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Ranking Methodologies: Universities Experience. Lars uhlin, 17 May 2013. Lund University. * 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
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Ranking Methodologies:Universities Experience Lars uhlin, 17 May 2013
Lund University * 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.
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)