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Calidad de los sistemas universitarios: una visión comparada basada en el ranking ARWU Domingo Docampo Universidad de Vigo ESTRATEGIAS DE FORMACIÓN PARA LA INVESTIGACIÓN Y LA INNOVACIÓN Proyecto Innova CESAL Lisboa, 25 de marzo de 2010. Outline of the Talk. Motivation of the study

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  1. Calidad de los sistemas universitarios: una visión comparada basada en el ranking ARWUDomingo DocampoUniversidad de Vigo ESTRATEGIAS DE FORMACIÓN PARA LA INVESTIGACIÓN Y LA INNOVACIÓNProyectoInnova CESAL Lisboa, 25 de marzo de 2010

  2. Outline of the Talk • Motivation of the study • SelectionofData • Decision on the set of Indicators • Statistical Analysis: principal components. • Global Quality assessment. • Clustering of countries. • Influence of Expenditures (R&D. HE Funding) on Global Quality. • Conclusions

  3. Quality Assessment • Shanghai Jiao Tong University’s Academic Ranking of World Universities • Based on collective scientific production and individual achievement • Sound Indicators and Reliable Data • Data from countries can be aggregated • International comparisons can be made • It is not the whole story but…

  4. ARWU

  5. Aggregating the data • To make appropriate comparisons either population or wealth have to enter the picture. I chose countries share of the world’s GDP (PPP) . • Number of universities and averages of scores will be used as indicators.

  6. Universities in ARWU

  7. PCA Indicators • AlU (average 2.5 GDP share) • AwD (average 2.5 GDP share) • HiCi (average 2.5 GDP share) • NaS (average 2.5 GDP share) • PuB (average 2.5 GDP share) • QwU (Presence in ARWU vs GDP share)

  8. COHERENCE OF THE INDICATORS

  9. Scale Properties

  10. Principal Components

  11. Indicators

  12. Principal Components

  13. Predicting Scores ARWU 500

  14. Predicting Global Quality

  15. Conclusions • International benchmarking is a good basis for improvement. Do it honestly. • Identifying appropriate incentives to encourage and reward excellence is paramount to improve quality.

  16. Coda • Galbraith once said that given the choice of proving that changes are unnecessary. most people…¿? Start working on the proof! Please. do not.

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