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World-Class Universities Or World-Class Systems? Rankings And Higher Education Policy Choices, Ellen Hazelkorn
World-Class Universities Or World-Class Systems? Rankings And Higher Education Policy Choices, Ellen Hazelkorn
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Is it always a good thing when a university rises up the rankings and breaks into the top 100? Do rankings raise standards by encouraging competition or do they undermine the broader mission to provide education? Should rankings be used to help decide educational policy and the allocation of scare financial resources? Should policy aim to develop world-class universities or to make the system world-class?
University rankings have dominated headlines and the attention of political and university leaders wherever or whenever they are published or mentioned. Politicians regularly refer to them as a measure of their nation’s economic strengths and …
What Have We Learned About And From Rankings?, Ellen Hazelkorn
What Have We Learned About And From Rankings?, Ellen Hazelkorn
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The presentation discusses the pros and cons of higher education rankings, and examines the impact and influence that rankings are having.
A Strategy For Small Nations In A Time Of Economic Crisis, Ellen Hazelkorn
A Strategy For Small Nations In A Time Of Economic Crisis, Ellen Hazelkorn
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This presentation presents a higher education strategy for small nations.