scholarly journals HIGHER EDUCATION IN A GLOBAL CONTEXT: DRIVERS OF TOP-UNIVERSITIES’ REPUTATION

2012 ◽  
Vol 40 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-25
Author(s):  
Blanca L. Delgado-Márquez ◽  
Yaroslava Bondar ◽  
Luisa Delgado-Márquez
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Global Knowledge ◽  
Global Context ◽  
Educational Stakeholders ◽  
Research And Teaching ◽  
Ranking Systems ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Knowledge Economies

In global knowledge economies, the relevance of higher education has been described as more important than ever as mediums for a wide range of cross border relationships and continuous flows of people, information, knowledge, technologies, products and financial capital. Moreover, in a context characterized by an increasing competition among university institutions, reputation is constantly used as a screening mechanism of service suppliers and it provides interesting benefits to educational stakeholders, such as faculty and students. In this sense, higher education ranking systems play a crucial role in classifying universities according to different criteria. Henceforth, in this paper (a) focuses on those educational institutions placed in the upper side of the hierarchy established by higher education institutions ranking systems to (b) investigate the influence of top university institutions’ research, teaching and internationalization on their level of corporate reputation. To address such aim, we take two datasets from Times Higher Education Supplement ranking as basis for our analyses, i.e., the world universities ranking and the reputation ranking. Results reveal that, while research and teaching positively influence top universities’ reputation, internationalization does not exert a significant direct influence. Key words: higher education institutions, internationalization, teaching, reputation, research.

scholarly journals COSTS PER CAREER AS FINANCIAL INDICATORS IN HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. [10 p.]-[10 p.]
Author(s):  
RODRIGO VARELA LASO ◽  
LILIANA NERIZ ◽  
Alicia Núñez Mondaca ◽  
FRANCISCO RAMIS LANYON ◽  
REINER HOLLANDER
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Financial Indicators ◽  
Activity Based Costing ◽  
Global Context ◽  
New Information ◽  
Costing System ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
The Cost

ABSTRACT: Higher education institutions contribute to society in multiple ways through the technical and professional formation of the population and disseminating new information. This diversity of objectives that interact with each other hinder both the acquisition and the allocation of resources. In other words, they affect the institutions' capacity to meet costs at a given level of financing or income. For this reason, the costs attributable to degrees bestowed by educational institutions help to provide critical financial information, especially when computing the margin between income and expenses, evidencing the efficiency in resource consumption, and significantly aiding in the decision-making process. This article presents an integral and flexible methodology for designing an Activity-Based Costing system to determine the costs of degrees bestowed by higher education institutions applying the method to a Chilean public university. The results highlight nine degrees with a surplus and one with a financial deficit, the high impact on the cost of degrees stemming from the distribution of efforts of academics in the varied activities undertaken, the effect of grants among degrees, and other results of university administration, indicating the relevance of these models for the definition of government policies. Furthermore, these results' contribution in a current global context is discussed where institutions are found to be devising readjustments to their activities that have been affected by confinement caused by the global SARS-CoV-2 virus pandemic. Keywords: Costing in educational institutions; costs of degrees; activities-based costing in education; higher education institutions; Chile

Implementing TQM practices in Pakistani Higher Education Institutions

2016 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rizwan Ahmed ◽  
Syed Iftikhar Ali
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Process Control ◽  
Business Schools ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Evaluation Process ◽  
Theoretical Framework ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Higher Educational Institutions ◽  
Main Factors ◽  
Measurement And Evaluation

<span>Implementing TQM practices at the Higher Educational Institutions of Pakistan,<span> especially at the business schools, is relatively a new concept and it is in its initial stages.<span> The theoretical framework of this study is based upon the instrument that measures the<span> extent of TQM implementation in Higher Education Institutions. Based upon literature<span> review, the framework having 14 dimensions is used in this study. Exploratory Factor<span> Analysis (EFA) extracted 13 factors as the determinants of TQM Implementation in<span> business schools of Pakistan such as Stakeholders’ Focus, Recognition and Reward,<span> Measurement and Evaluation, Process Control and Improvement, Resources, Leadership,<span> Empowerment are some of the main factors as each of these factors are explaining more<span> than 5% of the variation in the data<br /><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>

The Management of Teaching in Online and Blended Learning Applied in the Project “Modern Competences of Academic Teachers – the Key to Modern Higher Education Institutions” – Acronym MOCAT

2021 ◽  
Vol 29 (4) ◽  
pp. 390-401
Author(s):  
Roxana Stefanescu ◽  
◽  
Mariana Iatagan ◽  
Cristian Uta
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Blended Learning ◽  
Online Courses ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Teaching Methodology ◽  
Teaching Competencies ◽  
Training Materials ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Academic Teachers ◽  
Academic Teacher

The management of teaching is connected and could be increased by using a wide range of different methods especially when we refer to Online and Blended learning. In the first part, the paper is aiming at reviewing the literature regarding the concepts and benefits of Online and Blended learning. Based on this considerations, 8 partner universities from 8 countries jointly developed the Project “Modern competences of academic teachers – the key to modern Higher Education Institutions (HEI)” – Acronym MOCAT. The paper underlines the goals and achievements of the MOCAT project that proposes a conceptual process to increase the management performance in teaching. The paper shows in an organized manner the main deficiencies that are altering the teaching competencies of academic teachers and in connection with this, the project offers solutions to improve the methodological competency of the teachers regarding the development and use of modern approaches. The outcomes of the project consist in the development and implementation of a Multicultural Model of an Academic Teacher Competencies and in 10 online courses that represent modern training materials in the field of teaching methodology. In the end are exposed the way the results of the project can be evaluated in time as well as the anticipated effects of the project implementation.

scholarly journals Implications of Excellence in Research and Teaching

2015 ◽  
pp. 13-15 ◽  
Author(s):  
Johannes Wespel ◽  
Dominic Orr ◽  
Michael Jaeger
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Public Funding ◽  
Teaching Performance ◽  
Research And Teaching ◽  
Funding Mechanisms

Stratification of higher education is currently being driven by public funding schemes, among other things. Building on a survey of excellence funding initiatives across OECD member countries based on the measurement of excellence in higher education institutions, this contribution focuses on how teaching and learning are integrated into these highly selective funding mechanisms. It turns out that teaching performance is generally much less significant than research. Possible reasons and consequences for this result are discussed.

scholarly journals INTELLECTUAL POTENTIAL AS A KEY FACTOR OF FORMATION OF INTELLECTUAL CAPITAL OF UKRAINE’S HEI

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hanna Stupniker ◽  
◽  
Valentina Babenko ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Intellectual Capital ◽  
National Economy ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
The State ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Intellectual Activity ◽  
Theoretical Approaches ◽  
Intellectual Potential

Under the influence of globalization and integration of economic processes in the domestic economy, the importance of intellectual resources is growing. Based on its use in economic activities, enterprises and organizations are able to realize their intellectual capital. The main condition for the formation of this special type of capital is the presence of intellectual potential that arises in the process of manifestation of intellectual abilities and professional competencies of the company's staff. The intellectual component is the fundamental basis of the system of relations between science, industry and society. Therefore, educational institutions play an important role in raising the intellectual level of the national economy. The theoretical approaches to determining the economic essence of the intellectual capital of higher education institutions have beem summarized in this article and the main aspects of realizing the intellectual potential of educational and research institutions in Ukraine have been explored. The availability of intellectual capital allows scientific organizations to formalize and implement in the market various forms and types of knowledge: research, skills, experience, competencies, professional skills. The purchase of knowledge allows commercial organizations to significantly increase the level of their technical and technological solutions, develop know-how, to acquire ownership of the right to use knowledge in the form of patents, licenses, franchises. On this basis, the production of new products can be carried out; use of new technologies, new management methods; creation of a trademark; development of new activities; entering new markets. The implementation of the socio-economic policy of the state should be based on the intensification of intellectual activity of higher education institutions, because in market conditions it is the state that should stimulate educational institutions to form intellectual capital. The important role of intellectual capital of higher education institutions is manifested in the fact that it allows them to become intellectual enterprises and significantly affect the national economy by increasing its competitiveness.

scholarly journals Modern tendencies of marketing activity of institutions of higher education of Ukraine

2019 ◽  
pp. 87-94 ◽  
Author(s):  
Olena Korchynska
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Educational Institution ◽  
Educational Activity ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Educational Services ◽  
Necessary Condition ◽  
Institutions Of Higher Education ◽  
Marketing Activity ◽  
Advertising Activity

Introduction. Higher education has been constantly upgrading, competition in the educational services market is intensifying in recent years. This leads to an increase in the role of marketing in the activities of higher education institutions. It is necessary to constantly look for new ways to improve the efficiency of the management of higher education institutions. Such an opportunity exists only with the constant use of marketing and the improvement of its tools. In connection with the mentioned, important and actual tasks of the present time is research and improvement of the methodology of developing an advertising campaign of higher education institutions in order to enable educational institutions to overcome existing problems in their marketing activities and develop this trend in the future. Methods. Commonly used methods of research are used in the course of the research: dialectic, monographic method, abstract and logical, method of scientific generalization, and specific methods of statistical processing of information. Results. The article deals with the general situation on the domestic market of educational services. The specifics of advertising activity of educational institutions are revealed, in particular, the necessity to study this issue, due to its urgency and lack of elaboration, is substantiated. Advertising activity is considered as a necessary condition and factor of sustainability, the competitiveness of the educational institution and its success in the education market. It is indicated on the preconditions of reorientation of priorities of educational activity into the sphere of improvement of marketing activity and advertising process of an educational institution, as well as tasks, which should carry out advertising activity in the field of educational services. Discussion. Further research is planned to be carried out in order to assess the effectiveness of the use of modern marketing tools by higher education institutions. Keywords: market of educational services, marketing activity, advertising, institutions of higher education, competition, image of educational institution.

scholarly journals Student eXperience: A Systematic Literature Review

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (20) ◽  
pp. 9543
Author(s):  
Nicolás Matus ◽  
Cristian Rusu ◽  
Sandra Cano
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Systematic Literature Review ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Student Experience ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Quality In Higher Education

Students’ experiences have been covered by a large number of studies in different areas. Even so, the concept of student experience (SX) is diffuse, as it does not have a widely accepted meaning and is often shaped to the specific purposes of each study. Understanding this concept allows educational institutions to better address the needs of students. For this reason, we conducted a systematic literature review addressing the concept of SX in higher education, specifically aiming at undergraduate students. In this work, we approach the concept of SX from the perspective of customer experience (CX), based on the premise that students are users of higher education institutions’ products, systems and/or services. We reviewed articles published between 2011 and 2021, indexed in five databases (Scopus, Web of Sciences, ACM digital, IEEE Xplore and Science Direct), trying to address research questions concerning: (1) the SX definition; (2) dimensions, attributes and factors that influence SX; and (3) methods used to evaluate the SX. We selected 65 articles and analyzed various SX definitions, as well as scales and surveys to evaluate SX, mainly relating to satisfaction and quality in higher education. We propose a holistic definition of SX and recommend ways to achieve its better analysis.

scholarly journals PROFESSIONAL TRAINING OF TEACHERS OF HUMANITIES IN HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS IN GERMANY

2021 ◽  
pp. 25-28
Author(s):  
Anna Kozemirova
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Professional Training ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Language Teachers ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Foreign Language Teachers ◽  
Pedagogical Training ◽  
Basic Competencies ◽  
Main Material

The article is devoted to the topical problem of professional training of teachers of humanities in higher education institutions in Germany. The problems and features of basic competencies that are formed in teachers of humanities in training in higher education institutions are considered. Objectives of the study: to investigate the professional training of teachers of humanities; consider the structure of higher education institutions in Germany; to analyze the presentation of the main material on the professional training of teachers of higher education institutions in Germany. Based on the study of domestic and German scientific sources, it was found that the attention of researchers focused on the study of the development of higher education, the origin and formation of pedagogical education in Germany; theories and practices of teacher training in Germany; comparative pedagogy. The study found that the training of foreign language teachers in Germany is based on ancient traditions and is closely linked to the peculiarities of the development of school education in the country; dissemination and teaching of foreign languages; opening of modern languages in universities of philological specialties; typology of educational institutions. It was found that the system of training foreign language teachers in Germany has gone from the training of a classical philologist to a thorough philological and psychological-pedagogical training.

scholarly journals Engaging students

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anita Kéri
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Student Satisfaction ◽  
Student Involvement ◽  
Consumer Satisfaction ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Teaching Quality ◽  
Teaching Methodology ◽  
Teaching Methodologies ◽  
Wide Range

Consumer satisfaction has long been a question of great interest in a wide range of fields. Existing research recognizes the critical role played by student satisfaction in higher education. It has been noted that students have changing and variable needs. A considerable amount of literature has been published on the fact that higher education institutions have to react promptly and satisfy students’ needs in order to keep their students and rankings. As student satisfaction is highly dependent on teaching quality, it is essential for higher education institutions to implement new teaching methodologies. Therefore, the aim of this paper is to analyze the concept of a teaching methodology, namely co-creation, and to examine its applicability in the field of economics. With the methodology of co-creation, teachers are able to involve students into the creation of curriculum, which might enhance student involvement and increase student satisfaction.

scholarly journals HEC Ranking Criteria in the Perspective of Global University Ranking Systems

2019 ◽  
Vol IV (II) ◽  
pp. 43-50
Author(s):  
Fazeelat Noreen ◽  
Bashir Hussain
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
National Level ◽  
University Ranking ◽  
Research And Teaching ◽  
International Trends ◽  
Use Of Resources ◽  
Ranking Criteria ◽  
Ranking Systems ◽  
Global University ◽  
University Ranking Systems

Globalization and market-based orientation of higher education institutions has increased interest of students, parents, employers, universities, funding agencies, governments, and relevant stakeholders in knowing the rank of their concerned universities at national/global level. This has led to the emergence of several global university ranking systems. Aligned with international trends of ranking, Higher Education of Pakistan [HEC] also initiated ranking of universities at the national level in Pakistan. Subsequently, HEC designed comprehensive ranking criteria for ranking of universities and has implemented it since 2010. This study analyzes the nature of HEC ranking criteria and its constituent indicators from the perspective of global university ranking systems. Using content and thematic analysis, this study found that global university ranking systems mainly focus quality of research and teaching, while HEC additionally focuses effective and efficient use of resources, provision of facilities, social integration, and impact on community development.

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