An insight into quality and global advancement QS Get-It-Right! Seminar Baerbel Eckelmann Senior Research Manager 1 QS STARS

2 is ‘QS Stars’ WHAT we need it you should have it WHY methodology schedule fees HOW

WHAT – QS stars system 3 QS Stars system: evaluates universities against a range of evaluates universities against a range of important performance indicators important performance indicators based on a rating method based on a rating method awards stars to an institution, based on awards stars to an institution, based on a range of criteria a range of criteria

QS Star Ratings 4 Star RatingsRankingsBenchmarkingBespoke ProjectsAdvisoryCustom SurveysMarket ReportsRecruitment Targeting

Limitations of rankings  Specialist strength often overlooked  Dependent on reliable collection of data for ALL institutions  International studies tend to focus strongly on research WHY we at QS 5

 Ratings are not dependent on the performance of other institutions  Performance measured against preset thresholds  The evaluation of each participating institution can be more thorough  Ratings can be more adaptive  Contextual differences  Recognition of specialties  Ratings can include components not easily included in rankings Ratings vs. Rankings 6

 Working together...  A rating can provide some context to ranking results  A rating can visually signal additional complexity beneath the ranking results  A rating can encourage users/readers to accept that ranking results ought to be understood rather than simply accepted  A rating can provide additional important, yet easily consumable, information to be involved earlier in any decision making process that might involve rankings Best of both 7

 Allows you to shine where rankings would usually disadvantage (specialized areas of excellence)  Broader range of criteria  Flexible approach in scoring  Benefits institutions where English is not first language  Intermediate profile on website  Opportunity to gain official recognition without being in rankings WHY you 8

 Involve factors and measures not easily included in rankings  Recognise the strengths of specialist institutions  Design a display format that can be used in combination with ranking results or as a standalone Our approach 9

less QS Stars evaluate universities against a range of important performance indicators. For a detailed explanation of the measures and how the University of Milton Keynes achieved its TWO stars, click here. Ranking positions are drawn from the Times Higher Education – QS.com World University Rankings. QS Star Ratings more 10 World Rank 241 LAYOUT SUGGESTION

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HOW - methodology  Evaluation measures  Must be...  Practical to collect  Appropriate to the aspect measured  Adaptable to context  Measurable against a threshold  Logical and transparent 12

QS Stars system 13 QS Stars 1000 Core Criteria 550 Research Quality Graduate Employability Teaching Quality Infrastructure Additional Criteria 250 Internationalisation Innovation & Knowledge Transfer - 50 Third Mission - 50 Specialist Criteria 200 Rank in Specialist Subject 200

1. Research Quality IndicatorMinimum RequirementsPoints available 1.1 Peer Review Data (based on THE-QS World University Ranking Result ‘WUR’) 150 academic referees Citations per Paper (WUR) 6 citations per paper Research Papers per Faculty 7 papers per faculty member Prolific Academic Expert20 faculty members internationally recognised for work (e.g. Nobel Prizes, Highly Cited, Fields Medals, equivalent arts based awards) 30 14

2. Graduate employability IndicatorMinimum RequirementsPoints available 2.1 Recruiter Review (WUR) 40 employer referees Graduate Employability (QS School Admin) 80% students employed within 12 months of graduation (or accepted to further study) Careers Service Support 10 full-time careers advisor Or 1 full-time careers advisor per 1000 students 50 15

3. Teaching Quality IndicatorMinimum RequirementsPoints available 3.1 Overall Student Satisfaction (National Student Survey or equivalent) Minimum 50%-75% (or higher) student satisfaction (with minimum 20% response rate) Satisfaction with Teaching (National Student Survey or equivalent) Minimum 50%-75% (or higher) student satisfaction (with minimum 20% response rate) Student/faculty ratio (WUR) 10:1 (10%)student faculty ratio 50 16

4. Infrastructure – QS Audit IndicatorMinimum RequirementsPoints available 4.1 Sporting facilities – on- campus or access to swimming pool fitness gym indoor sports courts (e.g. Squash/badminton) outdoor sports courts (e.g. tennis/netball) outdoor sports pitches athletics tracks stadium full-time sports coaches and/or medical staff 2 points for each – 2 bonus points for 6 or more 20 17

Infrastructure – QS Audit IndicatorMinimum RequirementsPoints available 4.2 Medical facilities1 on-campus medical centre with minimum 1 full-time qualified medical doctor Or 1 full-time nurse per every 3000 full-time students Student Societies20 student administered organisations Student accommodation1 room for every first year student 20 18

Infrastructure – QS Audit IndicatorMinimum RequirementsPoints available 4.5 IT infrastructure1 on-campus computer per 5 students Or Internet access in every university provided student room Or WIFI access across 80% of campus area (excluding parks and sports fields) Library facilitiesInvestment of $100 per student over the past year Or 1 new library catalogue entry per student 20 19

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5. Internationalisation IndicatorMinimum RequirementsPoints available 5.1 International Faculty (WUR) 25% international faculty Institution research collaboration 25 university research collaborations with QS top 500 universities in previous three years published rankings International students20% international students20 23

5. Internationalisation IndicatorMinimum RequirementsPoints available 5.4 International student support – religious facilities At least one place of worship for at least three major religious group (Christianity, Islam, Sikhism/Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism and Judaism) OR Multi-denominational religious facility Inbound/outbound exchange students 25 inbound and outbound student exchange agreements 50 24

6. Innovation & Knowledge Transfer IndicatorMinimum RequirementsPoints available 6.1 Patents50 current patents registered with national or international patent offices Spin-off companies5 spin-off companies established in the last five years still operating and no longer requiring support from the university Industrial researchJoint research projects with 10 distinct corporations (non-university), yielding publications in Scopus in the last 5 years 20 25

7. Third Mission IndicatorMinimum RequirementsPoints available 7.1 Community Investment & Development 1% of turnover or USD$2 million (whichever is smaller) contribution to community projects within 200km of any campus of affiliated facility Needs based scholarships and bursaries Attendance made possible for 100 students on full scholarships on a needs basis 25 26

8. Rank in Specialist Subject IndicatorMinimum RequirementsPoints available 8.1 Broad Faculty Area Rankings – (from THE-QS WUR) Highly ranked in any one of 5 broad specialist areas based on QS ranking systems (1. IT & Engineering, 2. Natural Sciences, 3. Life Sciences, 4. Arts & Humanities, 5. Social Sciences) Ranked 1-20 (150 points) Ranked (100 points) Ranked (50 points) Narrow Faculty Area Rankings – (from THE-QS WUR) Highly Ranked in one of 20 narrower subject area rankings, based on QS ranking systems Ranked 1-20 (50 points) Ranked (20 points) Ranked (10 points) 50 27

Schedule Estimated 4 months (16 weeks) per audit with initial deliverables ready for review in 14 weeks 28

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