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SHOULD SICHUAN UNIVERSITY CARE ABOUT INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY LEAGUE TABLES?

Sichuan University9 July 2014

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QS World University

Rankings 2013-14

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2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Worldwide

OECD

G20 countries

Europe

North Amer-ica

Oceania

Source: OECD and UNESCO Institute for Statistics for most data on non-OECD countries.

2.1m

4.3mInternational Student Mobil-

ity

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THE(2010)

LEIDEN(2009)

ARWU(2003)

WEBO(2004)

MINES PARIS TECH(2007)

URAP(2010)

QS(2004)

SCIMAGO(2009)

GLOBAL UNIVERSITIES RANKING

(2009)

HEEACT/NTU(2007)

HIGH PERFORMAN

CE UNIVERSITIE

S(2009)

CWUR(2013)

U-MULTIRAN

K(2014)

UI GREENMETRI

C(2010)

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PROSPECTIVE STUDENTS

ACADEMICS

PROSPECTIVE PARTNERS

SCHOLARSHIP

PROVIDERS

CURRENT STUDENTS

EMPLOYERSUNIVERSITY

LEADERS

HOME AND FOREIGN

GOVERNMENTS

ALUMNI

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ABSENCE OF COMPARABLE INTERNATION

AL DATA

MORE COMPETITIVE ENVIRONMEN

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INFORMATION OVERLOAD

LACK OF INDEPENDENT

FILTERING TOOLS

GENERIC MARKETING MESSAGES

NEED TO DEVELOP

INTERNATIONAL

PARTNERSHIPS

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National Rank University QS-WUR 2014

1 Zhejiang University 165

2 Peking University 46

3 Tsinghua University 48

4 Shanghai Jiao Tong University 123

5 Fudan University 88

6 Nanjing University 175

7 Sun Yat-sen University, 384

8 Harbin Engineering University Not ranked

9 Wuhan University 401-410

10 Sichuan University Not ranked

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PROSPECTIVE STUDENTS

ACADEMICS

PROSPECTIVE PARTNERS

SCHOLARSHIP

PROVIDERS

CURRENT STUDENTS

EMPLOYERSUNIVERSITY

LEADERS

GOVERNMENT

ALUMNI

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QS WUR 2014英国伦敦大学玛丽皇后学院（Queen Mary University of London） 115布拉德福德大学（University of Bradford） 501-550布鲁内尔Brunel大学（Brunel University） 360Newcastle纽卡斯尔大学（Newcastle University） 129Strathclyde斯特拉斯大学（The University of Strathclyde） 257曼彻斯特大学（University of Manchester） 33曼彻斯特城市大学（Manchester Metropolitan University） 701-830诺丁汉大学 （University of Nottingham ） 75诺丁汉特伦特大学（Nottingham Trent University） 701-830英国伦敦大学皇家霍洛威大学（Royal Holloway, University of London） 265

United Kingdom

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GEORGE E.P. BOX

“Accidental Statistician”

1919-2013

There are over 20,000 recognised universities in the

world

Users look for independent measures of quality

World university rankings are one of the ways of

identifying quality

“Essentially all models are wrong, but some are useful”

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?WORLDCLASS

UNIVERSITY

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ACADEMICREPUTATION

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SURVEY RESPONSE GROWTH

ACADEMIC

EMPLOYER

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2011

2012

15,050

5,007

33,785

16,744

46,079

25,564

GEOGRAPHIC BALANCE

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SPECIFIC SUBJECT

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EMPLOYERS

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201362,084

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President / Vice-Chancellor

Vice-President / Deputy Vice-Chancellor

Senior Administrator

Head of Department

Professor / Associate Professor

Assistant Professor

Senior Lecturer

Lecturer

Research Specialist

Administrator / Functional Manager

Admissions Officer

Research Assistant

Teaching Assistant

Librarian / Library Assistant

Other

0.0% 10.0% 20.0% 30.0% 40.0% 50.0% 60.0%

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16%

Arts & Humani-ties

25%

Engineering & Technology

14%

LIFE SCIENCES & MEDICINE

20%

Natural Sciences

25%

SOCIAL SCIENCES & MANAGEMENT

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Physics & Astronomy

Computer Science

Biological Sciences

Business & Management Studies

Engineering - Electrical & Electronic

Mathematics

Education

Medicine

Chemistry

Economics & Econometrics

0.0% 1.0% 2.0% 3.0% 4.0% 5.0% 6.0%

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20.3 years

Up to 5 years

5 - 10 years

10 - 20 years

20+ years

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Aerospace / Defence

Consulting / Professional Services

Energy

FMCG

Law

Media / Entertainment & Arts

Pharmaceuticals / Biotech & Healthcare

Recruitment / HR services

Telecoms

Travel / Leisure / Hospitality

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0.6%

5.2%

11.2%

2.2%

2.7%

6.7%

5.4%

5.9%

1.1%

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2.7%

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3.3%

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2.8%

17.3%

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ARTS & HUMANITIES

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LIFE SCIENCES & MEDICINE

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PREVIOUS RESPONDENT

S

JOB SITES

SIGN UP FACILITY

MEDIA PARTNERS

QS DATABASES

INSTITUTION SUPPLIED

LISTS

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1 MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (MIT) 1

2 HARVARD UNIVERSITY 23 UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE 34 UCL (UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON) 45 IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON 56 UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD 67 STANFORD UNIVERSITY 78 YALE UNIVERSITY 89 UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO 9

10= CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (CALTECH) 1010= PRINCETON UNIVERSITY 11

12ETH ZURICH (SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY)

12

13 UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA 1314 COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY 1415 CORNELL UNIVERSITY 1516 JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY 16

17= UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH 1718= UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO 18

19= ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE FÉDÉRALE DE LAUSANNE (EPFL) 1919= KING'S COLLEGE LONDON (KCL) 20

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2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

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RANKING HISTORY

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

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RANKING HISTORY

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

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SKKU PUC Chile Groningen

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CORE CRITERIA

TEACHING 6 indicators

150

EMPLOYABILITY

3 indicators

150

RESEARCH3 indicators

150

INTERNATIONAL’N

7 indicators

150

EMPLOYTY

1000

FACILITIES6 indicators

100

ONLINE/ DISTANCE6 indicators

100

DISCIPLINE RANKING

2 indicators

150

ACCREDITATIONS

2 indicators

50

ACCESS4 indicators

50

ENGAGEMENT4 indicators

50

INNOVATION4 indicators

50

CULTURE4 indicators

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Detailed methodology awards 1,000

points across 51 indicators in up to 12 categories

LEARNING ENVIRONMEN

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ADVANCED CRITERIACHOOSE TWO

SPECIALIST CRITERIA

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