Abstract This paper compares two Canada-China university linkage programs, namely the Canada- China Management Education Program (CCMEP) and Canada-China University Linkage Program (CCULP), to examine their historical contribution to the development of Chinese higher education during the 1980s-90s. Two theoretical lenses are employed, world systems theory, and cosmopolitanism. The findings … Continue reading Leng, P. (2014). University linkages and international development assistance: Lessons from the Canada-China Experience. International Journal of Comparative Education and Development, 16(1), 71–89.