Ranking Singapore’s Universities: What Outcomes, And For Whom?

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“At the minimum, Mr Ong said, a new metric should reflect three major focus areas: The value of a degree education, lifelong learning, and impactful research” (Global Ranking Systems Barely Reflect Universities’ Individual Strengths: Expert Panel, Louisa Tang)

That international rankings of universities are imperfect and that Singapore’s universities “would benefit from a ‘much more variegated approach’ in assessing how well they do, given that every institution has a different focus and distinctive objective” (TODAY, Jun. 29) are clearly defined problems. What is less clear, however, are not only the precise outcomes or indicators that the universities would like to measure instead, but also the target audience of these metrics and – by extension – the purpose of these measurements in the first place. Students and faculty members, for instance and in general, are likely to prioritise a school’s strength in teaching and in research differently, and furthermore comparing academic and vocational educational outcomes may not be as straightforward.

More at https://www.domainofexperts.com/2018/07/ranking-singapores-universities-what.html

 

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Study at Indian universities better,recognised by S'pore Govt and also S'pore Employers.

 

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“At the minimum, Mr Ong said, a new metric should reflect three major focus areas: The value of a degree education, lifelong learning, and impactful research” (Global Ranking Systems Barely Reflect Universities’ Individual Strengths: Expert Panel, Louisa Tang)

value of degree learning, lifelong learning and impactful research.... similanjiao this Mr Ong