ranking methodologies: universities experience lars uhlin, 17 may 2013

Ranking Methodologies:Universities ExperienceLARS UHLIN, 17 MAY 2013

Lund University

Ranking Position

THE 82

QS 71

ARWU 101-150

U-rank (national) 7 (1 in Medical field)*

* Our one medical university (Karolinska Institute) is ranked number one in total, but not in the field of medicine…

U21 Ranking of National Higher Education Systems

• Second year in a row

• Developed by the University of Melbourne

• Sponsored by the global network Universitas 21 (U21)

• Ranks higher education systems across the world

• Benchmark for governments, education institutions and individuals

• Top five countries: the United States, Sweden, Switzerland, Canada and Denmark

22 attributes in four main areas

• Resources: government expenditure, total expenditure, and R&D expenditure in tertiary institutions

• Environment: index of the policy and regulatory environment, the gender balance of students and academic staff, and a data quality variable

• Connectivity: measures of web usage, numbers of international students and research articles written with international collaborators

• Output: research output and its impact, the presence of world-class universities, participation rates and the qualifications of the workforce.

Many want to compete…

The importance of reputation

• “The University is not exactly what it is, but how people see it;

• Good is not good enough, unless you’re KNOWN to be good”

(Katherine MA, Comm Dir, HKU)