University Blockchain Ranking
CoinDesk has announced the second edition of its University Blockchain Ranking. The first edition was confined to the USA while the current ranking covers 230 international institutions. The ranking is “a holistic snapshot of the intersection between this transformative technology and institutions of higher education.” The ranking is restricted to those universities in the top […]
New Edition of the QS Graduate Employability Rankings
The QS Graduate Employability Rankings, now in their fourth year of publication, are an effort to find the universities that produce the most employable graduates. There are five indicators: Employer reputation (30%) derived from the QS World University Rankings Alumni outcomes (25%) Partnerships with employers per faculty (25%) Employer/Student Connections (10%) Graduate employment rate (10%). […]
U-Multirank Rankings Include Cooperation Index
U-Multirank is a “multi-dimensional user driven” approach to global university ranking that provides comparative data on performance in teaching and learning, research, knowledge transfer, international orientation, and regional engagement. It is run by a consortium that includes the Centre for Higher Education, Germany, the Centre for Higher Education Policy Studies, University of Twente, Netherlands, the […]
US News Best Colleges 2022
The latest edition of the US News Best Colleges has just been published. Now in its 37th year, it has long dominated the US ranking industry, although in recent years there has been debate over its validity and fairness. The methodology has changed significantly over the years and a number of changes have been introduced […]
Indian Institutes of Technology Dominate National Rankings
Indian universities have never performed well in the major global rankings and there has been considerable concern over their validity and fairness, especially with the methodology of the Times Higher Education and QS world rankings. In recent years the Indian government has developed the National Institute Ranking Framework (NIRF), now in its sixth year. It […]
THE World Rankings: Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Pakistan and Malaysia Rising
Times Higher Education (THE) has completed its virtual summit, a “Festival of Data”, hosted by the University of Toronto. In addition to various sessions and masterclasses the results of the 2022 World University Rankings were revealed. The current methodology is based on five pillars: Teaching (five indicators) 30% Research (three indicators) 30% Citations: research impact […]
Moscow Three University Missions Ranking (MosIUR) 2021
The “Three Missions” ranking assesses, for the first time the third — public — mission of a university, along with science and education. The ranking is based on objective criteria, and does not depend on expert voting. Instead of surveys, it uses official published data from universities, as well as data from reputable international information […]
President of IREG at THE World Academic Summit
Luiz Costa, President of IREG Observatory on Academic Ranking and Excellence is a member of the THE Impact Ranking Advisory Board. The THE World Academic Summit 2021 will focus on the interrelation between universities and the places in which they are located. Luiz Costa and other members of the Advisory Board will answer question how […]
Taiwan Rankings Show Changes Over Decade
The latest edition of the National Taiwan University Rankings (also known as the Performance Ranking of Scientific Papers for World Universities) has just appeared. The rankings are entirely research-based and measure three aspects: Productivity, Impact, and Excellence. The indicators are: Number of articles 2010-2020 Number of articles 2020 Number of citations 2010-2020 Number of citations […]
International Accreditation of Arab Universities
In recent years, a number of Arab universities have attempted to upgrade their research capabilities, attract international students, and rise in the major global rankings. Many Arab universities are now seeking international accreditation to accomplish these goals. There is however some confusion about the validity of various accrediting agencies. Al Fanar Media has compiled an […]