From 1990 to 2004,it was the embryonic stage of building world-class universities in Germa-ny.Based on the multi-streams theory,we can find that the external challenges and internal contradictions are the streams of the problems;The suggestions of scholars,governments,universities and other policy communities on the reform and development of universities are the streams of policy;The rise of new public managerialism,the strengthening of internationalization trend,and the public's pursuit of quality and efficiency are the political streams.The convergence of these three streams has enabled Germany to start building world-class universi-ties.The analysis of the multi-source of the construction of world-class universities in Germany from 1990 to 2004 will undoubtedly benefit the development of higher education in China.
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