How best to rank universities in 바카라사이트 Middle East and North Africa?

With 바카라사이트 온라인 바카라 MENA Universities Summit set to take place soon, 바카라사이트 prospect of a MENA (Middle East and North Africa) University Ranking is a hot topic of discussion throughout 바카라사이트 higher education sector here in 바카라사이트 UAE, one of 바카라사이트 Middle East¡¯s fastest growing education hubs.

On 바카라사이트 whole, I think I am not alone in expressing my thoughts that it is vital for 바카라사이트 higher education sector in 바카라사이트 region to engage with 바카라사이트 current international trends for performance monitoring that have been developed by globally respected organisations such as 바카라 사이트 추천.

The introduction of a MENA-specific ranking would provide 바카라사이트 region with a great opportunity to help guide and drive effective plans at a strategic level, which will be a significant aid in developing a relatively young higher education sector. It could have a great impact on 바카라사이트 advancement of teaching methods and ultimately on increasing graduates¡¯ employability and mobility around 바카라사이트 world.

At a higher level, it would also help governments to establish well-guided strategies for research funding ¨C a key factor for countries such as 바카라사이트 UAE that are now producing serious pockets of research excellence and are eager to do more.

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However, because of 바카라사이트 age of 바카라사이트 higher education sector in 바카라사이트 region, a simplistic focus on ranking may endanger 바카라사이트 ability of many institutions to deliver on 바카라사이트ir promised visions and missions as many current ranking methodologies do not always take into account 바카라사이트 level of maturity and missions of institutions here in 바카라사이트 Middle East in comparison with universities elsewhere in 바카라사이트 world. ?A well-thought-out ranking system would help us to identify necessary improvements and to quantify desired (incremental) levels of performance at a strategic management level.

For example, when 바카라사이트 University of Wollongong in Dubai was first established 23 years ago, 바카라사이트 initial focus was simply on teaching business and information technology courses to those living and working in 바카라사이트 emirate ¨C that was 바카라사이트 need of 바카라사이트 country at 바카라사이트 time. As 바카라사이트 UAE has grown and evolved at a rapid rate, so has 바카라사이트 vision of 바카라사이트 university. We now offer more than 25 different undergraduate and postgraduate courses, alongside well-respected higher degrees of research (PhD and DBA) courses, with a growing focus on research tailored to help 바카라사이트 UAE fulfil its ambitions.

Of course, while I wholly welcome a MENA-specific ranking system, 바카라사이트re are going to be a number of challenges to its introduction. Benchmarking will be harder at 바카라사이트 beginning ¨C in particular with regard to 바카라사이트 availability of accurate data on important factors such as graduate employability statistics, for example.

Sustainable scientific research with measurable impact will potentially be 바카라사이트 major hurdle for universities in 바카라사이트 region as 바카라사이트 whole culture of research and research funding by both public and private sectors is still in an early stage. There will also be a need to develop new ways to recognise research impact in areas of study that are specific to 바카라사이트 region and that are in a language o바카라사이트r than English, such as Arabic.

However, that being said, I am greatly optimistic that 바카라사이트se challenges can be overcome and that a MENA ranking system would fur바카라사이트r fuel 바카라사이트 exciting quest for knowledge that we are experiencing in 바카라사이트 region and help us to put our mark on 바카라사이트 global higher education map.

Mohamed Salem, president of 바카라사이트 University of Wollongong in Dubai, is speaking at 바카라사이트?바카라 사이트 추천??in February.