Tender: designing and testing the feasibility of a multi-dimensional global university ranking
The European Commission's Directorate-General for Education and Culture has issued a call for tenders for the design and testing of the feasibility of a multi-dimensional global ranking system. The envisioned ranking system would aim to make it possible to compare and benchmark similar institutions within and outside the EU, both at the level of the institution as a whole and focusing on different study fields. This would help institutions to better position themselves and improve their development strategies, quality and performance. Having accessible, transparent and comparable information will make it easier for stakeholders and, in particular, students to make informed choices between the different institutions and their programmes. Many existing rankings do not fulfil this purpose because they only focus on certain aspects of research and on entire institutions, rather than on individual programmes and disciplines. The project will cover all types of universities and other higher education institutions as well as research institutes.For further information, please contact: European Commission Education and Culture DG attention: Barbara Nolan Unit B-3 MADO 11/021 B-1049 Brussels Fax +32 2 299 82 92 E-mail: EAC-unite-B3@ec.europa.eu To see the full details of the call, please consult the following web address: http://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:318523-2008:TEXT:EN:HTML(opens in new window)