Ranking Methodologies: Universities Experience LARS UHLIN, 17 MAY 2013

Lund University RankingPosition THE82 QS71 ARWU U-rank (national)7 (1 in Medical field)* * Our one medical university (Karolinska Institute) is ranked number one in total, but not in the field of medicine…

U21 Ranking of National Higher Education Systems Second year in a row Developed by the University of Melbourne Sponsored by the global network Universitas 21 (U21) Ranks higher education systems across the world Benchmark for governments, education institutions and individuals Top five countries: the United States, Sweden, Switzerland, Canada and Denmark

22 attributes in four main areas Resources: government expenditure, total expenditure, and R&D expenditure in tertiary institutions Environment: index of the policy and regulatory environment, the gender balance of students and academic staff, and a data quality variable Connectivity: measures of web usage, numbers of international students and research articles written with international collaborators Output: research output and its impact, the presence of world-class universities, participation rates and the qualifications of the workforce.

Many want to compete…

The importance of reputation “The University is not exactly what it is, but how people see it; Good is not good enough, unless you’re KNOWN to be good” (Katherine MA, Comm Dir, HKU)