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V. Foreign Higher Education and Education Systems, International Relations, Bilateral Relations
B. Essays, Commentaries, Statements
Author FEDERKEIL, Gero (WESTERHEIJDEN, Don F.)
Title U-Multirank : a new multi-dimensional transparency tool in higher education / Gero Federkeil ; Don F. Westerheijden
Publication year 2016
Source/Footnote In: Journal of the European higher education area. - 6 (2016) 3 , S. 23 - 43
Inventory number 43549
Keywords Hochschule : Wettbewerb ; Wissenschaft und Staat ; Ausland : Europa : Forschung
Abstract This article by two members of the U-Multirank team discusses rankings as transparency tools for higher education stakeholders. It shows briefly how early rankings met students’ and decision makers’ needs in a limited way. They have been focused almost exclusively on research publication data; in contrast, U-Multirank is multidimensional. It includes individual customisation through a web tool, different information at institutional and field levels, and, with a view to student users, a major international student satisfaction survey. In our final discussion of outcomes and results, we conclude that U-Multirank shows that there is not one ‘best’ university in the world. (HRK / Abstract übernommen)