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International rankings and
indicators.
What they tell us and what
they don't.
Club de la Fondation
Universitaire / Universitaire Stichting
Brussels, 4 April 2008
17th in the series “The European
Policy Seminars” of the Academic Cooperation Association
The Theme
Rankings are all the craze these days.
They are the object of heated controversies. Their methodologies, if not
their raison d’être, are challenged by many. Those who come out on top
love them – until they drop down the table.
This ACA European Policy Seminar provides an introduction and a
constructive critique of international rankings and league tables. It will
introduce and explain the major methodologies in use today, such as those
of the Times Higher Education Supplement (THES) and of Shanghai Jiao Tong
University. Likewise, it will also introduce new approaches, such as the
discipline-specific rankings of the German Centre for Higher Education
Development (CHE). The OECD will present its feasibility study for what
some call already a ‘PISA for Higher Education’.
The Programme
Thursday 3rd of
April
19:30
Welcome dinner: Restaurant JB
Friday 4th of April
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9.00 |
Registrations and coffee |
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9.45 |
Welcome and introduction |
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Bernd Wächter, Director, ACA |
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10.00 |
International rankings. An introduction. |
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Tim Rogers, International Education Consultants, London
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10.40 |
The CHE ranking. A subject-based approach. |
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Gero Federkeil, Centrum für Hochschulentwicklung, Gütersloh |
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11.20 |
Coffee break |
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11.50 |
Assessing higher education learning outcomes.
The OECD feasibility study. |
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Andreas Schleicher, OECD, Paris |
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12.30 |
Lunch |
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13.30 |
A
European Commission view on rankings |
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Christian Tauch, European Commission, Brussels |
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14.10 |
The uses and abuses of rankings. A critique. |
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Torsten Kälvemark,
formerly HSV,
Stockholm |
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14.40 |
Coffee |
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15.15 |
Closing panel |
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Introduction and chair: Waldemar Siwinski,
Perspektywy Foundation, Warsaw
Panelists: Tim Rogers, Gero Federkeil, Andreas Schleicher, Torsten
Kälvemark, Christian Tauch
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16.15 |
Wrap up and goodbye |
Registrations
The seminar is full! There are no available seats left.
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Before 07/03/08 |
After 07/03/08 |
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Members |
150 € |
170 € |
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Regular fee |
190 € |
210 € |
Practical information
Restaurant:
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Restaurant JB |
Rue du Grand Cerf 24
1000, Bruxelles |
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(Metro Louise) |
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Venue:
Club de la Fondation
Universitaire
Rue d'Egmont 11 - 1000 Bruxelles
Tel : +32 2 545 04 40
Hotels:
Please note that accommodation and travel
to and from Brussels are at the participants’ own expense.
Rooms have been blocked in several hotels
near the seminar venue for a reduced conference rate. Participants are
asked to book their room themselves. Please remember to mention ACA when
booking a hotel room, otherwise you will be charged the full prices.
Hotel Leopold Brussels
Address: Rue du Luxembourg 35, 1050 Brussels
Phone: +32 2 511 18 28
Fax: +32 2 514 19 39
ACA Rate: €145 for a single room per night, breakfast included
15 rooms blocked until 3 March
Hotel Agenda Louise
Address: Rue de Florence 6, 1000 Brussels
Phone: +32 2 539 00 31
Fax: +32 2 539 00 63
ACA Rate: €100 for a single room per night, breakfast included
15 rooms blocked until 4 March
Hotel Beverly Hills
Address: Rue du Prince Royal 71, 1050 Brussels
Phone:+32 2 513 22 22
Fax: +32 2 513 87 77
ACA Rate: € 109 for a single room per night, breakfast included
15 rooms blocked until 17 March
Hotel Floris Louise
Address: Rue de La
Concorde, 59-61, 1000 Brussels
Phone:+32 2 529 06 11
Fax: +32 2 527 24 49
ACA Rate: € 120 for a single room per night, breakfast included
15 rooms blocked until 12 February
More information will be sent to the
participants closer to the event.
For further information, please contact
the ACA Secretariat, 15, Rue d’Egmontstraat, 1000 Brussels (Belgium),
Phone: +32 2 513 22 41, Fax: +32 2 513 17 76,
info@aca-secretariat.be.
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