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PERSPEKTYWY PERSPEKTYWY RANKING 2009RANKING 2009
Updated Methodological Approach
Waldemar Siwiński, President, Perspektywy Education Foundation, Poland
Mapping of academic excellenceMapping of academic excellence
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PLAN of presentation
Perspektywy Education Foundation. Perspektywy university Ranking – basic facts:
target group, changes in Polish HE system, criteria of Ranking 2009.
Methodology evolution 2000-2009. Ranking credibility:
consultation, presentation.
Summary.
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private, non-profit organization, IREG Secretariat, promotes Polish HE abroad
program Study in Poland , organizes conferences and
seminars on education, prepares and publishes rankings, Member of Academic
Cooperation Association established to support HE
in Poland.
Perspektywy Education Foundation:
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The Foundation in cooperation with the Conference of Rectors of Academic Schools in Poland runs a multi-year program “Study in Poland” promoting Polish universities abroad.
Perspektywy Education Foundation:
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The beginnings of the Perspektywy rankings go back to 1992. Since then Perspektywy have published over 40 rankings:
at first these were rankings of secondary schools – because of baby-boom period,
then rankings of universities and MBA studies.
The university ranking in Poland prepared by the Perspektywy Foundation annually since 2000.
Published by the monthly magazine Perspektywy and the national daily newspaper Rzeczpospolita.
The only ranking in Poland published continuously every year.
Perspektywy Ranking History
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Prospective students - target group
Warsaw University Information Day
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Changes in Polish HE system Number of HEIs increased by 175% in past decade. Growth of private HEIs sector. In 2009: 139 public and 322 private HEIs.
Number of HEI in Poland
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1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 year
Private HEI Public HEI
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Changes in Polish HE system
Baby-boom students wave.
Students/graduates in Poland
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1 000 0001 200 0001 400 0001 600 0001 800 0002 000 000
year
students graduates
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What is ranking?What is ranking?
RANKING IS INFORMATION ARRANGED IN ORDERinformation about: universities, faculties and programs sorted and arranged to serve those who seek such information: high school graduates (and their parents) looking
for college or university, academics who want to compare its own faculty
with other in the field, politicians searching for tools to best (let’s hope!)
allocate financial recourses.
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Two subjective factors?Two subjective factors?
Depending on the purpose of a ranking there always are two subjective elements present: CRITERIA and their PERCENTAGE WEIGHT.
All other factors can be objective and standardized:methodology of measuring, data verification, mode of presentation, but the selection of criteria and their weight will always remain subjective.
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Kapitula – Supervisory BoardKapitula – Supervisory Board Chairman: Prof. Marek Safjan, f. President of the Constitutional
Tribunal, appointed Member, European Court of Justice. Members: Prof. Marek Rocki, Senator, President of the State Accreditation
Committee, Prof. Tadeusz Tołłoczko, f. Rector of the Warsaw Medical University, Waldemar Siwiński, President of the Perspektywy Education
Foundation, f. President of the Polish Press Agency, Włodzimierz Kiciński, President, Nordea Bank Polska S.A., Dr Grzegorz Wójtowicz, f. Persident of the National Bank of Poland, Piotr Gabryel, Deputy Editor-in-Chief, “Rzeczpospolita”, Dr Jan Sadlak, Director, UNESCO-CEPES, Prof. Joanicjusz Nazarko, f. Rector, Bialystock Technical University, Dr Jan Krzysztof Frąckowiak, Director, Polish Science Contact
Agency “PolSCA” in Brussels, Dr Jerzy Głuszczyński, Vice President, PENTOR Research
International.
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PRESTIGE - 30% Peer review (14%). Employers’ reputation (14%). Olympians’ preferences (2%).
SCIENTIFIC STRENGHT - 40% Scientific potential (8%). Scientific titles awarded (8%). Growth of HEI’s own faculty (8%). Saturation with the staff with highest qualifications (4%). Rights to award scientific degrees (4%). Breadth of teaching offer (4%). Publications (2%). Citations (2%). Doctoral programs (2%). Accreditation (1%). Research projects (1%).
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STUDYING ENVIRONMENT - 15% Student / staff ratio (6%). Printed Library stock (2%). Electronic collection (2%). Cultural opportunities (1%). Sport achievements (1%). Facilities for out of town students (1%). Individual development opportunities (2%).
INTERNATIONALIZATION - 15% Students’ mobility in & outbound (5%). Programs taught in a foreign language (4%). Students studying in a foreign language (3%). Multicultural composition of student body (1%). Courses given in foreign languages (0,5%). Foreign teaching staff (1%). Summer schools (0,5%).
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Foreign students in PolandForeign students in Poland
4259
52026563
7380
7608
8106
882910 092
11 752 13 695
0 2000 4000 6000 8000 10000 12000 14000
1990/1991
2000/2001
2002/2003
2004/2005
2006/2007
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Year 2000: 15 criteria in 3 groups.Year 2009:29 criteria in 4 groups.
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Supervisory Board receives proposals to introduced new criteria.
Stabilization of the main group of criteria. Changes of the system reflects changes in the
world. Implementing sources not available few years
ago (database).
New CriteriaNew Criteria ( (PlannedPlanned))
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New CriteriaNew Criteria ( (PlannedPlanned))
Introduction of „Innovation”, as a new group, with new criteria: technoparks, sturtups, patents...
Modified criteria within the existed group f.e.: increased weight of „citations” in „Scientific
strength”, „research centers”.
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Technoparks in Poland
Wrocław Technopark
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We know how to make rankings; the key-question now is how to gain credibility and acceptance within the: academic society, policy makers.
Ranking can act as an important factor in improving quality of the higher education.
Ranking CredibilityRanking Credibility
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Presentation of results is equally important as results themselves.
Interactive presentation of results on the Internet. www.perspektywy.pl www.perspektywy.org
Front-pages of monthly magazine Perspektywy presenting rankings since 2002...
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Gaining CredibilityGaining Credibility
Data collected primarily from sources independent from the ranked HEIs, include: Quantitative and Qualitative Survey conducted by
the Perspektywy, Survey of employers conducted
by PENTOR International SA, SCOPUS abstract and citation base, report on HEIs published by the Statistical Office, data available at the Ministry of Science and Higher
Education.
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Maintaining credibility Maintaining credibility
Consultations with academic community: independent Supervisory Board of Ranking
Kapituła, collaboration with Conference of Rectors, ongoing contacts with universities, seminars for HEIs, being flexible but sticking to principles.
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Multidimensional, detailed presentation of ranked universities in Perspektywy magazine .
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Multidimensional, detailed presentation of ranked universities in Perspektywy magazine .
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lizat
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Award giving ceremonyAward giving ceremony 2000 2000..
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Broad presentation of Broad presentation of resultsresults
Winner of 2004 ranking, prof. Barbara Kudrycka, rector of the MBA college.
Ceremony 2007: prof. Barbara Kurdrycka, the Minister of High Education awards best HEIs.
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Rankings belong to the group of tools – not unlike accreditation and benchmarking, used to improve the quality of higher education.
“The outcomes of the Perspektywy University Ranking fully correspond with the results of accreditation process carried by the State Accreditation Committee. In fact the ranking provides even a fuller picture of universities, since it takes into account more factors and indicators, and analyze them
deeper. Rankings, updated annually, are also more actual.” Prof. Marek Rocki,
the head of the State Accreditation Committee
Ranking CredibilityRanking Credibility
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ConclusionsConclusions Today everything gets ranked.
Instead of applauding the only winner – let’s look for strong and weak sides of various universities.
Rankings offer an important tool for improving the quality of Higher Education.
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ConclusionsConclusions Today everything gets ranked.
Instead of applauding the only winner – let’s look for strong and weak sides of various universities.
Rankings offer an important tool for improving the quality of Higher Education.
It is critical how, and in what way, rankings are published and presented to the public.
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Thank you for Thank you for attentionattention
Waldemar SiwińskiWaldemar Siwiń[email protected]@perspektywy.pl
www.perspektywy.orgwww.perspektywy.org