global knowledge economy. An increasing number of countries, regions and higher education institutions in different parts of the world have joined the same battle for academic excellence. While emerging countries and their universities make every effort to enhance their capacity and boost their research performance, the academic superpowers endeavour to maintain - if not further improve- their global positions. "Building World-Class Universities: Different Approaches to a Shared Goal" intends to provide an in-depth picture of different approaches in pursuit of the shared goal of developing academic excellence, and to reflect the current trends in this field. Divided into three parts, the book covers: building world-class universities from a national/regional perspective, managing world-class universities from an institutional perspective, and measuring world-class universities from a ranking/indicator perspective. This book not only represents a contribution to the ongoing discussion on the topic of building world-class universities, but can be seen as a continuation of the previous three volumes on this topic - "World-Class Universities and Ranking: Aiming beyond Status," "The World-Class University as Part of a New Higher Education Paradigm: From Institutional Qualities to Systemic Excellence," and "Paths to a World-Class University: Lessons from Practices and Experiences." All four books will be useful readings for students and academics in higher education generally, in addition to policy makers and informed practitioners