Round University Ranking Introduces New Methodology

The latest edition of Round University Ranking was published in Tbilisi, Georgia. The current methodology, which has changed significantly from last year, is based on twenty indicators in four categories as follows: Teaching; Academic staff per student and per bachelor degrees, doctoral degrees per academic staff and per bachelor degrees, and online visibility measured by […]

Self-Assessment from Leiden Ranking

The Leiden Ranking, published by the Centre for Science and Technology Studies (CWTS) Leiden University, is highly respected by researchers and scholars. It measures publications in reputable journals and in resent years has included rankings of open access publication and gender distribution in research. Recently, Andrea Reyes Elizondo and Mark Neijssel of CWTS gave a […]

Latest CWUR Ranking Measures Employability and Faculty Quality

The Center for World University Rankings (CWUR) is an organisation that is now based in the UAE after leaving Jeddah in Saudi Arabia. It is best known for its attempts to capture graduate quality although its does include conventional measures of research output and excellence. There are currently seven indicators: Education (25%); alumni who have […]

Qassim University from Saudi Arabia joins IREG as its full member

The General Assembly of IREG Observatory that meeting in Tashkent, Uzbekistan on 28 April unanimously voted to admit Qassim University from Al-Mulida,  Qassim Region, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia as full member of IREG Observatory on Academic Ranking and Excellence.

IREG 2023 Conference on breakthrough in rankings

The word “breakthrough” characterized discussion at IREG 2023 Conference in Tashkent, Uzbekistan (27-28nApril), and led to the conclusion that nothing in the world of rankings will be the same in the coming years. : “I often participate in various conferences and seminars, but I have not met such a substantive and engaged discussion for many […]

World Economic Forum Announces African Progress in Rankings

The World Economic Forum (WEF) has published a report by Phil Baty, Chief Global Affairs Officer of Times Higher Education (THE), that African universities have begun to do remarkably well in global university rankings.  This is contrary to widespread scepticism from many reputable universities such as Rhodes University in South Africa. He notes that there […]

New Ranking of World Digital Leaders

The French consulting firm, Emerging, has just announced a collection of rankings, published in Times Higher Education, that assess the digital competence of global universities. The rankings are based on a survey of 3,597 experts comprising equal numbers of IT professionals, digital professionals, and international startup founders. There are six tables: Computer Science, Data Science/AI […]

QS Subject Rankings Provide a Deeper Look

QS (Quacquarelli Symonds) have released the 2023 edition of their World University Rankings by Subject. Altogether, universities in 54 fields and five broad subject areas are ranked. The list of subjects includes three newcomers, data science, history of art, and marketing. The methodology is quite different from the main QS world rankings and includes the […]

THE Announces New Africa Ranking

Times Higher Education (THE) has just announced that it is preparing a bespoke university ranking for Sub-Saharan Africa. It will be launched in collaboration with the Mastercard Foundation and will be based on five pillars: access and fairness, Africa impact, teaching skills, student engagement, and resources and finance. According to a report in Times Higher […]