Open AccessEvaluation of the Significance of the Rankings of Higher Education Institutions
Author(s) -
Evija Rūsīte
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
humanities and social sciences. latvia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2592-947X
pISSN - 1022-4483
DOI - 10.22364/hssl.28.2.06
Subject(s) - reputation , position (finance) , ranking (information retrieval) , higher education , work (physics) , public relations , political science , sociology , business , engineering , social science , computer science , finance , mechanical engineering , machine learning , law
More and more attention is being paid to university rankings – for student and financing attraction, and for research and graduate employment of the respective university – the reputation of universities is becoming more and more important. However, it is important to underline, that only approximately 1–3% of the world universities (200–500 universities) are represented in the most popular international rankings. Previous studies confirm that most international rankings focus predominantly on indicators related to the research function of universities. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to search for some possible solutions for more effective research work organisation at the universities and correct reflection of achieved results to raise their position in university rankings. The methods used in this study are scientific publication analysis, investigation of university ranking results with special attention to research organisation at the university and expert interviews and expert survey. Main findings: possible solutions for more effective research work organisation at the universities with aim to raise the position in different university ratings, are innovative encouragement and financial support of academic staff for active scientific publication creation, as well as practical and methodological support in the preparing of high level publication for young scientists. Also significant aspect is support of academic staff for international communication and extensive information on research results.