Index Reports Global Decline in Academic Freedom
The Academic Freedom Index is published by the Political Science Institute at the Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany. It started life in 2017 and the first edition was released in 2020. It includes five measures of academic freedom: freedom to research and teach, freedom of academic exchange and dissemination, institutional autonomy, campus integrity, and freedom of academic […]
ISC Publishes Islamic World Rankings
The Islamic World Science Citation Center (ISC) in Teheran, Iran, was established in 2008 and is responsible for indexing journals, the assessment of research networks, preparing reports and workshops, and publishing university rankings. The ISC currently publishes World and Islamic World University Rankings with these indicators: Research (60%) including publications and citations Innovation (15%) including […]
SCImago Rankings – Changes in Innovation and Societal Impact
The SCImago Institutions Rankings for 2023 have been published by the SCImago Lab, a Spanish consulting company. They now cover over 8,000 institutions, including universities, government agencies, health organisations, companies, and non-profit organisations. Institutions are ranked according to three groups of criteria: Research; including eleven measures of publications and citations derived from Scopus (50%) Innovation; […]
International Student Ranking Published
The Studocu World University Ranking is based on a survey of registered students. Respondents were asked to rate their universities with regard to 15 criteria: Food, Quality of life, Dating scene, Studying remotely, Safety, Sports culture, Quality of modules, Housing, Location, Facilities, Academic reputation and job opportunities, Social activity, Accessibility, Finance, and Diversity and inclusion. […]
UN University in Malaysia Paper on the Coloniality of Global Rankings
The United Nations University in cooperation with the International Institute for Global Health has published a briefing paper by Tiffany Nassiri-Ansari and David McCoy entitled ‘World-class Universities? Interrogating the Biases and Coloniality of Global University Rankings.’ The paper discusses the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings and the Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities […]
ASEAN Plus Private University Ranking Published
AppliedHE is the work of a team of higher education professionals dedicated to producing tools and solutions to help students and other stakeholders make informed decisions about tertiary education. Last year AppliedHE published a ranking of private universities in six Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries: Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam. This […]
Japan Uses Rankings to Attract Top Talent
The Japanese Justice Ministry has announced that it will introduce a new visa programme, Japan System for Future Creation Individual Visa (J-Find). This will allow graduates of leading foreign universities to enter Japan to search for a job for up to two years. To qualify for the visa, applicants must have received a degree within […]
New Ethical Ranking from Globethics
Globethics is an independent organisation based in Switzerland that seeks to promote ethical leadership in higher education and is accredited by European and British agencies as a learning centre. The organisation has now produced what it claims is the first values-driven ranking. It is based on surveys sent to students and academic staff with 46 […]
International Student Ranking Published
The Studocu World University Ranking is based on a survey of registered students. Respondents were asked to rate their universities with regard to 15 criteria: Food, Quality of life, Dating scene, Studying remotely, Safety, Sports culture, Quality of modules, Housing, Location, Facilities, Academic reputation and job opportunities, Social activity, Accessibility, Finance, and Diversity and inclusion. […]
Two Decades of the Webometrics Ranking
The Ranking Web of Universities, better known as Webometrics, is published twice a year by the Cybermetrics Lab, which is part of the Spanish Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas. It started in 2004 and has expanded to include over 32,000 institutions. The current indicators are: Visibility; number of external networks linking to webpages (weighting 50%) […]