SSRScientific and Social Research2661-43322981-9946Bio-Byword Scientific Publishing Pty. Ltd.10.26689/ssr.v8i4.14838ArticleExclusion or Integration: A Study on the Integration of High-Level Young Returnee Talents in Universitieshttps://artdesignp.com/journal/SSR/8/4/10.26689/ssr.v8i4.14838LiJunru,ZhangChangling2026842026-05-25In recent years, high‑level young returnee talents have become a major new source of faculty in high‑level research universities. Due to their overseas education and professional experience, such talents often differ from domestic faculty in academic interests, research approaches, professional identity, personal pursuits, and values, leading to segmentation and differentiation between groups. Exploring the processes, patterns, and problems of integration for high‑level young returnee talents in universities, and analyzing the phenomena, trends, and pathways of their transition from exclusion to integration, is of great significance for building university faculty and advancing the high‑quality development of higher education. Starting from the concept of “university integration”, this paper identifies the characteristics of high‑level young returnee talents, investigates their integration status through empirical research, and proposes countermeasures to improve integration and enhance cohesion and synergy.

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