Table of Contents
Contents
Preface
Chapter 1. Global University Rankings as the ‘Olympic Games’ of Higher Education: Citius, altius, fortius?
Maria Yudkevich, Philip G. Altbach, and Laura E. Rumbley
Chapter 2. Managing Expectations – An Australian Perspective on the Impact and Challenges of Adopting a University Rankings Narrative
Tony Sheil
Chapter 3. Global university rankings from afar: The case of the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile
Andrés Bernasconi and Daniela Véliz
Chapter 4. Global Rankings and World-class University Aspirations in China
Bie Dunrong
Chapter 5. Embracing and Rejecting Rankings: The German Case
Barbara M. Kehm
Chapter 6. Imposing Global University Rankings on Local Academic Culture: Insights from the National University of Malaysia
Norzaini Azman and Faridah Mydin Kutty
Chapter 7. Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam: Second Among Equals in the Netherlands?
Kees Kouwenaar
Chapter 8. Global University Rankings in the Polish Context: The University of Warsaw, a Case Study
Marek Kwiek
Chapter 9. The Ranking Game on the Russian Battlefield: The Case of the Higher School of Economics
Ivan Pavlyutkin and Maria Yudkevich
Chapter 10. Middle East Technical University: Quest for Academic Excellence not Driven by Global Rankings at one Turkish Institution
Kemal Gürüz
Chapter 11. "There is a World out There We Can Step Into": The University of Reading (UK) and the World Rankings
William Locke
Chapter 12. Meeting the Rankings Challenge: How a Young American University Enhances its Global Position
Peter N. Stearns and Kris M. Smith
Chapter 13. Globalization and the Continuing Influence of Rankings on Higher Education: Positive and Perverse
Ellen Hazelkorn
About the Contributors