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How to convince a university to become a research world class university

How to convince a university to become a research world class university. Paul Serban Agachi President of the Academic Council, University Babe ş -Bolyai Cluj-Napoca, Romania UNICA RECTOR’S SEMINAR The Role of Evaluation and Ranking of Universities in the Quality Culture

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How to convince a university to become a research world class university

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  1. How to convince a university to become a research world class university Paul Serban Agachi President of the Academic Council, University Babeş-Bolyai Cluj-Napoca, Romania UNICA RECTOR’S SEMINAR The Role of Evaluation and Ranking of Universities in the Quality Culture Dubrovnik, July 3-4, 2009 Universitatea Babes-Bolyai, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, www.ubbcluj.ro

  2. Outline • Context • Present situation in university rankings • University Babeş-Bolyai • Strategy of Research at UBB • Assessment of the present situation • Goals • Measures taken for becoming competitive • Conclusions Universitatea Babes-Bolyai, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, www.ubbcluj.ro

  3. Context • Demographic decline in Europe • Global competition for human capital • Global financial crisis • World Class University …… highly competitive climate Universitatea Babes-Bolyai, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, www.ubbcluj.ro

  4. Context - Romania • Economic increase 6-8% in the last four years (uncertainty for the years to come); – 6% estimated for 2009 • GDP increase from 38Bn Euros - 2004 to 130Bn Euros - 2007 • Allocation for Education 3.5% in 2004 to 6% in 2008 • Investment in research 0.18% GDP in 2004 to 0.79% GDP in 2008; 0.19% in 2009 Universitatea Babes-Bolyai, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, www.ubbcluj.ro

  5. Context - Romania • Student population increase from 660/100,000 population in 1990 to 3,400/100,000 population in 2005; increase with 34% since 2000 • Student distribution on fields of study: - Humanities and Social Sciences – 58%; - Science and Engineering – 25% - Health and welfare – 6% (EFA 2005) • 107 HE institutions (55 public) in 2005 • Student population decline rate 5% 2010-2015 Universitatea Babes-Bolyai, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, www.ubbcluj.ro

  6. University challenges • Status of „multi-purpose” and „multi-product” institutions; • Role they wish to play at national level; • Level of relevance and acknowledgement sought at international level; • Preservation of its distinctive features, identity and autonomy; • Increased need for standardisation at international level. Universitatea Babes-Bolyai, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, www.ubbcluj.ro

  7. Outline • Context • Present situation in university rankings • University Babeş-Bolyai • Strategy of Research at UBB • Assessment of the present situation • Goals • Measures taken for becoming competitive • Conclusions Universitatea Babes-Bolyai, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, www.ubbcluj.ro

  8. World rankings/Regional rankings • China - Shanghai Jiao Tong ARWUranking – 2005 • UK - QS World University Ranking - 2005 • Taiwan - HEEACT Global Ranking– 2007 • Russia – World University Ranking - 2009 • Spain – Webometrics Rankings of World Universities – 2005 • Europe –CHERPA ARWU - 2011 • UK - QS Asia University Rankings – 2009 • Spain - Webometrics Rankings of Latin American Universities - 2009 Universitatea Babes-Bolyai, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, www.ubbcluj.ro

  9. Exampe: THES World Rankings But: is Johns Hopkins exactly 92,9 % as good as Harvard? Example: QS World Rankings (Federkeil, Astana 2009) ranking of whole universities weights of indicators ? composite overall score league table with clear rank positions

  10. city, university students study outcome internatio- nalisation teaching resources research labour market, employability overall assessment (students, professors) European reaction: the CHE-Ranking Indicators 20 – 25 indicators ...

  11. Classification of indicator categories - comparability and universality(Cheng, Astana, 2009)

  12. National Rankings– examples (Ying Cheng, Astana, 2009)

  13. Impact of rankings on HEIs (HEFCE 2008, Hazelkorn 2007) • Widespread skepticism ,but HEIs are influenced by rankings (over 60% of university managers take care) • Most common responses: promotion & marketing but also data gathering & compilation, e.g.= better data collection & more use of student surveys • No influence on mission, course content or research • International rankings becoming more important Universitatea Babes-Bolyai, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, www.ubbcluj.ro

  14. How does rankings influence university policy – case study UBB • In 2007 – BBU in SJTU ARWU ranking – 700-800 • In 2008 – BBU in Taiwan HEEACT – 673 • In 2009 – BBU in Taiwan HEEACT – 702 Universitatea Babes-Bolyai, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, www.ubbcluj.ro

  15. Outline • Context • Present situation in university rankings • University Babeş-Bolyai • Strategy of Research at UBB • Assessment of the present situation • Goals • Measures taken for becoming competitive • Conclusions Universitatea Babes-Bolyai, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, www.ubbcluj.ro

  16. University Babeş-Bolyai • Founded in 1581 • 52,000 – 55,000 students (7,000 in 1990) • 1,600 teaching staff, 300 research staff and about 1,500 administrative and technical staff • 111 study programs in Romanian, 56 study programs in Hungarian 12 study programs in German study programs in other languages Master programs (157) PhD programs (22 doctoral schools and 200 PhD advisors) Universitatea Babes-Bolyai, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, www.ubbcluj.ro

  17. University Babeş-Bolyai • 21 faculties • 101 chairs/ departments • Comprehensive: social sciences, hard sciences, humanities, engineering, theology, sports, arts Universitatea Babes-Bolyai, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, www.ubbcluj.ro

  18. University Babeş-Bolyai Mission (Strategic Plan 2008-2011) • To form elites and opinion leaders in the conditions the university itself is an opinion leader; • To form cultural personalities in the conditions the university is a generator of culture; • To form responsible citizens and skilled managers and administrators, capable to understand; • To form top researchers and to be a first rank research university with contributions to creation of knowledge; • To form innovators with entrepreneurial skills Universitatea Babes-Bolyai, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, www.ubbcluj.ro

  19. UBB to be competitive • Excellent research • Good conditions of teaching and learning • Competent consultancy for the economic environment Universitatea Babes-Bolyai, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, www.ubbcluj.ro

  20. Outline • Context • Present situation in university rankings • University Babeş-Bolyai • Strategy of Research at UBB • Assessment of the present situation • Goals • Measures taken for becoming competitive • Conclusions Universitatea Babes-Bolyai, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, www.ubbcluj.ro

  21. UBB Strategy of Research Discussed and voted in December 2004 Main objectives • Use all administrative/ communication levers to increase the importance of the scientific research in the university activity. • Increase of the quality (seen as international visibility) of scientific research, stimulating the performance. Universitatea Babes-Bolyai, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, www.ubbcluj.ro

  22. UBB Strategy of Research Main objectives • Increase of the practical relevance of the scientific research satisfying the beneficiaries from economy. • Modernize and reorganize the research management Universitatea Babes-Bolyai, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, www.ubbcluj.ro

  23. UBB Strategy of Research Priorities • Natural and artificial nostructured systems; processesand (bio)technologyat nanometric scale. • Applied informatics, bio-informatics, data mining. • Sustainable development and ecological systems. • Quality of life and environment. Values and socio-human comportment. • Integrationthrough religionand culture. Universitatea Babes-Bolyai, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, www.ubbcluj.ro

  24. Outline • Context • Present situation in university rankings • University Babeş-Bolyai • Strategy of Research at UBB • Assessment of the present situation • Goals • Measures taken for becoming competitive • Conclusions Universitatea Babes-Bolyai, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, www.ubbcluj.ro

  25. Assessment of UBB situation • In 1990: • small university • only a few schools in research (hard sciences, history, philosophy) • not exposed to the international environment • In 2008: • large university; too many staff members engaged only in teaching!! • new faculties and departments (political sciences, environmental sciences, European studies, etc.) • new study and research programs • large number of scientific mobilities Universitatea Babes-Bolyai, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, www.ubbcluj.ro

  26. Assessment of UBB situationCNCSIS Where is BBU positioned nationally in the ranking on scientific activity? 2004 University Bucharest – 100p University Babes-Bolyai – 70.54p University Politehnica Bucharest – 62.54p 2005 University Bucharest – 100p University Babes-Bolyai – 96.54p University Politehnica Bucharest – 82.34p 2006 University Babes-Bolyai – 100p University Bucharest – 99.13p University A.I.Cuza Iassy – 86.99p Universitatea Babes-Bolyai, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, www.ubbcluj.ro

  27. Assessment of UBB situationCNFIS 2006 Universitatea Babes-Bolyai, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, www.ubbcluj.ro

  28. Assessment of UBB situation Where is BBU positioned internationally in the ranking on scientific activity? • Shanghai ranking 2006 – position in category 700 - 800 2007 – position in category 700 – 800 in decrease • Taiwan HEEACT ranking 2007 – position 673 2009 – position 702 Universitatea Babes-Bolyai, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, www.ubbcluj.ro

  29. Outline • Context • Present situation in university rankings • University Babeş-Bolyai • Strategy of Research at UBB • Assessment of the present situation • Goals • Measures taken for becoming competitive • Conclusions Universitatea Babes-Bolyai, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, www.ubbcluj.ro

  30. Goals • Accession in Shanghai ranking first 500 • Consolidation of BBU position on the Romanian research market • Contribute to the economic growth of the region and the country • Contribute essentially to the social and cultural development of the region and the country Universitatea Babes-Bolyai, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, www.ubbcluj.ro

  31. Outline • Context • University Babeş-Bolyai • Strategy of Research at UBB • Assessment of the present situation • Goals • Measures taken for becoming competitive • Conclusions Universitatea Babes-Bolyai, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, www.ubbcluj.ro

  32. General points • Create the environment for research “preach in the desert” • Facilitate the information • Establish rules and regulations • Invest in research infrastructure • Gather reliable data from the university • Promote incentives • Impose conditions of promotion and retribution Universitatea Babes-Bolyai, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, www.ubbcluj.ro

  33. Organization of research management • Organization of the Research Council (four commissions: evaluation and quality; infrastructure; personnel; management): policies, rules and regulations • Organization of the Department of Research Management (compartments of national programs, international programs, evaluation and statistics, technology transfer, patenting and authors’ rights) Universitatea Babes-Bolyai, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, www.ubbcluj.ro

  34. Create the environment • Rules of internal competition, evaluation and distribution of funds • Scientometric and peer review analysis of the departments and persons (of the RAE type) – reports • Evaluation of the research centers • Statute of the research personnel • University journals – access in ISI and Preach in the desert! Universitatea Babes-Bolyai, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, www.ubbcluj.ro

  35. Measures for becoming competitive Starting with 2005 and 2006 • Establishment of a budget of research • Employ researchers 35 – 2006, 300 - 2008 • Finance the interdisciplinary research in the university • Finance the research infrastructure • Finance the young researchers’ internal programs • Incentives for exquisite books and articles Universitatea Babes-Bolyai, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, www.ubbcluj.ro

  36. Measures for becoming competitive Starting with 2007 • Establishment of the schools of scientific research • Establishment of the schools of research excellence Universitatea Babes-Bolyai, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, www.ubbcluj.ro

  37. New context of the research • ANCS program of investment in research: increase in financing (prediction in 2006) Universitatea Babes-Bolyai, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, www.ubbcluj.ro

  38. New context of the research • National Strategy of R&D (2007–2013): • Three main objectives • Create visible knowledge • Economic growth • Social quality • Establishment of the priorities • Output and impact indicators Universitatea Babes-Bolyai, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, www.ubbcluj.ro

  39. Financing UBB research • Capacities – subprogram for infrastructure – 2009 - 2010 “Integrated Network for Interdisciplinary Research” -14MEuro (biology, geology, physics, chemistry, psychology) • 2004-2007 ten time increase of funding obtained by competition Universitatea Babes-Bolyai, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, www.ubbcluj.ro

  40. Research Funds Comparative increase of the research funds at UBB and national Universitatea Babes-Bolyai, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, www.ubbcluj.ro

  41. Financing UBB researchat the level of the national budget Universitatea Babes-Bolyai, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, www.ubbcluj.ro

  42. Research Funds UBB Universitatea Babes-Bolyai, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, www.ubbcluj.ro

  43. BBU / University Research management – Synthesis / reporting facilities Faculties’ / Departments’ management – Synthesis / reporting facilities Chairs / Centers / Institutes’ management – Synthesis / reporting facilities Teaching & research staff, PhD candidates – Information upload & update facilities Reporting facilities Collection of reliable dataSystem for Research Management Structure of the System for Research management Universitatea Babes-Bolyai, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, www.ubbcluj.ro

  44. System for Research Management Universitatea Babes-Bolyai, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, www.ubbcluj.ro

  45. System for Research Management Universitatea Babes-Bolyai, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, www.ubbcluj.ro

  46. UBB 500 program • Analysis of the demands of Shanghai ranking • Analysis of the dynamics of international scientific research and publications Universitatea Babes-Bolyai, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, www.ubbcluj.ro

  47. UBB 500 program • Internal analysis of the results of the faculties • Projection for the next 5 years • A plan of measures of 5 years to consolidate and improve the scientific activity (promote own scientific journals in ISI, employment of qualified personnel for research, allocations of funds for performance, restructuring of administrative activity etc.) Universitatea Babes-Bolyai, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, www.ubbcluj.ro

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  49. Results • Increase of the ISI productivity with 40% 2006-2007 (2003- 0.18 articles/ teaching staff; 2006- 0.27; 2007-0.38) • 5 journals in the ISI Web Of Science and 3 on ISI Master Journal List • Number of patents increased 5 times • Institute of Technology established Universitatea Babes-Bolyai, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, www.ubbcluj.ro

  50. Results Universitatea Babes-Bolyai, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, www.ubbcluj.ro

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