Publication Type
News Article
Publication Date
10-2017
Abstract
Global university rankings constructed mainly by Western commercial media outlets,like this week’s Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) Asia University Rankings, seem to be a perennial sourceof interest in Singapore.Yet, rankings have well-known limitations.The Ministry of Education (MOE) and university leaders frequently deny that they motivate policy orare a basis for institutional evaluation. But they do provide a convenient way to ascertain ifuniversities meet our aspirations for world-class status.At the same time, because rankings tend to emphasise research publications of global significance,there is some skepticism among academics and the general public everywhere of their value to localcommunities.
Keywords
University rankings, Singapore, higher education
Discipline
Asian Studies | Higher Education
Publication
Channel NewsAsia
First Page
1
Last Page
4
Citation
PANG, Eng Fong and LIM, Linda.
The relentless pursuit of university rankings is creating a two-track system. (2017). Channel NewsAsia. 1-4.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lkcsb_research/5344
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