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Universities, Rankings and the Dynamics of Global Higher Education

Perspectives from Asia, Europe and North America

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Authors:
  1. Hans Peter Hertig

    1. Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne , Lausanne, Switzerland

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. Introduction

    • Hans Peter Hertig
    Pages 1-9

  3. Universities and Rankings in Globalized Higher Education

    • Hans Peter Hertig
    Pages 11-35

  4. Tools to Capture and Measure the Rise and Fall of Universities

    • Hans Peter Hertig
    Pages 37-48

  5. Winners and Losers According to Rankings

    • Hans Peter Hertig
    Pages 49-75

  6. A Closer Look at the Ranked: 10 Case Studies in Asia, Europe and North America

    • Hans Peter Herting
    Pages 77-156

  7. Why Do Universities Rise and Fall? The Crucial Factors

    • Hans Peter Hertig
    Pages 157-185

  8. Going Back to the Source: A Second Look at Rankings

    • Hans Peter Hertig
    Pages 187-202

  9. Outlook

    • Hans Peter Hertig
    Pages 203-206

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 207-229
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About this book

Global university rankings are now more than a decade old and this book uses the data they have produced to examine how the international landscape of universities has changed over the years. It offers new insights into the power and limits of league tables, a key element of globalized higher education that can be deplored but hardly ignored. Case studies from Asia, Europe and North America are explored to highlight the issues raised by a quantitative exercise that decontextualizes what is linked so strongly to local factors. 



Authors and Affiliations

  • Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne , Lausanne, Switzerland

    Hans Peter Hertig

About the author

Hans Peter Hertig is a Professor Emeritus of the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland, and a former director of the Swiss National Science Foundation and of Swissnex Shanghai. Trained as a chemist and political scientist, he specializes in science policy, cross-disciplinary projects, area and cultural studies and international cooperation. 

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