Transcript Prof. Dr. Tamás Mészáros, Rector - Conference

University Rankings in Hungary
- a possible method and its critical analysis Prof. Dr. Tamás Mészáros
Rector, Corvinus University of Budapest
Babes-Bolyai University, 17-20 September 2009
Prof. Dr. Tamás Mészáros, Rector
Motives of rankings
Higher Education as a
separate industry of
the national economy
(quality, efficiency,
competition)
Diversity in higher
education
(profile, size, owners
etc.)
Rankings, classifications
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Rankings I.
 Well-known rankings worldwide :
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Chiao Tung University;
The Times Higher Education Supplement ranking
Business Week – ranking of American Business Schools
Financial Times – management master programs, MBA
programs
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Rankings II.
 Too many rankings => devaluationary impact =>
quality maintenance:
– CEPES / European Center for Higher Education –
Bucarest + Institute for Higher Education Policy –
Washington D.C. => IREG / International Ranking
Expert Group 2004.
– Berlin Principles 2006.
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Classification
 CEIHE – Classifying European Institutions for
Higher Education
– Multi-phase European project
– Classifying system based on a new and selfmade
database
– Project closure in 2009
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Hungarian situation I.
 Higher education as a separate industry of the
national economy
– 400.000 students altogether – more than 10% of people
legally employed
– 38.000 teachers and other employees => one of the
largest „company”
– State subsidy totalled up to 1% of the national GDP
– 60% of basic research projects linked to universities
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Hungarian situation II.
 Diversity in Higher Education
– Altogether 71 institutions, 29 of them are state-funded
– 16% of students attend private and faith-based
institutions
– The number of students enrolled to one institution vary
between 70 and 30.000
– Diverse university profiles: different disciplines, similar
staff profile, small theological faculty
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Hungarian Ranking Database
 Basic information provided by the institutions pooled by the
Ministry of Culture and Education
 Direct data collection of Educatio Ltd. and National Higher
Education Information Center e.g. admission data
 Data supplied by the National Scientific Student Council
(results of scientific competitions)
 Questionnaires filled by different representative groups
(student’s evaluations, employee’s opinions etc)
 Labour market research (advertisement analysis,
interviewing employers)
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Hungarian university rankings
Fields of study (14)
Selected courses
Faculty ranking
Student’s excellence
Professor’s excellence
Absolute ranking of the 164 faculties
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Critical remarks
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Less attention on research activities
Irrespective of actual diversity
Untipical data provided by universities
Lack of criteria important in international rankings
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GOOD NEWS: we are getting out of the
economic crisis
The BAD NEWS is: nobody believes it!
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Thank You for Your Attention!
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