scholarly journals Universities in the Conditions of Change: Request for Social Innovation

2020 ◽  
Vol 29 (10) ◽  
pp. 161-167
Author(s):  
I. I. Soshenko
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Scientific Literature ◽  
Social Innovation ◽  
Institutional Changes ◽  
University Rankings ◽  
Quality Of Higher Education ◽  
World University Rankings ◽  
Social Innovations ◽  
Russian Universities

A constantly growing demand for ensuring the competitiveness of countries in the international arena and improving the quality of higher education actualizes changes in universities. The author analyzes the scientific literature and strategic documents of universities, the leaders in the international ratings of Times Higher Education World University (THE) and QS World University Rankings (QS), as well as development strategies of the top Russian universities – participants of the 5-100 program. Based on the analysis, the author identifies ways to maintain the change of universities “from below” – the development of subjectivity, updating the socio and humanitarian agenda and design of collaborations. Besides, the author pays special attention to possible directions for the development of social innovations supporting university changes, such as institutional changes in interactions, associations of different university models and pedagogical bioethics.

scholarly journals Monitoring of quality of higher education in Ukraine and Germany: comparative aspect

2020 ◽  
Vol 54 (2) ◽  
pp. 213-225
Author(s):  
Olga V. Chorna
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Educational Institution ◽  
Education Quality ◽  
University Rankings ◽  
Quality Of Higher Education ◽  
World University Rankings ◽  
Higher Education Quality ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Functional Components

The article describes the peculiarities of the monitoring systems of higher education quality in Ukraine and Germany at the present stage, taking into account the national traditions, historical experience and mentality of the population, also enshrined at the legislative level. The impact of public administration in the field of education and independent public organizations (agencies) on the nature and quality of monitoring procedures should be evaluated, since the involvement of society in monitoring the quality of higher education should be an integral part of a full-fledged education system. Given the specifics of the step-by-step system for regional monitoring of the quality of higher education in Germany, the role of the Conference of Rectors of Higher Education Institutions in this issue was demonstrated. Recent years’ statistics are used to illustrate the polarity of Ukrainian and German universities positions in world rankings (for example, The Times Higher Education World University Rankings and World University Rankings). The results of a comparative analysis of the approaches to higher education quality assurance and monitoring in Germany and Ukraine, the activities of monitoring entities in the two countries at all levels, starting from the national level and ending with the level of the educational institution, are presented in a summary table. The table demonstrates also the conceptual and functional components of quality monitoring: the purpose of the monitoring, the objects of monitoring, the levels and entities, the public initiative, the priority of the monitoring levels, the dominant principles, the overall orientation and monitoring of the quality of higher education. The article outlines the prospects of using elements of the progressive international experience of organizing a monitoring system of higher education quality to reform the national higher school, which is a necessary step in the process of its entry into the European Higher Education Area.

Discourses on quality and quality assurance in higher education from the perspective of global university rankings

2020 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 78-88 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maruša Hauptman Komotar
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Quality Assurance ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
International Studies ◽  
University Rankings ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Quality Of Higher Education ◽  
World University Rankings ◽  
International Ranking ◽  
Global University

Purpose This paper aims to investigate how global university rankings interact with quality and quality assurance in higher education along the two lines of investigation, that is, from the perspective of their relationship with the concept of quality (assurance) and the development of quality assurance policies in higher education, with particular emphasis on accreditation as the prevalent quality assurance approach. Design/methodology/approach The paper firstly conceptualises quality and quality assurance in higher education and critically examines the methodological construction of the four selected world university rankings and their references to “quality”. On this basis, it answers the two “how” questions: How is the concept of quality (assurance) in higher education perceived by world university rankings and how do they interact with quality assurance and accreditation policies in higher education? Answers are provided through the analysis of different documentary sources, such as academic literature, glossaries, international studies, institutional strategies and other documents, with particular focus on official websites of international ranking systems and individual higher education institutions, media announcements, and so on. Findings The paper argues that given their quantitative orientation, it is quite problematic to perceive world university rankings as a means of assessing or assuring the institutional quality. Like (international) accreditations, they may foster vertical differentiation of higher education systems and institutions. Because of their predominant accountability purpose, they cannot encourage improvements in the quality of higher education institutions. Practical implications Research results are beneficial to different higher education stakeholders (e.g. policymakers, institutional leadership, academics and students), as they offer them a comprehensive view on rankings’ ability to assess, assure or improve the quality in higher education. Originality/value The existing research focuses principally either on interactions of global university rankings with the concept of quality or with processes of quality assurance in higher education. The comprehensive and detailed analysis of their relationship with both concepts thus adds value to the prevailing scholarly debates.

scholarly journals World Rating of Higher Education Institutions in 2016 and Position of Russian Universities

2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 78-88 ◽  
Author(s):  
Девисилов ◽  
Vladimir Devisilov
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
University Rankings ◽  
World University Rankings ◽  
The World ◽  
Russian Universities

The article presents the rating of higher education institutions of the world in 2016, including the position of Russian universities. The methodology and indicators used in the formation of the rating, and its results are analyzed. The article considers the three most well-known rankings - Shanghai (ARWU), QS World University Rankings, The World University Rankings.

scholarly journals Corporate Culture as a Tool for Improving University’s Competitiveness

2018 ◽  
Vol 27 (11) ◽  
pp. 44-54
Author(s):  
Irina V. Trotsuk ◽  
Daria V. Sukhoverova
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Culture ◽  
Corporate Culture ◽  
Reference Points ◽  
University Rankings ◽  
Competing Values ◽  
University Management ◽  
Quality Of Higher Education ◽  
World University Rankings

In recent years, the terms ‘corporate/organizational culture’ and ‘ranking’ have become important reference points for the Russian system of university management and criteria for assessing the quality of higher education. However, these terms are rarely considered as interrelated, which can be explained mainly by the lack of studies assessing the role of corporate culture as a tool for improving universities’ positions in the international rankings. Nevertheless, the available data allow to draw some conclusions about characteristics of the corporate culture of the leaders of the world university rankings (it is a combination of the elements of market, adhocracy and clan types of organizational culture), which are not yet typical for classical Russian universities with the dominance of the elements of clan and bureaucratic/hierarchical types of corporate culture. The article presents the results of two surveys conducted in the RUDN University on the basis of CameronQuinn methodology. They revealed the framework of competing values and showed that over the past decade the share of bureaucratic/hierarchical type decreased due to an increase in the share of market and adhocracy types of culture that are typical for the leaders of world university rankings.

scholarly journals RATING AS ASSESSMENT TOOL OF QUALITY AND COMPETITIVENESS OF UNIVERSITY

2018 ◽  
pp. 16-32 ◽  
Author(s):  
Oksana Buinytska ◽  
Bohdan Hrytseliak ◽  
Valeriia Smirnova ◽  
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...  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Quality Education ◽  
Quality Of Education ◽  
Institutions Of Higher Education ◽  
University Rankings ◽  
World University Rankings ◽  
The University

The main tasks of the modern university are to increase the quality of educational services and to step up activities in the international educational space. One way related to providing quality education, creating an open information and educational environment through which participants of educational process receive open access to resources from any point and at any convenient time. Openness and publicity activities of the university contributes to its competitiveness, i.e. its rating among higher education institutions, including born healthy competition that fosters competitiveness training specialists. The article analyzes the methodology, relationship and position Borys Grinchenko Kyiv University in the most authoritative international and Ukrainian ratings: Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU), QS World University Rankings, Times Higher Education, Webometrics Ranking of World Universities, Ukrainian Rating institutions of higher education by Scopus indicators, «Top-200 Ukraine», Consolidated ranking of universities in Ukraine, Transparency rating of universities (CEDOS), «Bibliometric of Ukrainian science». The indexes and tendencies of Borys Grinchenko Kyiv University on the key ratings and their influence on the quality of education are researched. Discovered mutual performance rating among themselves, including ranking on indicators of performance in Scopus on indicators of Openness and Excellence of Webometrics rating and the rating «Bibliometric of Ukrainian science»; Direct effect of Transparent ranking: Top Universities by Google Scholar Citations on the Webometrics rating. The article describes the ways of influencing on the main indicators of the University's activities in order to increase the positions in international and native ratings and, accordingly, the competitiveness of the University in the educational space.

scholarly journals Trends of Academic Mobility in Russia: Statistical Analysis and Forecasting

2021 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 421-439
Author(s):  
Tamara K. Rostovskaya ◽  
Olga A. Zolotareva
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Practical Importance ◽  
Academic Mobility ◽  
World University Rankings ◽  
Forecasting Methods ◽  
Russian Higher Education ◽  
State Initiatives ◽  
Growth Quality ◽  
Russian Universities

Introduction. Currently, the competitiveness of universities is determined by their level of internationalization, which cannot be imagined without academic mobility. This is reflected in world university rankings. Russian universities do not occupy leading positions in these ratings; they are losing their role in the global educational space. Today, it is necessary to make prompt, constructive decisions that contribute to the growth of academic mobility, however, the development of measures in this area is not possible without prospective estimates of indicators characterizing both the development of the internationalization of higher education and growth quality of education. In this regard, the purpose of the presented article is to build predictive scenarios for academic mobility in Russia. Materials and Methods. The research employs statistical methods of time series analysis and forecasting. Prospective values of the number of foreign citizens from various countries studying at Russian universities were obtained on the basis of exponential functions and adaptive forecasting methods. The choice of the model with the best forecast values is based on a formal-logical analysis coupled with a comparison of the main characteristics of accuracy and quality. Results. The article presents predictive scenarios of academic mobility in Russia: regressive, conservative, moderately optimistic. The obtained forecast results determine the possibilities of increasing the competitiveness of Russian education and improving the position of Russian universities in the world rankings only if highquality digital education is formed and developed on the basis of an infrastructure that ensures high technical reliability. Discussion and Conclusion. The proposed methodology and assessments of the prospective values of the targets for the growth of university academic mobility not only substantiate the expansion of the possibilities of using adaptive forecasting methods, which determines the scientific contribution of the study conducted by the authors, but can also be taken into account when adjusting/updating the planned values of indicators introduced into state initiatives to stimulate internationalization of Russian higher education, which points to the high practical importance of this article.

scholarly journals A longitudinal analysis of university rankings

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 1109-1135
Author(s):  
Friso Selten ◽  
Cameron Neylon ◽  
Chun-Kai Huang ◽  
Paul Groth
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Research Performance ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
University Rankings ◽  
Quality Of Higher Education ◽  
World University Rankings ◽  
Two Factors ◽  
Global University ◽  
The Times ◽  
University Performance

Pressured by globalization and demand for public organizations to be accountable, efficient, and transparent, university rankings have become an important tool for assessing the quality of higher education institutions. It is therefore important to assess exactly what these rankings measure. Here, the three major global university rankings—the Academic Ranking of World Universities, the Times Higher Education ranking and the Quacquarelli Symonds World University Rankings—are studied. After a description of the ranking methodologies, it is shown that university rankings are stable over time but that there is variation between the three rankings. Furthermore, using principal component analysis and exploratory factor analysis, we demonstrate that the variables used to construct the rankings primarily measure two underlying factors: a university’s reputation and its research performance. By correlating these factors and plotting regional aggregates of universities on the two factors, differences between the rankings are made visible. Last, we elaborate how the results from these analysis can be viewed in light of often-voiced critiques of the ranking process. This indicates that the variables used by the rankings might not capture the concepts they claim to measure. The study provides evidence of the ambiguous nature of university rankings quantification of university performance.

scholarly journals The Development Of A Monitoring System Of Higher Education Quality In Ukraine And Germany: Comparative Component

2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 74-82
Author(s):  
Olga Chorna
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Monitoring System ◽  
Education Quality ◽  
Quality Of Higher Education ◽  
World University Rankings ◽  
Higher Education Quality ◽  
The Times ◽  
Functional Components

AbstractThe article reveals specific features of functioning systems of higher education quality monitoring at the present stage, taking into account national traditions, historical experience and mentality of the population. The article introduces a comparative analysis of monitoring actors at national, regional and local levels in two countries. The ratio of influence of the state administration in education sphere and of the independent public organizations (agencies) on the nature and quality of monitoring procedures has been estimated. The positions polarity of Ukrainian and German universities in world rankings (“Top 50” The Times Higher Education World University Rankings (2010-2011/2014-2015); “Top 500” Academic Ranking of World Universities for 2010-2015) in form of statistical generalizations have been presented. A comparative analysis of approaches to assuring and monitoring the quality of higher education in Germany and Ukraine has been shown in the table. It demonstrates the conceptual and functional components of monitoring: the monitoring purpose, monitoring objects, levels and actors, public initiative, the priority of monitoring levels, the dominant principles, the general orientation and procedure for monitoring the higher education quality. The use of prospects of elements in progressive international experience as for organising the monitoring system of higher education quality to reform the national high school have been determined here. That could be especially important taking into consideration the creating of the European Higher Education Area.

scholarly journals WORLD RANKINGS OF HIGHER EDUCATION QUALITY ASSESSMENT: PROBLEMS AND PROSPECTS OF USE

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 0
Author(s):  
Mariya Nikonova
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Quality Assessment ◽  
Education Quality ◽  
Quality Of Higher Education ◽  
Higher Education Quality ◽  
Assessment Problems ◽  
Russian Universities

This article examines the influence of the main world rankings of higher education (using the example of the QS rating) on the change in the quality of higher education in Russia. The question of the applicability of these ratings for Russian universities, possible problems and prospects of changing the quality of higher education in Russia with the active application of this rating is considered. The analysis of the indicators affecting the places of Russian universities in the QS rating was also carried out, and the places of Russian universities were calculated without taking into account the most controversial indicators for them. As an alternative rating, RAEX-100 was considered and the change in the places of universities in it (relative to the results of the QS rating) was evaluated.

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