STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, and the Shanghai Education Evaluation Institute (SEEI) have announced the launch of the Elsevier-SEEI Center of Academic Research Evaluation (CARE). The announcement was made during an opening ceremony held at in Xuhui, Shanghai, within the Centre for Higher Education Development and Assessment.
The primary goal off Elsevier-SEEI CARE is to routinely analyse academic performance and research data from universities and research institutions across China. Results from these analyses will form the basis for SEEI's strategic-consulting role, advising China's Ministry of Education and supporting effective formulation and development of national policies governing academic research in China.
Under the strategic collaboration agreement, signed at the beginning of 2014, both Elsevier and SEEI will undertake a number of activities over a period of five years. These include: Establish a Center of Academic Research Evaluation; Conduct an analytics study to boost higher education within Shanghai's free trade zone; Build talent and technical capabilities in quantitative analysis; and Assess the feasibility and value of a talent mobility study.
Elsevier-SEEI CARE is located at Xuhui, Shanghai, within the existing "Centre for Higher Education Development and Assessment" executively sponsored by Shanghai Municipal Education Commission.
