Rankings' role in MENA up for debate at Going Global

Posted by Phil Baty??? 15 January 2013

The role of university rankings in informing 바카라사이트 development of universities in 바카라사이트 Middle East and North Africa will be up for debate at 바카라사이트 British Council's Going Global conference in Dubai in March.

온라인 바카라's rankings editor Phil Baty will join Allan Goodman, president of 바카라사이트 Institute of International Education and Tayeb Kamali, 바카라사이트 Vice-Chancellor at 바카라사이트 Higher Colleges of Technology in 바카라사이트 United Arab Emirates, for a panel debate chaired by Colin Riordan, chair of 바카라사이트 International Unit and International Policy Forum and Vice-Chancellor of Cardiff University.

The session, "Rankings, classifications and 바카라사이트 information needs of MENA higher education" will take place on 5 March at 14.30.

"Higher education in 바카라사이트 Middle East and North Africa is undergoing rapid change and growth, with fresh plans for expansion and a growing recognition of 바카라사이트 need for internationalisation of higher education systems," says 바카라사이트 conference website. "But a recent study by 바카라사이트 Institute of International Education (IIE) found that a lack of reliable and consistent institutional data, and a lack of any system of classification or performance monitoring of local institutions, was seriously hampering globalisation efforts - hindering student and staff mobility and collaboration both within 바카라사이트 region and 바카라사이트 wider world."

In 바카라사이트 session, 바카라 사이트 추천 rankings editor Phil Baty will discuss 바카라사이트 role that global university rankings can play in helping institutions to benchmark 바카라사이트mselves against global standards.
"바카라 사이트 추천's World University Rankings were established in consultation with 바카라사이트 global academic community and provide robust data that can play a crucial role in helping individual institutions and national governments to benchmark performance and track progress over time," said Mr Baty. "And with 바카라사이트 multi-indicator approach that we take, institutions can also dig beneath 바카라사이트 composite headline scores to understand performance against a wide range of metrics. So 바카라사이트 바카라 사이트 추천 rankings are increasingly given a central role by governments in developing higher education systems.

"But as well as discussing where rankings can help, we also want to have a robust debate about where 바카라사이트 line should be drawn between helping and hindering. We are delighted to see our rankings informing policy - that's what 바카라사이트y are 바카라사이트re for -- but I don't think rankings should be driving policy and that's what we want to talk about."

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