Which University Ranking is best for you?

Valeriy Platonov,

Grigoriy Sapunov

www.courseon.org

THE World University Rankings

THE methodology

• Industry Income – innovation (2.5%)

• International diversity (5%)

• Teaching – the learning environment (30%)

• Research – volume, income and reputation (30%)

• Citations – research influence (32.5%)

QS Top Universities

QS methodology

• Academic peer review (40%)

• Faculty student ratio (20%)

• Citations per faculty (20%)

• Recruiter review (10%)

• International orientation (10%)

Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU)

ARWU methodology

• # of alumni winning Nobel Prizes and Fields Medals (10%)

• # of staff winning Nobel Prizes and Fields Medals (20%) • # of highly cited researchers selected by Thomson

Scientific (20%), • # of articles published in journals of Nature and Science

(20%), • # of articles indexed in Science Citation Index -

Expanded and Social Sciences Citation Index (20%)• per capita performance (on the indicators above) with

respect to the size of an institution (10%)

Growing Trends of Profiled Rankings

THE

By field

Top 100 under 50

World reputation ranking

BRICS and emerging economies

Asia University Rankings

Compare Universities

QS

By faculty

By program

By courses

By subject

By region

Top 50 under 50

ARWU

By field

By subject

Others rankings

Online education institutions, programs, courses

Best internship

High-paying jobs

Value for tuition

By most powerful women

By criminal records

By drug usage

By best parties

Ranking should have multiple model

The right ranking is personalized, which satisfy your goals, objectives, mission, values

http://virtualoutworlding.blogspot.ru/2012/01/kit-about-this-blog-mission-goals.html

Directions in university multiple model ranking

Sudent choice• Level of study• Areas of study• Specialized vs broad/comprehensive university• Size of institutionExpert ranking• Teaching & Learning• Research• Knowledge Transfer• International Orientation• Regional Engagement

Personalized ranking

other formative description data should be taken into account, which are not usually presented in the known league tables (U-multirank is on the way)

as employment opportunities, tuition fee, accommodation, campus facilities, proximity to home etc…

The components of University education

• Formal learning

• Non-formal learning

• Informal learning

Formal learning

normally delivered by trained teachers in a systematic intentional way within university, is always organised and structured, and has learning objectives. From the learner’s standpoint, it is always intentional: i.e. the learner’s explicit objective is to gain knowledge, skills and/or competences.

Example: university courses

http://www.oecd.org/education/skills-beyond-school/recognitionofnon-formalandinformallearning-home.htm

Informal learning

is a general term for learning outside of a standard school setting. It can refer to various forms of alternative education. Informal learning occurs through the experience of day-to-day situations, which typically take place naturally and spontaneously as part of other activities. It is learning from life, play, exploring, etc.

Example: situated and spontaneous learning, during a meal at table with peers or professors

http://www.oecd.org/education/skills-beyond-school/recognitionofnon-formalandinformallearning-home.htm

Non-formal learning

is organized learning outside the formal learning system, which do not either have the level of curriculum, syllabus, accreditation and certification associated with 'formal learning', but have more structure than that associated with 'informal learning.

Example: learning by coming together with people with similar interests and exchanging viewpoints, in clubs or in youth organizations, workshops.

http://www.oecd.org/education/skills-beyond-school/recognitionofnon-formalandinformallearning-home.htm

Where did the 80% come from?

http://blog.learningelevated.com/archives/165

Marcia Conner (2005) :“Most learning doesn’t occur in formal training programs. It happens through processes not structured or sponsored by an employer or a school. Informal learning accounts for over 75% of the learning taking place in organizations today.”

http://www.informl.com/where-did-the-80-come-from/

Allen Tough (Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of the University of Toronto, 1999) “Another finding was that we were looking at all learning efforts, including ‘professionally planned’ or ‘academic or institutional’ or whatever you want to call them; formal. We found a 20/80% split. 

http://www.informl.com/where-did-the-80-come-from/

Princeton University Learning Philosophy 70/20/10 formula* that describes how learning occurs:

70% from real life and on-the-job experiences, tasks and problem solving – informal learning, 20% from feedback and from observing and working with role models. 10% from formal training.

http://www.informl.com/where-did-the-80-come-from/

In the known rankings (THE, QS, ARWU) the most indicators refers to formal learning (as for bachelor level), whereas “most learning doesn’t occur in formal learning program”

P.S. The citation and reputation indices are mostly refer to universities scientific and research activities. Formally research work starts at master level. Indeed, scientific and research internship have informal education components. But this is not less complex question how to measure the scientific work.

The personalization of master or postgraduate education level certainly is necessary.

AnticipationThe gap between online and face-to-face

learning is decreasing with interdisciplinary, networked and online learning developments

the differentiation of formal learning quality in

various universities becomes less visible

Ranking’s place based on formal learning quality description becomes less important

Best university rankings

But informal learning will have crucial importance as well as now on condition of the formal learning quality standards performance.

So we should plot the future university rankings for entrance based on the personalized formal learning ranking plus university’s informal learning quality.

Valeriy Platonov

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Grigory Sapunov •Tel. +7(903)7838285

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