ranking methodologies: universities experience lars uhlin, 17 may 2013
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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)