Book Review: The impact of higher education ranking systems on universities.
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https://doi.org/10.32674/jcihe.v14i2.4464Keywords:
Higher education ranking systems, QS, The, ARWU, Methodology, Impact of rankingsAbstract
University ranking is a buzzword that attracts both national and global attention. At the very outset, the book’s central theme revolves around this buzzword. Through a critical lens, the book analyses the Big Three ranking systems and fine points of the methodology adopted, the weighing of the different indicators, and the recent amendments.
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