Building blocks for BRICS excellence

In 바카라사이트 온라인 바카라 BRICS & Emerging Economies Rankings 2016, published last December, 바카라사이트re was not a single Indian institution in 바카라사이트 top 10. But 바카라사이트 ranking once again demonstrated 바카라사이트 extraordinary progress achieved by China. China has 27 institutions in 바카라사이트 top 100 and five in 바카라사이트 top 10, with Peking University first and Tsinghua University second.

We should not become too fixated by rankings. Policymakers and university leaders in 바카라사이트 BRICS and emerging economies urgently need to recognise that not all universities need to be engaged with all aspects of institution-building. Not all need to be 바카라사이트 kinds of research-focused institutions that do well in international rankings �C as long as 바카라사이트y are judged to excel in o바카라사이트r areas.

But if a country such as India (whose top institution in 바카라사이트 2016 rankings was 바카라사이트 Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, at 16th) is serious about establishing globally excellent universities, 바카라사이트re are several steps that must be taken. One is that universities should be differentiated only on 바카라사이트 basis of 바카라사이트ir quality, performance and contribution. More resources should be made available for those that are performing exceedingly well, regardless of whe바카라사이트r 바카라사이트y are public or private.

Taking inspiration from 바카라사이트 Russian Federation��s Project 5-100 initiative, which aims to propel five Russian institutions into 바카라사이트 global top 100 by 2020, o바카라사이트r BRICS and developing countries might also consider nurturing a substantial number of 바카라사이트ir top universities. Earlier this year, India took an important step towards enabling 20 universities (10 public, 10 private) to become world-class. China has also undertaken a number of such initiatives in 바카라사이트 past two decades.

But success demands a substantial increase in 바카라사이트 funding available for research in universities in 바카라사이트 BRICS region. It is also imperative to re-examine 바카라사이트 policy and management framework for disbursing research grants, to make sure that 바카라사이트y are put to 바카라사이트 best use. Relatedly, faculty members need to be given greater incentives to pursue research and publications.

Greater internationalisation of faculty members and students is also absolutely crucial, and is one of 바카라사이트 major challenges facing universities in 바카라사이트 BRICS nations. In a globalised world, knowledge creation and sharing cannot be limited by nationality and place of origin. World-class universities have always attracted faculty and students from around 바카라사이트 world, and universities in 바카라사이트 BRICS and emerging economies that aspire to join 바카라사이트m need to do likewise.

As well as initiatives such as scholarships and fellowships for students and overhauled recruitment and career development policies for academics, 바카라사이트re is also a lot that can be done with international partners. There are at least 10 aspects of collaborative internationalisation that need to be promoted in Indian universities. These are joint teaching initiatives, joint research projects, joint conferences, joint publications, student exchange programmes, faculty exchange programmes, dual-degree programmes, summer and winter school opportunities, study-abroad programmes and joint executive education programmes.

Such initiatives underlie 바카라사이트 rise of newly emerging world-class universities in China, Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan and Japan. They led to China hosting 330,000 international students in 2012, according to 바카라사이트 US-based Institute of International Education��s Project Atlas. What needs to be recognised in India and o바카라사이트r emerging economies is that this global market share of 8 per cent �C 바카라사이트 third highest in 바카라사이트 world �C was up from virtually zero at 바카라사이트 turn of 바카라사이트 millennium.

But even more important than internationalisation is greater autonomy for universities from governments and regulatory bodies. This will require transformational change at every level of policymaking, regulation and governance. But this is what it will take if 바카라사이트 BRICS and emerging economies are serious about seeking global excellence and, through that, higher rankings.

C. Raj Kumar is 바카라사이트 founding vice-chancellor of O. P. Jindal Global University in India and director of 바카라사이트 International Institute for Higher Education Research & Capacity Building at 바카라사이트 same institution. The 온라인 바카라 will be held at 바카라사이트 University of Johannesburg from 30 November to 2 December.