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The Challenge of International Benchmarking

The Challenge of International Benchmarking . Professor Koen Lamberts Pro-Vice Chancellor (Research) University of Warwick. Overview. Value. Benchmarking. Identification of genuine institutional comparators (peers). Exposes strengths and weaknesses.

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The Challenge of International Benchmarking

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  1. The Challenge of International Benchmarking Professor Koen Lamberts Pro-Vice Chancellor (Research) University of Warwick

  2. Overview

  3. Value Benchmarking Identification of genuine institutional comparators (peers) Exposes strengths and weaknesses Contextualises institutions’ performance Institutional performance Data sets, performance indicators and measures Assist positioning in an increasingly marketised environment What sort of institution do we want to be? Inform strategic planning in specific policy areas (e.g. research, WP, overseas student recruitment) Improvement

  4. Scope Methodology Challenges

  5. Approaches Process Benchmarking (qualitative, often collaborative) Performance Benchmarking (quantitative, often non-collaborative)

  6. Selection of Current Tools (not exhaustive)

  7. Warwick’s Current Activities • Warwick’s international benchmarking activities do not presently utilise our core BI tool primarily due to data limitations • Present International Activities • Regular • Professorial salary benchmarking (internal) • Citation reporting for academic staff recruitment and selection (internal) • International Student Barometer (benchmarking group is national) • Global Media Index (internal) [measuring frequency of Warwick’s presence in English-speaking publications across the globe] • Ad hoc • Campus Services benchmarking exercise (conducted in US) • EU project on student services provision – participants included Sweden, Spain, France, Russia (non-EU comparator) • Engagement with national and continental initiatives (HESA IB Project, U-multirank etc.)

  8. The Future.... Move towards standardisation Driven by Increasing demand for information Granularity of data will become even smaller enabling deeper analysis Simplicity of rankings will have lingering appeal for decision-makers

  9. Summary • Significant obstacles to overcome before the production of a valuable international framework, not least intercontinental quality data and the identification of genuine comparators • Demand for information and a desire to for more sophisticated information (for use by decision-makers) will encourage institutions to engage and thus push forward development • Benchmarking can be immensely valuable for institutions in terms of student service and business function improvement

  10. Thank you http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/

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