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Krishna Ganesh and L. S. Shashidhara discuss India’s integrated research teaching model As Indian society reinvents itself, a radical transformation is taking place in its academy. The country is...
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Building blocs
In the global academic market there is strength in numbers, observes Maxim Khomyakov I often recall David Lodge’s image of our small world as a single campus when I hear talks on internationalisation...
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How can BRICS universities move up the global university rankings?
University rankings have never have been more important. As more students cross borders to study, rankings offer an easy way to prioritize a plethora of options Moreover, a burgeoning middle class in...
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Government investment is increasing, but Russian universities need business too
Over recent years emerging economies have recognised the importance of higher education. China began investing seriously in its universities in the mid-1990s, and its position in current league...
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THE BRICS & Emerging Economies Rankings 2014 make global headlines
Times Higher Education launched the inaugural BRICS & Emerging Economies Rankings at a special round table event at Koç University, in Istanbul last week – and the results made news headlines...
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Times Higher Education World Reputation Rankings 2014 launch date announced
The Times Higher Education World Reputation Rankings 2014 will be published online on 5 March 2014, ahead of their official launch at a global policy summit in Japan on 6 March 2014. Times Higher...
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Times Higher Education 100 Under 50 2014: Sir Patrick Stewart to speak at launch
Sir Patrick Stewart, OBE, is to speak at the launch of the 2014 Times Higher Education 100 Under 50 rankings in Miami. Sir Patrick, an actor famous for roles such as Charles Xavier in the X-Men...
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China's first university rankings symposium launched
Times Higher Education magazine has joined forces with the Chinese Ministry of Education and the international student placement company IDP Education to host the region’s first World University...
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Top 10 best cities for higher education
There are many things that make a great city for higher education – a rich cultural scene, a safe environment, a reasonable cost of living and much more, depending on personal priorities. But the...
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"The digital space is ubiquitous, so a university can't ignore it"
Ahead of the Times Higher Education World Reputation Rankings 2014, to be published on 5 March 2014, the THE rankings team spoke to communications expert, Georgy Cohen, about the increasingly...
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Credit check
Reputation is the currency of global higher education today, argues Phil Baty, accepted by scholars, students, donors and industry The expert opinions of about 60,000 experienced scholars from across...
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Matter of opinion? Try matter of fact
The Academic Reputation Survey is likely to be a harbinger of things to come and a predictor of future university trends, Phil Baty discovers The US remains the undisputed superpower when it comes to...
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Ebb and flow on honour roll
If a week is a long time in politics, four years is an age in terms of global university brands. In the image below we compare the position of institutions in 2011’s inaugural World Reputation...
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Creative disrupters are welcome
One Indian student’s interaction with edX shows the power of Moocs and MIT’s DIY ethic, says L. Rafael Reif If you have been following the progress of massive open online courses, you may have...
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Perfect pairings
Anne Pakir explains that high global standing is a necessary but not sufficient aspect of the National University of Singapore’s team-ups “Reputation is an idle and most false imposition; oft got...