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2016
Global university rankings have become a significant feature of international higher education and are commonly interpreted as an indicator of success in the global economy. They came to prominence in 2003 with the publication of the Shanghai Jiao Tong Academic Rankings of World Universities (ARWU).
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Global university rankings have become a significant feature of international higher education and are commonly interpreted as an indicator of success in the global economy. They came to prominence in 2003 with the publication of the Shanghai Jiao Tong Academic Rankings of World Universities (ARWU).
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Globalization and Global University Rankings
2014Globalization has been neither neutral nor uniform in its impact. It affects countries, cultures, and systems in different ways—some in positive ways and others in more negative ways. All sectors of society are being affected; and higher education is no exception.
Val D. Rust, Stephanie Kim
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Saudi University Policy: Overvalued Rankings
Science, 2012I read with great interest the News Focus Story “Saudi universities offer cash in exchange for academic prestige” (Y. Bhattacharjee, 9 December 2011, p. [1344][1]) on the practices used by Saudi universities to boost their academic rankings. Just as with fellow astronomer Bob Kirschner, I received an e-mail out of the blue last June from someone I didn'
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Theorising University Rankings
2014This chapter introduces key theories underpinning the changing environment in which university rankings have emerged. These theories focus on the global trends toward cross border activities in higher education, the effects of neoliberalism on higher education, the emergence of heterarchical governance in higher education, the relationship between ...
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Competitive profile of educational institutions at global levels comes primarily from university ranking systems. This chapter examines how the important ranking systems QS and THE and ARWU progress their methodology which evaluates universities based on academic standing as well as publication output and instructor enrollment ratios.
R. Swadhi +4 more
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Reimagining university rankings
We observe a growing debate about the validity and methodology of commercial rankings. Universities are exploring alternatives that prioritise quality over quantity and recognise practices such as open science. User-driven alternatives to traditional rankings are gaining attention, and their integration with existing rankings is a key focus.openaire +1 more source
The Third Mission of the university: A systematic literature review on potentials and constraints
Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 2020Lorenzo Compagnucci +1 more
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Sustainable university ranking
2013The usage of ranking techniques to create league tables for universities is a current trend topic. The increase in the number of interconnected elements of the system (students, teachers, potential employers, grant funds) leads to an extreme diversity of potential patterns of communication.
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