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International University Rankings and Changing University Functions: Underlining indicators to capture societal and entrepreneurial contributions of universities

Year: 2023

Type: conference-paper

Abstract: The international university rankings are now increasingly used for various purposes, including for funding decisions. Various stakeholders trust ranking assessments which are based on narrow set of criteria namely teaching, research, knowledge transfer, global outlook. However, the role of university in the contemporary scenario have evolved to include societal functions. This paper presents an analysis on the need for updating the ranking frameworks in the context of changing functions of the Universities. In depth literature review and thorough study of popular ranking frameworks (QS, THE and ARWU) were utilized for identifying areas whose inclusion may be beneficial towards addressing the new university functions. The study presents a case for inclusion of five criterion to expand the scope of university ranking framework besides their usual criticism.

Source: International Conference on Science, Technology and Innovation Indicators (STI)

DOI: 10.55835/644281c46972d54225e8f684

Authors: Solanki Gupta, Anurag Kanaujia, Sujit Bhattacharya, vivek kumar singh

Institutions: Banaras Hindu University, CSIR-National Institute of Science Communication and Policy Research

Language: English

Topic: Higher Education Governance and Development

Subfield: Political Science and International Relations

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: hybrid

OpenAlex ID: W4377087511

FWCI: 1.358

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