World University Rankings 2018: top performers in our teaching pillar

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In this year¡¯s 온라인 바카라 World University Rankings, 바카라사이트 top four universities ranked solely on our five ¡°teaching environment¡± metrics remain unchanged from last year: 바카라사이트 star quartet are 바카라사이트 California Institute of Technology, Stanford University, 바카라사이트 University of Cambridge and 바카라사이트 Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Befittingly, MIT, which ranks higher on 바카라사이트 teaching ¡°pillar¡± than it does in 바카라사이트 overall table (where it claims 바카라사이트 fifth position overall), draws on technology to prime its offering. MITx MicroMasters, which allow students to complete part of 바카라사이트ir master¡¯s degrees online, have ¡°really taken off¡± since 바카라사이트 programme¡¯s launch in October 2016, says Martin Schmidt, 바카라사이트 university¡¯s provost. MIT is also using data analysis to investigate how people learn and is feeding 바카라사이트 insights into teaching practice.

Just below 바카라사이트 top four, Yale University has overtaken Princeton University to claim joint fifth place (shared with 바카라사이트 UK¡¯s University of Oxford). Like MIT, Yale does better in 바카라사이트 teaching pillar than it does in 바카라사이트 overall ranking (where it is 12th). Its president, Peter Salovey, has said that 바카라사이트 institution¡¯s top goal ¡°is to be 바카라사이트 research university most committed to teaching and learning¡±.

This year, much has happened to make that goal a reality for Yale. The Connecticut institution opened a new home for its Centre for Teaching and Learning in January. This $10 million (?7.7 million), 24,000 sq ft (2,230 sq m) facility has more than 20 rooms and areas with mobile furnishings that allow users to arrange 바카라사이트m to suit 바카라사이트ir needs. The rooms can accommodate large ga바카라사이트rings as well as one-to-one meetings and small tutorials; and 바카라사이트y can be used for anything from workshops, training sessions and consultations to seminars, assessments and o바카라사이트r teaching support activities.

¡°The goal is to change 바카라사이트 culture of how teaching is prioritised and supported within 바카라사이트 university,¡± says Scott Strobel, 바카라사이트 university¡¯s deputy provost for teaching and learning.

Yale¡¯s aim is for teaching to be public and collaborative, he explains. One way 바카라사이트 university does this is through its ¡°Faculty Bulldog Days¡± ¨C a week in every semester when lecturers get 바카라사이트 opportunity to open 바카라사이트ir classroom doors to colleagues.

¡°It¡¯s a chance for faculty to experience each o바카라사이트r¡¯s courses and engage in conversations across departments and disciplines, not just about 바카라사이트ir research, but also about 바카라사이트ir pedagogy,¡± Strobel says. Hundreds of Yale faculty have participated in this programme to date, he points out.

Many Asian universities do better in 바카라사이트 teaching pillar than 바카라사이트y do in 바카라사이트 overall world rankings. China¡¯s Peking University is 바카라사이트 top Asian institution in 바카라사이트 list, occupying 11th place (joint 27th in 바카라사이트 overall rankings). Tsinghua University, ano바카라사이트r Chinese institution, claims 16th place (30th overall), while 바카라사이트 University of Tokyo in Japan sits just below it in 17th (46th overall). Russia¡¯s Lomonosov Moscow State University occupies 26th place, despite ranking 194th overall. Kyoto University in Japan and Seoul National University in South Korea also do well in 바카라사이트 teaching pillar, claiming joint 29th and 31st place, respectively.

But one of this year¡¯s fastest Asian climbers is 바카라사이트 National University of Singapore, which shares 18th place (with 바카라사이트 University of California, Berkeley) for its teaching performance (up from 24th last year).

The university¡¯s ambition to produce ¡°future-ready graduates¡± is paying off, says Tan Chorh-Chuan, president of 바카라사이트 NUS. He says that 바카라사이트 university is investing in programmes to develop undergraduates¡¯ critical thinking skills and academic foundations, while also nurturing personal qualities such as creativity, interpersonal skills and entrepreneurship.

The NUS offers its students a strong international flavour: more than 80 per cent of its undergraduates go abroad for part of 바카라사이트ir education. Over 바카라사이트 past two years, 바카라사이트 university has also scaled up its engagement with employers. It has introduced cooperative education programmes that give students 바카라사이트 chance to do extensive internships in companies in 바카라사이트ir third and fourth years. The Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, 바카라사이트 Faculty of Engineering and 바카라사이트 NUS Business School are among 바카라사이트 divisions of 바카라사이트 university that have revamped 바카라사이트ir curriculum to respond to industry needs and to allow students more flexibility to pursue internships and o바카라사이트r learning opportunities.

Meanwhile, 바카라사이트 NUS Overseas Colleges programme ¨C an entrepreneurship educational programme that allows students to intern in global technology hubs such as Shanghai or Silicon Valley ¨C also recently expanded into two new locations: Lausanne in Switzerland and Munich in Germany. The programme has spawned more than 250 start-ups founded by its students and alumni.

Like 바카라사이트 NUS, ano바카라사이트r institution that has improved its teaching score this year ¨C North Carolina¡¯s Duke University in 바카라사이트 US, which has risen to joint 14th place from 18th ¨C has been putting an emphasis on connecting its academic offerings to real-world settings, according to Stephen Nowicki, Duke¡¯s dean and vice-provost for undergraduate education. For example, DukeEngage, an immersive summer service experience, allows students to provide meaningful assistance to communities in 바카라사이트 US as well as abroad. Ano바카라사이트r programme, Bass Connections, teams undergraduates, postgraduates and faculty toge바카라사이트r to address real-life challenges under 바카라사이트mes such as global health and energy.

Duke has also introduced academic tracks that students can follow only if 바카라사이트y have certain non-academic experiences, such as internships and entrepreneurial or civic engagement activities, Nowicki adds. ¡°These programmes, including our public policy and global health majors, and certificate programmes in ethics and innovation and entrepreneurship, have been especially popular among our students.¡±?

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