{"title":"University Ranking Systems \u2013 From League Table to Homogeneous Groups of Universities","authors":"M. Jarocka","volume":66,"journal":"International Journal of Educational and Pedagogical Sciences","pagesStart":1377,"pagesEnd":1383,"ISSN":"1307-6892","URL":"https:\/\/publications.waset.org\/pdf\/8364","abstract":"<p>The paper contains a review of the literature in terms of the critical analysis of methodologies of university ranking systems. Furthermore, the initiatives supported by the European Commission (U-Map, U-Multirank) and CHE Ranking are described. Special attention is paid to the tendencies in the development of ranking systems. According to the author, the ranking organizations should abandon the classic form of ranking, namely a hierarchical ordering of universities from &ldquo;the best&quot; to &ldquo;the worse&quot;. In the empirical part of this paper, using one of the method of cluster analysis called k-means clustering, the author presents university classifications of the top universities from the Shanghai Jiao Tong University-s (SJTU) Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU).<\/p>\r\n","references":"[1] F. A. Van Vught, D. F. Westerheijden, \"Multidimensional ranking: a\r\nnew transparency tool for higher education and research\",\"Higher\r\nEducation Management and Policy, Vol. 22, No 3, 2010.\r\n[2] J. Nazarko, K. A. Ku\u253c\u2551micz, E. Szubzda-Prutis, J. Urban, \"The General\r\nConcept of Benchmarking and its Application in Higher Education in\r\nEurope\" Higher Education in Europe, Vol. 34, Nos. 3-4, October-\r\nDecember 2009, pp. 497-510.\r\n[3] F. A. Van Vught, F. Ziegele (eds.), U-Multirank, Design and Testing\r\nthe Feasibility of a Multidimensional Global University Ranking, Final\r\nReport, Consortium for Higher Education and Research Performance\r\nAssessment, 2011. 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