che and coimbra group 1 ranking, rating, benchmarking... what is serving which purpose?
TRANSCRIPT
1
www.che.de
CHE and Coimbra Group
Ranking, Rating, Benchmarking...
what is serving which purpose?
2
www.che.de
CHE and Coimbra Group
Rating
• often external benchmarks
• groupings• Goal: trust building
(investment) • famous in business
world and banking ( e.g. Standard and Poor‘s)
• Comparison against standards
Ranking
• indicators with general relevance
• League tables (exception CHE ranking)
• Goal: transparency
• competition
Benchmarking
• Internal and/or external benchmarks (depending on availability)
• No ranks, best practices, possibly groupings
• Goal: enhancement (process or status)
• Cooperation, comparison
Some characteristics of rating, ranking, benchmarking
3
www.che.de
CHE and Coimbra Group
CHEBenchmarking Ranking / Rating
Transparency
Enhancement
4
www.che.de
CHE and Coimbra Group
Rating - The CHE model
5
www.che.de
CHE and Coimbra Group
CHE-rating of BA-programs „Employability“:
complementary to CHE-ranking: information on labour market, employability
pilot project: rating of BA-programs in Business Studies
co-operation with organisation of graduate recruiters (DAPM)
6
www.che.de
CHE and Coimbra Group
CHE-rating of BA-programs „Employability“:
• four dimensions:• methodological skills• social skills• work experience• internationality / cross-cultural learning
• possible indicators for MBA-ranking• plus: important: perspective for graduates
• assessment of programs & competencies gained• information on careers
7
www.che.de
CHE and Coimbra Group
Ranking - The CHE model
8
www.che.de
CHE and Coimbra Group
No individual ranks inleague tables
Rank groups top intermediate bottom
No overall score fromweighted indicators
No ranking of wholeuniversities
Multidimensionalranking
Ranking of single subjects / subjectareas
9
www.che.de
CHE and Coimbra Group
Other CHE approaches to transparency…
www.che.de
CHE and Coimbra Group
Becoming European… Approach 1:
D
ACH
University A
University B
University C
MedicineCountry B
Teacher EducationCountry A
Decision-driving factors:
• Undergraduate Education• Prime targets for students
from core group countries• Compatibility of subject
areas
NL
FL
www.che.de
CHE and Coimbra Group
Becoming European… Approach 2:
Segmenting the Market:
subject type:e.g. business departments
level of education:postgraduate programmes
level of:• benchmarking• study guide
12
www.che.de
CHE and Coimbra Group
Becoming European… the Pilot Project:
European Study Guide for High Potential Students in Sciences
Method• selection of top-level universities in sciences• multi-dimensional approach • based on the ranking experience of CHE
Aims• contribute to European Higher Education Area• Provide substantial information for Postgraduate Students• show the internationally competitive strength of European science
departments!
13
www.che.de
CHE and Coimbra Group
Benchmarking - The CHE model
14
www.che.de
CHE and Coimbra Group
• BC of Universities of Technology• BC of Universities of Applied Sciences• European Benchmarking Initiative• European Benchmarking Club• International Benchmarking Club of
Summer Universities
15
www.che.de
CHE and Coimbra Group
Coimbra Group Benchmarking Club:
• Not externally driven• Self-defined enhancement tools• Facilitated process = no self-reference• Support instrument to achieve improved
results in rankings