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The dominance of rankings that favour Anglo-American universities and research may be a thing of the past. At least when it comes to international rankings, the recently launched ‘U-Multirank’ is hoping to challenges existing standards. <\/p>\n

”U-Multirank will enable students to make more informed decisions about where to study and give us a more accurate picture of how universities perform,” said the European Commissioner for Education, Androulla Vassiliou, at the release.<\/p>\n

The most-used international rankings have been criticised<\/a> for bias towards Anglo-American universities, subjective judgements, and for reflecting research more accurately than teaching. The new tool, financed by the European Commission as part of the Erasmus+ programme, was launched in mid-May and allows comparison of over 850 universities in 70 countries, using over 30 indicators. <\/p>\n

A ‘medal table’<\/h2>\n

Instead of compiling a ranked list of universities, U-Multirank aims to aid users to make more fine-grained comparisons according to their own preferences in the areas of teaching and learning, research, knowledge transfer, international orientation and regional engagement.<\/p>\n

For each of the indicators, universities were categorized in five performance groups. On the website, users can select their indicators of interest, and will be present with a list of universities that fit the selected criteria. <\/p>\n

Based on the selection, users can then compile their own ‘medal table’, a ranking based on the number of universities’ occurrences in each of the groups. The ranking will adjust as indicators are added or removed from the search.<\/p>\n

In-depth information<\/h2>\n

The project was financed with EUR 2 million by the European Commission, and carried out by a consortium lead by German and Dutch higher education research centers. <\/p>\n

The European Student Union ESU has been involved in the development of U-multirank and is on the Advisory Board of the European Commission on the subject, together with other experts. The Vice-Chairperson of ESU Fernando Miguel Gal\u00e1n Palomares is enthusiastic about it.<\/p>\n

\u201cStudents are not a homogenous group. They have different needs and preferences. We do therefore strongly believe that U-multirank has the possibility to become an extremely useful tool for students all over the world\u201d.<\/p>\n

So far just four disciplines, but more to come<\/h2>\n

This year’s first publication of indicators covers universities as a whole and four selected disciplines \u2013 business studies, electrical and mechanical engineering, and physics.<\/p>\n

Another round of publications with more disciplines is planned for next year. If the project is a success, it might be continued further, adding more in-depth information in additional disciplines.<\/p>\n

Try out the new U-Multirank system here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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At least when it comes to international rankings, the recently launched ‘U-Multirank’ is hoping to challenges existing standards. <\/p>\n<p>”U-Multirank will enable students to make more informed decisions about where to study and give us a more accurate picture of how universities perform,” said the European Commissioner for Education, Androulla Vassiliou, at the release.<\/p>\n<p>The<a href=\"http:\/\/universitypost.dk\/article\/new-report-rankings-are-useless%20\" target=\"_blank\"> most-used international rankings have been criticised<\/a> for bias towards Anglo-American universities, subjective judgements, and for reflecting research more accurately than teaching. The new tool, financed by the European Commission as part of the Erasmus+ programme, was launched in mid-May and allows comparison of over 850 universities in 70 countries, using over 30 indicators. <\/p>\n<h2>A ‘medal table’<\/h2>\n<p>Instead of compiling a ranked list of universities, U-Multirank aims to aid users to make more fine-grained comparisons according to their own preferences in the areas of teaching and learning, research, knowledge transfer, international orientation and regional engagement.<\/p>\n<p>For each of the indicators, universities were categorized in five performance groups. On the website, users can select their indicators of interest, and will be present with a list of universities that fit the selected criteria. <\/p>\n<p>Based on the selection, users can then compile their own ‘medal table’, a ranking based on the number of universities’ occurrences in each of the groups. The ranking will adjust as indicators are added or removed from the search.<\/p>\n<h2>In-depth information<\/h2>\n<p>The project was financed with EUR 2 million by the European Commission, and carried out by a consortium lead by German and Dutch higher education research centers. <\/p>\n<p>The European Student Union ESU has been involved in the development of U-multirank and is on the Advisory Board of the European Commission on the subject, together with other experts. The Vice-Chairperson of ESU Fernando Miguel Gal\u00e1n Palomares is enthusiastic about it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cStudents are not a homogenous group. They have different needs and preferences. We do therefore strongly believe that U-multirank has the possibility to become an extremely useful tool for students all over the world\u201d.<\/p>\n<h2>So far just four disciplines, but more to come<\/h2>\n<p>This year’s first publication of indicators covers universities as a whole and four selected disciplines \u2013 business studies, electrical and mechanical engineering, and physics.<\/p>\n<p>Another round of publications with more disciplines is planned for next year. If the project is a success, it might be continued further, adding more in-depth information in additional disciplines.<\/p>\n<p>Try out the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.umultirank.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">new U-Multirank system here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>universitypost@adm.ku.dk <\/p>\n<p><em>Like us on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/UniversityPost\" target=\"_blank\"> Facebook <\/a> for features, guides and tips on upcoming events. 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