P 60/13: Kvalitet og mangfold

De globale rangeringene av universiteter påvirker markedet.

Høy plassering gir et konkurransefortrinn i forhold til internasjonale studenter og søkere til faglige stillinger. Men mange læresteder er misfornøyde med måten de blir vurdert på. Metodikken  varierer fra instrument til instrument – og leverer alt for enkle svar.

Bildet:  Biomedisin – Molekylær bildediagnostikk (HiOA)

Multirank er et EU-støttet prosjekt for å lage en annen type vurderingsmodell. Multirank utvikles av universitetene (og høyskolene) i fellesskap. Det nye systemet plasserer ikke institusjonene på en lineær skala. I stedet bygger det opp en database der interesserte kan konstruere sine egne indikatorer.

Høgskolen i Oslo og Akershus har valgt å bli med i dette samarbeidet. Det er et fornuftig valg. Mer enn 500 læresteder har meldt seg på. Les gjerne bloggposten til prorektor (FoU) Frode Eika Sandnes fra februar i år. Den gir et godt innblikk i de europeiske prosessene.

I vedlegget gjengir jeg hovedtrekkene i systemet, det vil si dimensjonene og indikatorene, slik de ser ut i dag. De første datasettene kommer i 2014.

Ressurser

• Frode Eika Sandnes. Svar på spørsmål fra FørFredag.

• Universitetsrangering. Wikipedia.

VEDLEGG

Multirank provides a multi-dimensional ranking both on the institutional and the field level. The dimensions include:

• Teaching and learning
• Research
• Knowledge transfer
• International orientation
• Regional engagement

Each dimension is measured by a series of indicators.

TEACHING & LEARNING

• Student-staff-ratio
• Graduation rate (BA and – separately – MA)
• Percentage of academic staff with PhD
• Percentage of students graduating within normative period (BA and –separately – MA)
• Rate of graduate employment
• Inclusion of work experience in degree programme
• Indicators from the student survey
• Overall learning experience
• Quality of courses & teaching
• Organisation of program
• Contact to teachers
• Social climate
• Facilities (libraries, laboratories, rooms, IT)
• Research orientation of teaching programme
• Inclusion of work experience /practical elements

RESEARCH

• External research income (per fte academic staff)
• Doctorate productivity
• Total research publication output (per fte academic staff)*
  • [stjerne betyr at eksisterende data kan brukes]
  • fte = Full Time Equivalent (årsverk)
• Art related output
• Field-normalised citation rate*
• Highly cited research publications *
• Interdisciplinary research publications*
• Research orientation of teaching (student survey)
• Number of post-doc positions

KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER

• Income from private sources (service contracts, consultancies, licenses, royalties, clinical trials, etc.)
• Joint research publications with industry*
• Patents (per fte academic staff)*
• Co-patents with industry (per fte academic staff)*
• Number of spin-offs (average over three year period)
• Patent citations to research publications*
• Revenues from Continuous Professional Development

INTERNATIONAL ORIENTATION

• Educational programmes (BA, resp. MA) in foreign language
• International orientation of degree programmes
• Opportunities to study abroad (student survey)
• Student mobility (composite of incoming, outgoing, joint degree students)
• Percentage of international academic staff
• Percentage of PhDs awarded to foreign students
• International joint research publications*
• International research grants

REGIONAL ENGAGEMENT

• Percentage of graduates working in the region
• Student internships in regional enterprises
• Degree theses in cooperation with regional industry
• Regional joint research publications*
• Income from regional sources