2023-06-04 13:24:10
June 4, 2023
Dr. Mufdi Al-Momani
On Thursday 1-6-2023, the Times World Organization published the results of the Times University Impact Ranking
THE University Impact Rankings 2023
On the sidelines of the Times Summit for Impact and Innovation, which was held in the Saudi capital, Riyadh.
The Times Higher Education Impact Rankings are the only global performance tables that rate universities against the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
(Sustainable ,Development Goals,
SDGs).
It uses carefully calibrated indicators to provide comprehensive and balanced comparison across four broad areas: research, stewardship, outreach, and education.
The 2023 Impact Rankings is the fifth edition, and the overall ranking includes 1,591 universities from 112 countries/regions.
The ranking of the Jordanian national universities (public and private) that advanced to the classification and qualified and was classified as follows:
1- Al-Ahlia Private University 101-200
2- Al-Balqa Applied University 401-600
3- The University of Jordan 401-600
4- University of Science and Technology 401-600
5- Mu’tah University 600-401
6- Al-Zaytoonah University 601-800
7- University of Applied Sciences 601- 800
8- The Hashemite University 601-800
9- Middle East University 601-800
10- Amman Arab University 801-1000
11- University of Petra 801-1000
12- Al al-Bayt University 1001-1591
13- Aqaba University of Technology 1001-1591
14- Princess Sumaya University 1001-1591
15- International Islamic Sciences University 1001-1591
16- Zarqa University 1001-1591
This classification is from 1591 qualified and advanced universities. It was filtered and classified among them…
Before the beginning of this year, the Times Foundation issued the world ranking of universities, and the results for national universities were as follows:
University of Science and Technology 501-600
Jordan University 601-800
Al Balqa Applied University 801-1000
Yarmouk University 1001-1200
The Hashemite University 1201-1500
Where only five public universities appeared in the classification, three of which are in the first thousand and two are in the category above a thousand … This is a classification and filtering of 2345 advanced and qualified universities according to the conditions of the Times classification.
The ranking of national universities for the Times Accredited Ranking hubs was:
(Teaching theme, scientific research, international view, industry returns, quotes).
First: the focus of teaching
1- Yarmouk University 29.4 first locally
2- The University of Jordan, 24.8 second locally
3- The third university of science and technology locally
4- Hashemite University 14.3 fourth locally
5- Al-Balqa Applied University 12.9 fifth locally
Second: Scientific Research Axis:
1- The Hashemite University 13.5
2- The University of Jordan 12.4
3- Al-Balqa Applied University 11.7
4- Yarmouk University 11.1
5- University of Science and Technology 10.3
Third: International Perspective Axis:
1- The University of Jordan 59.9
2- The Hashemite University 54.5
3- University of Science and Technology 50.6
4- Yarmouk University 49.8
5- Al-Balqa Applied University 41.3
Fourth: The return axis of the industry:
1- The Hashemite University, 42.8
2- Al-Balqa Applied University 41.2
3- University of Jordan 40.8
4- University of Science and Technology 38.2
5- Yarmouk University 38.2
Fifth: The focus of citations:
1- University of Science and Technology 92.2
2- Al-Balqa Applied University, 69.8
3- University of Jordan 60.9
4- Yarmouk University 33.6
6- The Hashemite University 23.7
Noting that there are 37,000 universities in the world…and not all universities apply for the Times classification….but those who apply from universities in the world are qualified….The Times classification remains one of the most famous and approved international classifications such as the Shanghai classification and the QS classification of universities in the world.
The Australian University of Western Sydney topped the overall ranking for the second year in a row in the University Impact Rankings. Britain’s University of Manchester came second, while Canada’s Queen’s University ranked third. The best institution from an emerging economy was Universiti Sains Malaysia, ranking fourth.
The United Kingdom is the most represented country in the top 100 with 26 institutions, followed by Australia with 16 and Canada with 15.
As The Times shows, impact rankings are dynamic in nature: they grow rapidly each year as more universities seek to demonstrate their commitment to achieving the SDGs by joining the Times database; And they allow organizations to show rapid improvement year after year, by introducing clear new policies, for example, or by providing clearer, more open evidence of their progress.
On its website, Times offers the possibility of (raising the status of your university globally by communicating with Times Higher Education…!).
Launched for the first time in 2019, the Impact Rankings are the only global rankings that assess universities according to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Through 17 tables showing universities’ progress towards achieving each of the Sustainable Development Goals. The Times uses carefully calibrated indices to provide comprehensive and balanced comparisons across four broad areas: research, communication, supervision, and teaching.
The ranking of the impact of universities focuses on their role as an engine of economic growth and their responsibilities as providers of employment, exploring scientific research in the economic areas of enterprises, employment practices and the share of students who get jobs. And by looking at the methodology of impact classifications for the year 2023 to know how to use this data in the general classification, for sustainable development through the pillar of decent work and economic growth, where the following measures and pillars are used:
1- Research in economic growth, employment and employment, and it has a rate of (27%) of the total points.
2- The percentage of research papers in the top 10% of the journals as determined by Citescore, which has a percentage of (14%) of the total points.
3- The number of publications and has (13%) of the total points, which focus on research related to economic growth, employment and employment, by measuring the percentage of publications in the top 10 percent of journals and the volume of research produced. Data is provided by Elsevier’s, Scopus database set, based on keyword query associated with SDG 8 (Decent Work and Economic Growth Goal 8). The dataset includes all indexed publications between 2015 and 2019 and the data is normalized across the range using 4-Z-balancing.
4- Employment practices, which has a rate of (19.6%) of the total points, and it is divided into: Paying salaries to employees and teaching staff (2.45%) points, Recognition of trade unions and workers’ rights (2.45%) points, Non-discrimination policy in the workplace (2.45%) points Policy to combat modern slavery, forced labour, human trafficking and child labor (2.45%) points Guarantees equal rights for expatriate workers (2.45%) points Equity policy in the wage scale, including the commitment to measure and eliminate gender wage gaps (2.45%) points Measuring and tracking gender equality in the wage scale (2.45%) points Allowing for appeal in employee decisions regarding rights and wages (2.45%) points Data and evidence for these measures are provided directly by universities. Then the process of checking and evaluating the evidence and recording it is done by the Times of Higher Education Institutions.
5- Expenditure per employee (15.4%) points. This metric is calculated by dividing university spending by the number of employees, then normalized by regional GDP per capita. This aims to explore the extent to which the university is an important economic engine locally. Data is provided directly by universities and normalized using Z-scores.
6- The percentage of students who have jobs (19%) of the total points, in order to ascertain whether universities prepare students for the world of work, where the number of students who have obtained work for more than a month is taken as a requirement of their studies, divided by the total number of students. All data are supplied and equalized as full time, data is provided directly by universities and applied across the range using Z-scores.
7- Proportion of workers with secure contracts (19%) points. Formalization of the university workforce is a growing concern, so the Times is asking universities to provide them with the number of employees (academic and non-academic) with contracts of more than 24 months, divided by the total number of employees. All numbers are provided for full-time bonus workers. Short-term leaves required to cover maternity or paternity leave are excluded here. And when asked about policies and initiatives, Times Standards requires universities to provide evidence and documentation to support their claims. Evidence is evaluated against a set of criteria and decisions are validated when there is doubt. The guide does not have to be exhaustive – examples of best practices are sought in the respective institutions.
8- The time frame, where the data used must refer, unless otherwise indicated, to the nearest academic year for the classification.
9- Exclusion Universities that do not offer a bachelor’s degree are excluded, and the university and its programs must be accredited by a recognized accreditation body to be included in the classification.
10- Data collection. Universities provide their data, duly signed, to be used in the global ranking. In the event that no specific data is provided, a zero value is entered. This ranking provides insight into the changing balance of power in global higher education.
As for the evaluation criteria adopted by the Times classification of universities in the world, and how points are calculated to reach the results, they are five criteria from which thirteen indicators and detailed sub-criteria emerge, reflecting the accurate evaluation of the main criteria, with varying weights and proportions represented by the following indicators: 1. Scientific citations: It is an indicator of the university’s research impact and gives a rate of 30%, by calculating the total number of private citations in the university’s published and documented research and the fields of those researches to reflect the quality of the most cited research by researchers in the world.
2. Research: It includes the number, reputation, income, and by 30% of the total points for the evaluation divided into, Number: which is the quantitative number of researches relative to faculty members and has 6%, Reputation: It is measured through annual questionnaires of more than 20,000 questionnaires to survey reputation The academic level of the university compared to its counterparts from international universities, and it has 18%, the income resulting from the scientific research of the university and it has 6%.
3. The educational environment, which is evaluated through sub-indicators by 30% through: The results of the Thompson Reuters surveys to measure the research and educational reputation of universities, which constitute 15%, and are calculated by collecting the results of global research questionnaires for scientists and researchers from all over the world, with more than 20,000 questionnaires The number of doctoral degrees granted by the university: taking into account the number of faculty members in addition to the diversity of specializations at the university through a mathematical equation that takes these variables into account, with a rate of 6% of the classification, the ratio of faculty members to students, which constitutes 4.5%, The ratio of postgraduate students to undergraduate students, which reflects the activity of the research environment at the university,
This indicator constitutes 2.25% of the total rating points. University income and budget: 2.25% of the total rating points compared to the total number of faculty members, taking into account the purchasing power in each country and its economic situation.
4- The global view of the university, which is 7.5% of the total points for the classification. This indicator determines the efficiency of the university in attracting foreign students, researchers and teachers according to the following details: 2.5% of the points are determined by the ratio of local students to foreign students, 2.5% of the points are determined by the percentage of staff members Foreign teaching to national faculty members, 2.5% of the ratio for the presence of researchers from international universities within the research published by faculty members in international scientific journals.
5. Financial income for cooperation with the industrial sector, which constitutes 2.5% of the total points for the classification. Universities submit their data and the process goes through stages of scrutiny. Previously, the defect was in some universities presenting inflated and inaccurate data to obtain unworthy ratings… Almost two years ago, the Higher Education Accreditation Commission required universities to approve and verify their data before sending them, and this added credibility that was lost, which some exploited to market themselves.
This is a picture of the results of the Times Ranking of the Impact of Universities in Higher Education 2023, in addition to the ranking of universities that was previously announced since the beginning of the year… We present it to clarify the classification of national universities, their development and progress… knowing that attention is also required in prestigious international rankings such as Shanghai and QS, which are still difficult to obtain Our universities, with the exception of the University of Jordan and some universities, are in sub-axes… Development and reform remain everyone’s demand for our higher education and our universities… The point of view in classifications remains attractive and problematic for some… But in the end it is approved by many countries of the world to classify the efficiency and quality of education for universities…. May God protect Jordan.
** The results and information are translated by the official Times Ranking website.
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