Open AccessNational Systems of Higher Education: The U21 Rankings
Author(s) -
Ross Williams
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
international higher education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2372-4501
pISSN - 1084-0613
DOI - 10.6017/ihe.2016.84.9107
Subject(s) - higher education , quality (philosophy) , economic growth , political science , measure (data warehouse) , business , regional science , economics , geography , computer science , philosophy , epistemology , database
It is the quality of the higher education system as a whole, not just that of research intensive universities, that matters for the economic, social and cultural development of a nation. The annual Universitas 21 (U21) rankings measure national performance in higher education in 50 countries over 25 attributes. The relationship between the input and output measures enables conclusions to be drawn about the efficacy of different systems.