Rankings Don’t Tell the Whole Story: Handle Them with Care

An article in University World News argues that higher education professionals and ministries need to be honest about the strengths and weaknesses of using university rankings to determine the eligibility of potential international partners. The author, the editor of the Times Higher Education World University Rankings, notes that no university ranking can ever be exhaustive or objective, and that "Anyone who adheres too rigidly to rankings tables risks missing the many pockets of excellence in narrower subject areas not captured by institution-wide rankings, or in areas of university performance—such as community engagement—that are simply not captured well by any ranking."

To read the full article, please visit: www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20120626171938451.