Brussels 25.06.2014: Recognizing student's role and participation in ranking systems
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aMiguel Gallardo Albajar
Projects Director
European Students' Forum, AEGEE
EUROPEAN STUDENTS’ FORUM
RECOGNISING STUDENTS’ROLE AND PARTICIPATION IN
RANKING SYSTEMS
MIGUEL GALLARDO ALBAJAR
CAPTURING THE SOCIAL DIMENSIONOF UNIVERSITY RANKINGS
PURPOSE OF UNIVERSITIES
•Research – push society forward•Education:
• Prepare for labour market• Enable graduates to be effective citizens
Different stakeholders – different prioritiesChan, R., Brown, G. T., & Ludlow, L. (2014). What is the purpose of higher education?: A comparison of institutional and student perspectives on the goals and purposes of completing a bachelor’s degree in the 21st century
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CAPTURING THE SOCIAL DIMENSIONOF UNIVERSITY RANKINGS
Many rankings focus only on research dimension
ADVANTAGESMore objective indicatorsData is easier to collect
DISADVANTAGESNot so useful for most students (undergraduates)Leaves out of the picture many universities
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CAPTURING THE SOCIAL DIMENSIONOF UNIVERSITY RANKINGS
•In Europe:• Diversity of Higher Education Institutions HEIs• All needs of society are covered• Some are excluded from existing rankings
•Need for a more inclusive tool.
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THE STUDENTS’ PERSPECTIVEON UNIVERSITY RANKINGS
Why students use rankings?
MOBILITY becomes necessary
•Undergraduate – Mobility Programs (Erasmus+)
•Postgraduate – Master•Postgraduate – Doctorate
Each one has different needs - challenge
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THE STUDENTS’ PERSPECTIVEON UNIVERSITY RANKINGS
Diversity of students AND diversity of HEIs
Hard to match in a single ranking
SOLUTION: multidimensional approach
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THE STUDENTS’ PERSPECTIVEON UNIVERSITY RANKINGS
What do Students look for in a university?•Quality of Education
•Affordability (tuition fees + cost of living)•International dimension•Employability
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Other: Leisure and cultural lifeSustainabilitySupport for their initiativesEquality
INVOLVING STUDENTS IN MULTI-DIMENSIONAL RANKING
Students and U-Multirank
•Development – advisory board• What are relevant indicators • Usability and design
•Indicators – student survey
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INVOLVING STUDENTS IN MULTI-DIMENSIONAL RANKING
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INVOLVING STUDENTS IN MULTI-DIMENSIONAL RANKING
Student surveys raise concerns•Subjectivity
•Lack of perspective for comparing•Sample size
But:Only tool available to measure some indicators.
NOTE: Indicators can be excluded if not trusted.
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USING U-MULTIRANK AS A STUDENT
Examples of student use
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CONCLUSION
U-Multirank covers well the needs for students
•Powerful tool - easy to use•Includes students’ criteria•Informed decisions for mobility
For the next versions:
•More fields of study•Some indicators to add: sustainability, equality
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THANK YOU
Miguel Gallardo [email protected]
@miguelAEGEE
www.aegee.org
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