An insight into quality and global advancement from QSAn insight into quality and global advancement from QS

Mandy MokMandy MokManaging Director Managing Director

QS AsiaQS Asia(Asia Pacific, Middle East and New Zealand)(Asia Pacific, Middle East and New Zealand)

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QS-MAPLEQS Middle East & Africa Professional Leaders in Education Conference and Exhibition

May 2010

In collaboration with King Saud University

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Mission• To provide a forum that promotes the

development of higher education in the Middle East in the global context and that stimulates international partnership.

• To support the processes of institutional evaluation and upgrading that will lead to greater worldwide recognition of Middle East universities.

Date: 2 to 3 May 2010Venue: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

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MMiddle East & iddle East & AAfrica frica PProfessional rofessional LLeaders In eaders In EEducationducation

Boost your university’s global recognition - a 2-day top level seminar with professional development program to assist in the devising of

best strategy and processes Exclusively for invited Presidents, Vice Presidents and

their senior advisors. World Experts - university evaluation, ranking, global

communications and global partnership development Major Business Leaders – fast growing role of industry

in supporting university research programs and curriculum development

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Launch of QS WorldClass SHOWCASE in April 2010

A new print and online publication featuring: Exclusive interviews with Presidents of top Asian universities and with Asian Education Ministers Global celebrities who passionately advocate the benefits of education Leaders of major Asian corporations Tables of THE-QS World University Rankings and the QS Asian University Rankings with commentary

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DISTRIBUTIONThe printed edition of QS WorldClass SHOWCASE will bepresented to each of the two top executive heads (e.g. President and Provost) of the following:

Top 500 Universities as featured in the THE-QS World University Rankings Top 200 Universities as featured in the QS Asian University Rankings China’s 106 “Project 211” Universities Top 20 Middle Eastern Universities Top 20 Indian UniversitiesAlso to: Heads of state of G20 countries Ambassadors and high commissioners of 250 major diplomatic post worldwide Top 200 Asian Corporations ranked by THE-QS World Rankings under “Recruiter’s Review”

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QS WorldARTS Tour is a response to the demand from the Design and Arts institutions of the world for a specialist marketing and student recruitment facility catering to the region Annual event Dates in 2010:

KL – 21 Feb • Singapore – 23 Feb • Hong Kong – 25 Feb • Seoul – 27 Feb • Shanghai – 1 Mar

QS WorldARTS Tour – the FIRST of its KIND!

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Components of QS WorldARTS

Student recruitment fairs with provision for viewing portfolios of creative arts and for on-the-spot auditions for performing arts.

Includes performance and displays by the students of participating institutions.

Auction of top students’ works to invited buyers

Seminars presenting many aspects of international study and career opportunities in arts and design.

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Trusted. Independent. Global.

• Established in 2008– Distinct and autonomous department within QS– Responding to demand for...

More comparative dataDeeper insight

– Improving quality and quantity of both published and proprietary research

– Researches are in London and Singapore10

QS Top Universities QS Top Universities Benchmarking ServiceBenchmarking Service

• Published rankings are only the surface of performance evaluation

• Benchmarking can provide a deeper insight into performance relative to selected comparable peer institutions

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Our clientsOur clients

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• Select a number of target institutions from the THE-QS World University Rankings list– A mixture of

domestic and international institutions may be best

University of Indonesia University of Brawijaya

Bandung Institute of Technology Bogor Agricultural University

Diponegoro University Gadjah Mada University

Airlangga University ???

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• Get a detailed view on each institution– Year on year ranking performance

• Overall• By faculty• By indicator

– Underlying data• Student and faculty numbers• Exchange program details

– Additional data• Foundation years• Publication and citation data• Financial data• PhDs awarded• Graduate employment rates

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• Peer group analysis– By indicator– By faculty area– More detail on Scopus bibliometric indicators– More detail on survey responses• Academic Peer Review• Employer Review• Domestic vs. International Reputation

• Analysis against national/regional averages• 3-5 year cycle is recommended to develop a

comprehensive perspective

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Benefits of BenchmarkingBenefits of Benchmarking

• Can be used for external comparisonCan be used for external comparison• Helps the institution understand its position globally, nationally and regionallyHelps the institution understand its position globally, nationally and regionally• Provides the context to assist in setting realistic and achievable targets Provides the context to assist in setting realistic and achievable targets • Challenges operational complacency Challenges operational complacency • Creates an atmosphere conducive to continuous improvement Creates an atmosphere conducive to continuous improvement • Allows you and your colleagues to visualise improvements which can be a strong Allows you and your colleagues to visualise improvements which can be a strong

motivator for change motivator for change • Creates a sense of urgency for improvement Creates a sense of urgency for improvement • Confirms the belief that there is a need for change Confirms the belief that there is a need for change • Helps to identify weak areas and indicates what needs to be done to improve. Helps to identify weak areas and indicates what needs to be done to improve. • Helps with review processes and setting new goals to remain competitiveHelps with review processes and setting new goals to remain competitive• Identifies training needs and problem areasIdentifies training needs and problem areas• May suggest goals for recruitment and staff developmentMay suggest goals for recruitment and staff development

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Limitations of rankings

• Specialist strength often overlooked• Dependent on reliable collection of data for

ALL institutions• Over simplified view of institutional strength• Bias towards fully comprehensive institutions• International studies tend to focus strongly on

research• Moving target

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Ratings vs. Rankings

• Ratings are not dependent on the performance of other institutions

– Ratings can be more adaptive– Ratings can include components not easily

included in rankings

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Best of Both

• Working together...– A rating can provide some context to ranking results– A rating can visually signal additional complexity

beneath the ranking results– A rating can encourage users/readers to accept that

ranking results ought to be understood rather than simply accepted

– A rating can provide additional important, yet easily consumable, information to be involved earlier in any decision making process that might involve rankings

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STARSSTARSTo gaze or to shoot?To gaze or to shoot?

• Why rate a University?Why rate a University?– Compare the global university sectorCompare the global university sector– Provide a level playing field for the transfer of students, programs, Provide a level playing field for the transfer of students, programs,

faculty, collaboration of universitiesfaculty, collaboration of universities

• Unity in StrengthUnity in Strength– QS promotes the whole groupQS promotes the whole group– Faster way to move upFaster way to move up

• Domestic RankingsDomestic Rankings– A strategic way to get onto the international platformA strategic way to get onto the international platform– Work towards being ranked internationallyWork towards being ranked internationally

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More reasons to be RatedMore reasons to be Rated• Unbiased, independent evaluationUnbiased, independent evaluation

– Research qualityResearch quality– ProductivityProductivity– Teaching commitment & qualityTeaching commitment & quality– InternationalizationInternationalization– Graduate preparedness & employabilityGraduate preparedness & employability– Innovation & knowledge transfer Innovation & knowledge transfer – Specialist subject strengthSpecialist subject strength

• Identify key strengths to consolidateIdentify key strengths to consolidate research quality & research quality & weakness to addressweakness to address

• Provide a development roadmapProvide a development roadmap• To promote the strengths of your institutionTo promote the strengths of your institution• An intermediate profile on topuniversities.com An intermediate profile on topuniversities.com

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Cost effective measuresCost effective measures• Employ retiring professors from quality overseas universitiesEmploy retiring professors from quality overseas universities• Co-brand with an overseas university or programCo-brand with an overseas university or program• Publish more - offer incentives for faculty whose work is published in Publish more - offer incentives for faculty whose work is published in

reputed journalsreputed journals• Be seen in more international conferences, exhibitions and fairsBe seen in more international conferences, exhibitions and fairs• Encourage faculty to engage in more speaking activities worldwideEncourage faculty to engage in more speaking activities worldwide• Improve external communications and image through branding and Improve external communications and image through branding and

marketing through targeted media marketing through targeted media • Organize international fee-paying summer schools on your campus - Organize international fee-paying summer schools on your campus -

promote them through partner overseas universitiespromote them through partner overseas universities• Offer more degrees taught in English language to attract international Offer more degrees taught in English language to attract international

fee-paying studentsfee-paying students• Translate your website into English and print an English language Translate your website into English and print an English language

brochurebrochure• Communicate regularly with your overseas alumniCommunicate regularly with your overseas alumni

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THANK YOUFor more information, please contact :

Mandy Mok mm@qs.com