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Is it time to rethink university rankings?

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They just want to show their best side Nitin Bishnoi, MBA student Schools, too, have their own issues with rankings. “In a university ranking, number nine is supposed to be better than 15, and number 19 is supposed to be better than number 20. ” The post Is it time to rethink university rankings?

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BRICS to launch new university rankings system

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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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QS World University Rankings: Imperial scores surprise second place

The PIE News

Despite their featuring in the top ten, both UK and US universities are beginning to slip in terms of their overall dominance on the ranking, QS noted. “In In indicators related to research, employability, reputation and internationalisation, Canadian universities are increasingly losing ground to their global peers,” added Sowter.

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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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First UK Russell Group branch campus announced in Egypt

The PIE News

It is one of Egypt’s top public universities, ranked 592 in QS’s World University Rankings 2025. Vice chancellor of the University of Exeter, Lisa Roberts, welcomed the initiative as a way of increasing accessibility of higher education and of tackling the worlds most pressing challenges.

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Campus sustainability: Where the U.S. lands in the world rankings

University Business

universities ranked in the top 10 in the latest global campus sustainability rankings. The UI GreenMetric World University Rankings measured sustainability efforts and institutional improvements at nearly 1,500 institutions in 95 countries.

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The Mail is ranking universities now. But how did they do it?

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The Mail has entered the university rankings business, so Jim Dickinson thought he'd get behind the figures to see how these things are calculated The post The Mail is ranking universities now. But how did they do it? appeared first on Wonkhe.