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Bradley Tucker is Open To Question

"University Rankings -- Limits and Interpretation"
November 8, 2010
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Existing university ranking systems are not consistent, pointing to disparities in information collection or analysis. For instance:

The QS World University ranks Concordia
19th best university in Canada
6th best among comprehensives

The Academic Ranking of World Universities ranks Concordia
19th in Canada (tied)
fifth among comprehensives
first for research output per research funding among Canadian universities

SCImago Institutions Rankings (SIR) World Reports ranks Concordia
20th among Canadian universities in citation and publication ranking,
fifth among comprehensives

The Globe and Mail University ranks Concordia
19th in Canada
fifth among comprehensives, based on teaching quality, employability skills, learning technologies, academic reputation and research performance.

Maclean’s ranks Concordia 11th place in the Comprehensive category this year.

To find out more about how we are measuring our own progress join Brad Tucker, Director of the Office of Institutional Planning, on Monday, November 22 at noon in Room H-767, Henry F. Hall Building (1455 De Maisonneuve Blvd. W.)


The most recent Open to Question, “Interdisciplinarity, Multidisciplinarity, Permeability: Why, Who, How?” featuring Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Science Brian Lewis, along with professors Rae Staseson and Adrian Tsang, is available as a podcast.



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