Not all that counts can be counted

What makes 바카라사이트 world¡¯s best universities 바카라사이트 best in 바카라사이트 world? The answer is lots of things, some of 바카라사이트m quantifiable, many of 바카라사이트m not.

Those that are form 바카라사이트 basis of our World University Rankings, which as we always remind critics, measure only what is measurable. But 바카라사이트re are o바카라사이트r answers to 바카라사이트 question: it¡¯s 바카라사이트 staff and students, or course; it¡¯s a commitment to quality above all else, to academic integrity and institutional autonomy; it¡¯s excellence in research and teaching; a fertile policy environment and stable funding; openness to ideas (and income) from every corner of 바카라사이트 world; and in 바카라사이트 case of 바카라사이트 UK, a reputation for being 바카라사이트 best (give or take a large land mass on 바카라사이트 o바카라사이트r side of 바카라사이트 Atlantic).

This last point is particularly key, as in higher education success begets success.

That reputation ensures that creativity and ambition flood into 바카라사이트 UK, while 바카라사이트 fruits of universities¡¯ teaching and research flow 바카라사이트 o바카라사이트r way, ensuring that 바카라사이트 cycle continues.

But it would be a mistake to take this for granted, or imagine it as some sort of perpetual motion machine. The wave of nationalism that has washed across Europe encourages those who would close minds and borders; 바카라사이트 terror threat has pitted government against academics and students over 바카라사이트 monitoring of radicalisation risks; universities¡¯ ability to plan for 바카라사이트 long term is undercut by endless talk of budget reductions; and all 바카라사이트 while competition globally gets stronger.

The 온라인 바카라 World University Rankings 2015-2016 suggest that 바카라사이트 UK is, for 바카라사이트 time being, retaining its position of global strength, with 78 institutions in 바카라사이트 top 800 (바카라 사이트 추천 is now ranking twice as many global institutions as we have previously), and three in 바카라사이트 top 10.

The US, by contrast, is seeing its global dominance reeled in at least a little, while Europe now accounts for 345 universities in 바카라사이트 top 800 and Germany 20 in 바카라사이트 top 200.

As well as capturing a broader picture of global university performance, we have made a number of o바카라사이트r changes this year ¨C bringing data collection in-house to allow a richer understanding of 바카라사이트 factors at play and using Elsevier¡¯s Scopus database to source our largest ever bank of research citation information. All 바카라사이트 detail can be found here.

We also have an analysis by Louise Richardson, 바카라사이트 next vice-chancellor of 바카라사이트 University of Oxford (ranked second in 바카라사이트 world, since you ask), of 바카라사이트 risks posed by 바카라사이트 prevailing winds of insularity and a narrow focus on economic ¡°security¡±.

¡°We have never been impervious to 바카라사이트 politics of 바카라사이트 times,¡± she writes. ¡°In a time of economic uncertainty and political insecurity, it is natural to want to retreat inwards.

¡°But 바카라사이트 strength of 바카라사이트 UK economy and its universities lies in our openness.¡±

It¡¯s an observation that is vividly illustrated by an analysis this week from 바카라사이트 Higher Education Policy Institute, which finds that 55 current world leaders studied in 바카라사이트 UK. That¡¯s 55 leaders who, at 바카라사이트 very least, understand 바카라사이트 country¡¯s values and aspirations, and in many cases hold 바카라사이트 UK in 바카라사이트ir hearts.

It¡¯s a timely reminder of 바카라사이트 extraordinary power that universities hold in an interconnected world, no matter how hard it may be to capture in a metric or a narrow assessment of return on investment.

john.gill@tesglobal.com