With many dimensions of internationalisation becoming ‘big business’, making sense of how financial considerations factor into the work of international education is vitally important. The latest report in the EAIE Barometer series examines the realities of navigating budget cuts and the marketisation of higher education while maintaining internationalisation – and higher education in general – as a high-quality public good. More...
IREG recognized “Global Energy Prize” awarded to Dane and American
The press release mentions that the “Global Energy Prize” has been recognized by IREG Observatory as one of 99 main international scientific awards in the world. It is an acknowledgment of IREG Observatory as a “standard setting organization”. More...
Maclean’s Rankings: McGill, Simon Fraser and Mount Allison Continue to Top Canadian Lists
The latest edition of Maclean’s rankings of Canadian universities has been published. Universities are divided into three categories: Primarily Undergraduate, Comprehensive, and Medical Doctoral. More...
Citations headache...
At the end of every year, the complete picture of annual university rankings is unveiled. As for every university administrator (whether my colleagues admit it or not), it gives me a sense of insight on higher education performances but also some headaches related to what I believe are flaws in some indicators. The biggest of headaches is that of citations. More...
Times Higher Education Looks at Changes to its Rankings
The latest Times High Education (THE) World Academic Summit, held in Switzerland in partnership with ETH Zurich, saw the announcement of the largest THE World university rankings, including over 1400 universities, some from countries previously unrepresented such as Brunei, Vietnam and Cuba. More...
Three University Missions Ranking released in Moscow
The third issue of The Three University Missions Moscow International University Ranking has been released. It features a total of 1200 universities from 79 countries. It is a new academic ranking, the first to evaluate the three key university missions: education, research, and interaction with society. More...