The world-class university and ranking: aiming beyond status

In: Higher education for a knowledge society

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Contents: Sadlak, Jan/Liu, Nian Cai: Introduction to the Topic: Expectations and Realities of World-Class University Status and Ranking Practices. - Berlin Principles on Ranking of Higher Education Institutions. - PART 1. CHARACTERISTICS AND CRITERIA OF THE WORLD-CLASS UNIVERSITY (Maret, Pierre de: Universities in the World - what for? - Tai, Hsiou-Hsia: The Features of a World-Class University - Lessons from International Ranking. - Hsuan Feng, Victor Da: World Universities Rankings - Generic and Intangible Features of World-Class Universities. - Niland, John: The Challenge of Building World-Class Universities). - PART 2. EVALUATION AND RANKING OF WORLD-CLASS UNIVERSITIES (Sadlak, Jan: Developments in Higher Education and How They Stimulate the University Rankings Phenomenon. - Raan, Anthony F. J. van: Challenges in the Ranking of Universities. - Bellon, Bertrand: Evaluation Practices and Methodologies - Lessons for University Ranking. - Zitt, Michel/Filliatreau, Ghislaine: Big is (made) beautiful - some comments about the Shanghai-Ranking of World-Class Universities. - Proulx, Roland: Criteria for Ranking Universities with Affiliated Components. - Liu, Nian Cai/Cheng, Ying: Academic Ranking of World Universities - Methodologies and Problems. - Müller-Böling, Detlef/Federkeil, Gero: The CHE-Ranking of German, Swiss and Austrian Universities. - Williams, Ross: Broadening the Criteria - Lessons from the Australia Rankings. - Agachi, Paul Serban/Nica, Panaite/Moraru, Camelia: University Ranking as Stimulus for Quality Enhancement - a Case Study of Romania). - PART 3. BUILDING A WORLD-CLASS UNIVERSITY (Chubb, Ian: Distinguishing (between) Universities. - Weder, Hans: Measuring Quality by Quantity - Comments from University. - Sundqvist, Bo: Monitoring Scientific Production in a Comprehensive Research University. - Prömel, Hans Jürgen: Enhancing Excellence - Lessons from Humboldt University. - Baur, Max P.: The Definition of Quality in Science, Teaching and Management - a Hierarchical Model at the University of Bonn. - Ruget, Gabriel: The Role of World-Class Research - an Elite French touch within the Global System. - Yonezawa, Akiyoshi: A Profile of Japanese Research Universities - Aiming for World-Class Status in the New Environment. - Zhao, Chun-Mei: Building World-Class Universities - some unintended Impacts of University Ranking. - Yingjie, Wang: Challenges of Building World-Class Universities in China. - Cheng, Ying/Liu, Nian Cai: GDP as an Indicator ...