Global University Rankings and Their Impact on the Internationalisation of Higher Education

Autor/inn/en	Hauptman Komotar, Maruša
Titel	Global University Rankings and Their Impact on the Internationalisation of Higher Education
Quelle	In: European Journal of Education, 54 (2019) 2, S.299-310 (12 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0141-8211
DOI	10.1111/ejed.12332
Schlagwörter	Universities; Global Approach; Reputation; International Education; Higher Education; Institutional Evaluation; Comparative Education; Correlation; Educational Indicators; Foreign Countries + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? University; Universität; Globales Denken; Internationale Erziehung; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Vergleichende Erziehungswissenschaft; Korrelation; Educational indicato; Bildungsindikator; Ausland
Abstract	Global university rankings are a worldwide trend that emerged in times of the globalisation and internationalisation of higher education. Universities worldwide are now striving to become "world-class" institutions and are constantly aiming to improve their ranking position. Global rankings of universities are thus perceived by many as an ultimate tool for assessing the level of internationalisation at individual higher education institutions. This article first discusses the meaning of and relationship between the globalisation and internationalisation of higher education, as their influence on the emergence of global rankings is undeniable. It then outlines the methodological designs of four main global university rankings which serve as key prerequisites for the subsequent analyses of both the international(-isation) indicators that these rankings include and of the international ranking initiatives that focus exclusively on the international outlook of higher education institutions. In the concluding discussion, the article reveals that, due to the predominantly quantitative orientation of global university rankings (on the internationalisation of higher education), their results should not be generalised or understood as a means to improve the quality of (internationalisation of) higher education. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01