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BRICS to launch new university rankings system

The PIE News

BRICS member nations are set to establish a new university rankings system, government officials have announced. Education ministers representing the bloc of nations, which encompasses Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, committed at a meeting in July to “rethink and reimagine” global rankings for universities.

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Free advice to university rankers

Wonkhe

University rankings need to change to be relevant and useful to today's diverse world of higher education. Elizabeth Gadd offers some friendly advice The post Free advice to university rankers appeared first on Wonkhe.

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What were people reading about higher education in 2023?

HEPI

Topping the charts is former Universities Minister Jo Johnson with his June piece on the importance of international students to UK higher education. Several blogs from previous years continue to do well – not least Rachel Hewitt’s (sadly) timeless piece ‘ Mind the gap: gender differences in higher education ’.

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Of 250 institutions analyzed, why did Harvard University rank last in free speech?

University Business

While student sanctions are relatively common across higher education and are a leading reason faculty choose to self-censor, Harvard’s low ranking can also be attributed to administrators’ lack of support for free speech. Rank School Overall Speech climate 1 Michigan Technological University 78.01

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Rankings released: QS World University Rankings 2023 now live!

QS (Quacquarelli Symonds)

It’s one of the highlights of the QS calendar – the QS World University Rankings 2023 are now live! This edition is the largest QS World University Rankings to date, with over 1,400 institutions from across the world, representing a 9% increase on the number of institutions included last year. appeared first on QS.

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Malaysia sweeps public, private ASEAN rankings

The PIE News

Universities across Malaysia have garnered success in a big way in the latest ASEAN private university rankings, as well as new public university rankings. Malaysian universities perform consistently well across all indicators,” according to Pieter Stek, special adviser at AppliedHE.

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Thriving, not surviving: six levers for recruitment resilience

The PIE News

UK higher education institutions are facing a tough year: visa regulation changes, a potential general election in the UK and in major study destinations overseas, economic instability and increasing global competition. International student numbers are now 85,000 higher than projected. Sign up here.