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<article xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="http://jats.nlm.nih.gov/publishing/1.1/xsd/JATS-journalpublishing1-mathml3.xsd" dtd-version="1.1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"><front><journal-meta><journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">CEF</journal-id><journal-title-group><journal-title>Contemporary Education Frontiers</journal-title></journal-title-group><issn>3029-1879</issn><eissn>3029-1860</eissn><publisher><publisher-name>WHIOCE PUBLISHING PTE. LTD.</publisher-name></publisher></journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.18063/CEF.v4i1.1279</article-id><article-categories><subj-group subj-group-type="heading"><subject>Article</subject></subj-group></article-categories><title>World-Class Discipline Development in the United States and the United Kingdom: Current Practices and Experimental Insights</title><url>https://artdesignp.com/journal/CEF/4/1/10.18063/CEF.v4i1.1279</url><author>QianLulu,WangYanyan,XuXujiayi</author><pub-date pub-type="publication-year"><year>2026</year></pub-date><volume>4</volume><issue>1</issue><history><date date-type="pub"><published-time>2026-01-26</published-time></date></history><abstract>This paper examines current practices in world-class discipline development at selected institutions in the United States and the United Kingdom. It summarizes their distinctive characteristics and successful strategies, aiming to provide insights for China&amp;rsquo;s &amp;ldquo;Double First-Class&amp;rdquo; initiative. Key recommendations include strengthening disciplinary culture; fostering innovation and entrepreneurship; developing distinctive disciplinary strengths; promoting interdisciplinary integration; building a world-class faculty; and increasing strategic investment in discipline development.</abstract><keywords>World-class disciplines, Current cases, Characteristic experiences, “Double First-Class” initiative</keywords></article-meta></front><body/><back><ref-list><ref id="B1" content-type="article"><label>1</label><element-citation publication-type="journal"><p>[1] Chen D, Song GD, 2006, Construction Experience and Enlightenment of World-Class University Disciplines.&amp;nbsp;Journal of Liaoning Administrative College, (2): 90&amp;ndash;91.
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