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What is University Rankings

Chapter 11
Impact of Global University Ranking Systems on Developing Countries
University rankings are lists that aim to assess the quality and performance of universities based on various criteria. Rankings are based on a range of performance indicators such as research output, academic reputation, internationalization, and student experience, and are intended to provide an indication of the overall quality of universities.
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Emerging Issues on the Global Ranking of Nigerian Universities
Wole Michael Olatokun (University of Ibadan, Nigeria) and Okon Edet Ani (University of Calabar, Nigeria)
Copyright: © 2023 |Pages: 15
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-6684-8266-7.ch011
Abstract
The emergence of global university ranking systems has brought significant transformations not only to developing countries but the world at large in the development of national economies. In view of the relative impact of the global university ranking systems on national economies, the chapter used three foremost global university raking systems: Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU), Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings, and Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings known as the big three global university ranking system to evaluate performance of Nigerian universities in their league tables. The analyses indicated abysmal performance of Nigerian universities at the regional and global perspectives. The chapter highlighted issues that would promote global ranking of Nigerian universities in the emerging and globally competitive university systems and concludes that, Nigerian universities and national economies stand to harness the great potentials of the global university ranking systems, if these issues are appropriately tackled.
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Chapter 3
Reverse Internationalization?: Systems Theory, Brexit, and British Higher Education
The lists prepared as performance indicators by specialist organizations.
Published in Chapter: Reverse Internationalization?: Systems Theory, Brexit, and British Higher Education; From: Policies and Initiatives for the Internationalization of Higher Education
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Chapter 3
A Ranking Framework for Higher Education Institutions: A Students' Perspective
College and university rankings are the rankings of institutions in higher education using various factors, including research excellence, specialisation expertise, awards, graduate employment, and student perceptions.
Published in Chapter: A Ranking Framework for Higher Education Institutions: A Students' Perspective; From: University-Industry Collaboration Strategies in the Digital Era
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Chapter 3
Higher Education in MENA through Global Lenses: Lessons Learned from International Rankings
The practice of ordering universities in a list based on their performance in predefined indicators.
Published in Chapter: Higher Education in MENA through Global Lenses: Lessons Learned from International Rankings; From: Handbook of Research on Higher Education in the MENA Region: Policy and Practice
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