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Is it time to rethink university rankings?

The PIE News

When we see that a publication released their list of the top 100 universities, we say: Oh, cool, this college is here again that means they must be a really good school. It has led to the idea that education is another commodity that can be compared and ranked – just like that new smartphone. And that can be exaggerated.

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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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Free speech and the University of Sussex 

HEPI

Naimat Zafary is a PhD researcher at the University of Sussex and a former Afghan Chevening Scholar. An Afghan accepted for a prestigious Chevening Scholarship , I had been excited by the opportunity to study at the top university in the world for international development and to gain knowledge that I could put to use in my home country.

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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. What is definitely on the horizon is the drive of Indian universities to climb up the rankings. Interestingly, 68% of China’s universitiesrankings improved.

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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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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.

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First UK Russell Group branch campus announced in Egypt

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The new campus will be located at Ain Shams University (ASU) in Cairo, offering accredited undergraduate and postgraduate degrees from the University of Exeter. It is one of Egypt’s top public universities, ranked 592 in QS’s World University Rankings 2025.