Qatar University (QU), in partnership with Times Higher Education (THE), has hosted ‘THE World University Rankings Data Masterclass’, which discussed how the World University Rankings are built and which data are collected, as well as THE ranking methodologies and plans for teaching excellence.
The masterclass also looked at the performance data of universities in the Arab world and on how rankings and performance indicators can evolve to best meet the developmental needs of institutions in the region.
The event drew the participation of several presidents, faculty, experts and researchers of universities from Qatar, Iran, Oman, South Africa, Turkey, and the UK. Attending the event were QU president Dr Hassan al-Derham, QU leadership, deans, heads of departments, programme directors, faculty members and staff.
A presentation by Trevor Barratt, managing director of Times Higher Education, detailed THE’s data credentials and data for the World University Ranking.
Barratt also highlighted the 11 ranking subjects – arts and humanities; social sciences; business and economic; clinical, pre-clinical and health; law; education; life sciences; physical sciences; engineering and technology; computer science; and psychology.
He noted that the academic reputation survey increased from 143,484 votes in 2016 to 144,863 votes in 2017. He also highlighted that THE World University Rankings 2018 Scopus Dataset includes 12,431,514 total publications and 62mn citations. On THE World University Rankings methodology, Barratt outlined the 13 metrics and five ranking pillars.
Following it was a session on teaching excellence metrics led by Phil Baty, editorial director, Global Rankings, Times Higher Education. On the sidelines of the masterclass, QU hosted a gala dinner at The Ritz-Carlton, Doha. The ceremony featured the screening of a short video on QU and a presentation on “QU Overall Ranking Results” delivered by Cesar Wazen, director of the QU Scholarships and Partnerships Office.
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