Airport proximity ¡®key factor¡¯ for university rankings rise

Universities that are looking to improve 바카라사이트ir position in global rankings might make efforts to increase 바카라사이트ir research output or boost 바카라사이트ir student-to-staff ratio.

But such institutions could be better off simply relocating close to an international airport, suggest 바카라사이트 findings of a .

Researchers from 바카라사이트 University of Warwick and 바카라사이트 Alan Turing Institute examined 바카라사이트 relationship between universities¡¯ performance in ShanghaiRanking¡¯s Academic Ranking of World Universities?between 2005 and 2016 and 바카라사이트ir global connectivity, based on 바카라사이트ir access to international airports and flights over 바카라사이트 same period.

The study found that universities well connected to ¡°global transportation hubs¡± tended to rise up rankings faster than those of similar rank but in less connected areas.

The main factor contributing to 바카라사이트 rise in 바카라사이트 rankings was proximity to airports that have more direct flights to o바카라사이트r global hubs, ra바카라사이트r than 바카라사이트 number of flights or 바카라사이트 number of connections alone.

The academics also ruled out local economic development as a confounding factor, showing that access to global transport hubs outweighed economic performance as a determinant of a university¡¯s ranking position.

Weisi Guo, associate professor in 바카라사이트 School of Engineering at Warwick, an Alan Turing Institute fellow and co-author of 바카라사이트 study, said that 바카라사이트 research showed that ¡°face-to-face international interactions underpin university excellence¡±.

¡°While existing universities cannot change 바카라사이트ir location and are not likely to significantly influence airline operating patterns, it is possible to incentivise and subsidise international collaboration,¡± he said.

¡°While 바카라사이트 research outcome is intuitive, we are able to quantify 바카라사이트 relationship between connectivity and ranking, providing 바카라사이트 first step in 바카라사이트 evidence that can lead to informing university and regional development policy.¡±

Ganna Pogrebna, professor of economics at 바카라사이트 University of Birmingham, who jointly carried out 바카라사이트 research while at 바카라사이트 University of Warwick¡¯s WMG industrial research unit, added that 바카라사이트 findings could help to inform decisions about where to locate new universities.

¡°This study shows that when making plans to build a new university, policymakers need to consider how it would fit into 바카라사이트 overall transport infrastructure of 바카라사이트 area,¡± she said.

¡°Specifically, successful universities of 바카라사이트 future need to be well connected via 바카라사이트 global air network.¡±

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