The relentless pursuit of university rankings is creating a two-track system

Global university rankings constructed mainly by Western commercial media outlets,like this week’s Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) Asia University Rankings, seem to be a perennial sourceof interest in Singapore.Yet, rankings have well-known limitations.The Ministry of Education (MOE) and university leader...

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Main Authors:	PANG, Eng Fong, LIM, Linda
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Published:	Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2017
Subjects:	University rankings Singapore higher education Asian Studies Higher Education
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spelling	sg-smu-ink.lkcsb_research-63432017-11-23T01:45:33Z The relentless pursuit of university rankings is creating a two-track system PANG, Eng Fong LIM, Linda Global university rankings constructed mainly by Western commercial media outlets,like this week’s Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) Asia University Rankings, seem to be a perennial sourceof interest in Singapore.Yet, rankings have well-known limitations.The Ministry of Education (MOE) and university leaders frequently deny that they motivate policy orare a basis for institutional evaluation. But they do provide a convenient way to ascertain ifuniversities meet our aspirations for world-class status.At the same time, because rankings tend to emphasise research publications of global significance,there is some skepticism among academics and the general public everywhere of their value to localcommunities. 2017-10-01T07:00:00Z text application/pdf https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lkcsb_research/5344 https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/lkcsb_research/article/6343/viewcontent/20171021_CNA_Spore_Rankings.pdf http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ Research Collection Lee Kong Chian School Of Business eng Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University University rankings Singapore higher education Asian Studies Higher Education
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spellingShingle	University rankings Singapore higher education Asian Studies Higher Education PANG, Eng Fong LIM, Linda The relentless pursuit of university rankings is creating a two-track system
description	Global university rankings constructed mainly by Western commercial media outlets,like this week’s Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) Asia University Rankings, seem to be a perennial sourceof interest in Singapore.Yet, rankings have well-known limitations.The Ministry of Education (MOE) and university leaders frequently deny that they motivate policy orare a basis for institutional evaluation. But they do provide a convenient way to ascertain ifuniversities meet our aspirations for world-class status.At the same time, because rankings tend to emphasise research publications of global significance,there is some skepticism among academics and the general public everywhere of their value to localcommunities.
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