By . Universitas 21 is one of the higher-prestige university alliances out there (McGill, Melbourne and the National University of Singapore are among its members). Now like a lot of university alliances it doesn’t actually do much. The Presidents or their alternates meet every year or so, they have some moderately useful inter-institution mobility schemes, that kind of thing. But the one thing it does which gets a lot of press is that it issues a ranking every year. Not of universities, of course (membership organizations which try to rank their own members tend not to last long), but rather of higher education systems. The latest one is available here. More...
4 juin 2016
U21 Ranking of National Higher Education Systems 2016
The Universitas 21 Ranking is the only one in the world to assess national higher education systems, and meets a longstanding need to shift discussion from the ranking of the world’s best universities, to the best overall systems. The essential logic behind the development of national rankings is that it is the higher education system as a whole, not just research intensive universities, that matters for the economic and cultural development of a nation. It has been developed as a benchmark for governments, education institutions and individuals, and aims to highlight the importance of:
- Creating a strong environment for higher education institutions to contribute to economic and cultural development
- Providing a high-quality experience for students
- Helping institutions to compete for overseas applicants
The 2016 Ranking includes the same 50 countries as in previous reports, which have again been ranked separately by four areas and also given an overall rating. New for 2016 is the productivity and drivers of research for the higher education sector, taking into account the relationships between inputs (resources and Environment) and outcomes (output and connectivity). More...
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