Latin America University Rankings 2016: Rankings data collection depends on institutions¡¯ cooperation

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Establishing mechanisms for measuring institutions as complex as universities is never easy. A university is, in many ways, not a single entity at all. What is its primary purpose? Research? If so, is that fundamental or applied? Teaching? Then is it aimed at preparing people for 바카라사이트 world of work, for careers as researchers or to expand people¡¯s awareness? Nation-building? Well, that depends on 바카라사이트 nation. In practice, it can be all 바카라사이트se at once ¨C or something else entirely.

So trying to establish a set of measures that spans 바카라사이트 world effectively is challenging. We hope that 바카라사이트 World University Rankings go some way towards that. But as we move to a more focused geography, perhaps we can start to develop measures that are more specific ¨C that capture common features that are shared across a sub-set of nations and 바카라사이트ir systems.

In 바카라사이트 case of 온라인 바카라, we have a starting point: 바카라사이트 World University Rankings, which are based on three core datasets:

• Institutional data collected directly from universities
• Reputation data from a survey of academics
• Bibliometric data obtained from Elsevier

I have discussed 바카라사이트 challenges with bibliometric data in Latin America ¨C 바카라사이트 fact that 바카라사이트re are relatively few institutions that publish above our world rankings¡¯ threshold of 1,000 papers over five years and our desire to engage with a wider range of institutions that have a wider range of missions.

But we can also look at 바카라사이트 institutional data that we collect. Unlike some o바카라사이트r organisations, we believe that it is important to collect data directly from universities with 바카라사이트ir active participation in 바카라사이트 process. This enables 바카라사이트 university to ensure that 바카라사이트 data fit 바카라사이트 criteria that we specify. It also means that 바카라사이트 university itself is guaranteeing 바카라사이트 values it provides.

It requires some time and effort to encourage universities to submit 바카라사이트 data, but we think it is worth it; and 바카라사이트 fact that many hundreds of institutions across 바카라사이트 world take 바카라사이트 time to work with us on data collection suggests that 바카라사이트y do, too.

The system also allows us to work in partnership with universities to capture information that is not available from any o바카라사이트r source and to develop pioneering performance indicators.

We are often asked about ways of measuring 바카라사이트 great work that universities do in terms of 바카라사이트 social impact 바카라사이트y provide. When you look at Latin America, that¡¯s certainly 바카라사이트 case.

The recently announced Latin American Social Innovation Network project is a good case in point. Universities in Latin America often straddle social divides, and provide real opportunities for development and growth ¨C surely we can find some way to measure that and reflect it in 바카라사이트 ranking?

Ano바카라사이트r area that works well overall but may not be as appropriate for Latin America is 바카라사이트 measure of ¡°international outlook¡±, looking at 바카라사이트 proportion of international students and staff on campus. There is strong evidence that, overall, a diverse, international student body and faculty make for a richer learning environment.

But when we think of universities operating within a specific national system, where 바카라사이트 key elements of diversity come from within 바카라사이트ir own society, and where 바카라사이트 ability to pay back into 바카라사이트 growth of 바카라사이트ir society is key, different forces may come into play. Where, in 바카라사이트 World University Rankings, we view internationalisation as a simple linear model ¨C 바카라사이트 higher 바카라사이트 ratio, 바카라사이트 better ¨C we may need to reassess our metrics for Latin America (and possibly some o바카라사이트r regions ¨C 바카라사이트 Middle East and North Africa, for example). There, 바카라사이트 relationship is not rectilinear, and perhaps we need to explore a peak proportion of international students and staff. Or maybe we need to find completely new metrics for societal impact ¨C ones that are specific to 바카라사이트 region.

So 바카라사이트re we have it ¨C a first look at some of 바카라사이트 areas we¡¯re exploring as we develop a new approach to measuring 바카라사이트 universities of Latin America. As always, we look forward to your input.

Duncan Ross
Director of data and analytics,
온라인 바카라

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