The Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU), produced by the Shanghai Ranking Consultancy (SRC), has long been known for its consistent and stable methodology. As a result, movement from year to year has usually been limited. More...
THE and Wall Street Journal to produce new US Ranking
Times Higher Education (THE) has announced that it will be joining with the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) to produce a new ranking of more than 1,000 American colleges and universities. The ranking will, according to THE, be different from previous rankings in that it will emphasise student experience and outcomes. More...
New Ranking from Webometrics
The latest edition of the Webometrics Ranking of World Universities has been published by the Cybermetrics Lab a research group of theConsejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC) in Spain. The Webometrics ranking is the most comprehensive of the current global rankings covering over 26,000 institutions. More...
Nature Index Identifies Rising Stars
The Nature Index is derived from a list of research articles in 68 high impact journals. It is updated monthly and rankings are published annually. Lists are available for countries, corporate and academic institutions, rising stars and four subject groups. More...
Shanghai : Strasbourg recule
Sur le blog "Histoires d'universités" de Pierre Dubois. Le marronnier du 15 août : le classement de Shanghai. Les épisodes précédents, publiés par ce blog depuis 2009, font part des nombreuses critiques qui portent sur ce classement international pionnier et plus largement sur tous les classements internationaux. Voir l'article...
Shanghai : mission et rapport !
Sur le blog "Histoires d'universités" de Pierre Dubois. Le classement de Shanghai publié en début de semaine est le 14ème de la série. Et c’est maintenant qu’on appelle l’IGAENR à la rescousse. Voir l'article...
Beretz, la fiabilité des classements
Sur le blog "Histoires d'universités" de Pierre Dubois. Le communiqué du conseil des ministres du 7 septembre 2017 devait annoncer la nomination d’Alain Beretz, président de l’université de Strasbourg, comme directeur général pour la recherche et de l’innovation au MENESR. Voir l'article...
The top 20 accredited online colleges in the US
OnlineSchoolsCenter.com has released their list of the top accredited online colleges. More...
Behind the Scenes | Introducing Push
For students, choosing the right university involves balancing many different factors – cost, location and lifestyle, as well as the course, the academic reputation and the entry requirements. For over 20 years, UK-based organisation Push has been helping students to strike the right balance.
Push created a web tool, the Uni Chooser, to allow students to say what factors matter to them and how much, and then get a personalised shortlist of UK unis, ranked according to their own preferences. The tool lets users use over 200 criteria and, as well as helping students work out the best university for them, the Uni Chooser helps students appreciate the many ways that unis differ and what might end up being important to them. More...
Top 10 des universités américaines les plus rentables
Par Fanny Lauzier. Le magazine Money publie tous les ans un palmarès des meilleures universités américaines. Les données récoltées permettent de déterminer quels établissements offrent le meilleur retour sur investissement. Suite...