Where do the Best US Computer Science Graduates Come From?
Over the last few years, there have been complaints that the leading US universities are failing to prepare their graduates for the realities of the 21st century workplace. Further evidence for this is provided by the publication of a ranking by CodeSignal, a San Francisco based assessment and interview platform. The ranking is based on […]
Who are the Digital Leaders in Higher Education?
The French consulting company, Emerging, has produced a ranking, Digital Leaders in Higher Education, published in Times Higher Education. The ranking is based on an analysis of executives in leading international digital companies and a field survey by Trendence, the German market research company, of executives and young digital professionals. Emerging compiled tables for Best […]
Are Chinese Universities Leaving the Rankings?
For some time, a number of countries have expressed dissatisfaction with the global rankings, especially those based in the UK. Russia has abandoned its Five Top 100 project which aimed at getting universities into the world’s top 100. A number of the elite Indian Institutes of Technology have boycotted the Times Higher Education (THE) World […]
THE Impact Rankings Measure Commitment to Sustainability
Time Higher Education (THE) have published the latest edition of their Impact Rankings. These assess progress towards the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) declared by the United Nations. Progress is measured by research on topics related to the goals and a variety of programmes and policies. For example, SDG 1, No Poverty, is measured by […]
IREG Observatory suspends Russian universities
Eight Russian universities, members of IREG Observatory signed the statement of the Russian Union of Rectors in support of the war against Ukraine. Finding this action in clear violation of the principles of honor and honesty underscored in the Statute, IREG Observatory at the meeting in Paris decided to suspend membership of: Federal University, Lobachevsky […]
QS Subject Rankings: The Turning of the Chinese Tide?
QS have just published the latest edition of their subject rankings, which are heavily biased towards research. The indicators, the weighting of which according to subject and field, are academic reputation, employer reputation, citations, H-index, and international research network. This year’s rankings are dominated as usual by the two New England schools, Massachusetts Institute of […]
SCImago Rankings Measure Contributions to Innovation
The SCImago Institutions Rankings (SIR) are published by the SCImago Lab, now part of a Spanish consulting company. They provide data on research, innovation and societal impact and include universities, companies, public agencies, companies, and research centres. SCImago provides overall, research, innovation, and societal rankings. The research rankings are based on publications and citations and […]
Japan University Rankings Show Pandemic Impact
In recent years there has been much discussion about ranking universities according to their contribution to teaching and learning rather than their research prowess. Times Higher Education (THE) has produced three rankings that it describes as teaching-focused for the USA, Europe and Japan. The latest edition of the THE Japan University Rankings has just been […]
Controversy Over Columbia University Rankings
A controversy has erupted following the publication of a report by Michael Thaddeus, a mathematics Professor at Columbia University, in New York City, who has argued that the University has submitted misleading data to the US News ranking of the country’s best universities. Specifically, he has charged that Columbia has manipulated the scores for class […]
U-Multirank suspends participation of Russian universities
U-Multirank is committed to the values of peaceful international exchange and cooperation, and strongly condemns the war against Ukraine. We know that many Russian people, inside and outside higher education, share the same values and are against the aggression. With dismay we see the official statement by the Russian Rector’s Union which supports the invasion […]