African Research Universities Alliance (ARUA) - ARUA sets target for increased research outputs, more PhDs

Title:

ARUA sets target for increased research outputs, more PhDs

 

Author:

Francis Kokutse

 

Published:

University World News, 9 June 2022

https://www.universityworldnews.com/post.php?story=20220608191209159

 

From the article:

The African Research Universities Alliance (ARUA) has launched a strategic plan covering the period 2022-27 as a framework towards increasing the African continent’s contribution to global cutting-edge research output to 5% over a period of 10 years.

 

In an uncertain and rapidly changing world, research universities play a critical role in building a better future (by Prof Wim de Villiers, Stellenbosch University, South Africa)

Title:

In an uncertain and rapidly changing world, research universities play a critical role in building a better future

 

Author:

Professor Wim de Villiers

Rector and vice-chancellor of Stellenbosch University. He also leads the finance and investment committee of Universities South Africa.

 

Published:

Daily Maverick, 21 March 2022

https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2022-03-21-in-an-uncertain-and-rapidly-changing-world-research-universities-play-a-critical-role-in-building-a-better-future/

 

From the article:

Higher education is under pressure, but universities have a crucial role to play in helping society ‘build back better’ from Covid-19 and other existential challenges.

When will India build world-class research universities? The challenge is not lack of ideas – but sustained support

 Title:

 When will India build world-class research universities?

 

Authors:

Philip G Altbach & Pankaj Jalote

 

Published:

University World News, 26 September 2020

https://www.universityworldnews.com/post.php?story=20200921112203767

From the article:

Research universities are necessarily a small but central part of a differentiated academic system. India, which now has the second-largest student enrolment in the world, has a highly complex but poorly articulated academic system.

Short Article - What might Covid-19 mean for the future of Harvard and Stanford?

Title:
What might Covid-19 mean for the future of Harvard and Stanford?

Author:
Matthew Reisz

Published:
Times Higher Education, 26 April 2020

Focus of the article:
Educational economist Miguel Urquiola tells Matthew Reisz about the upsides of inequality and the dangers of ‘unbundling’

To read this article:
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/what-might-covid-19-mean-future-harvard-and-stanford

Scholarly Article (2020): Classification for research universities in India

Title:
Classification for research universities in India

Authors:
Pankaj Jalote, Bijendra Nath Jain & Sudir Sopory

Citation:
 Jalote, P., Jain, B.N. & Sopory, S. Classification for research universities in India. High Educ 79, 225–241 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10734-019-00406-3

From the abstract:
"Carnegie Classification of universities in the USA is the oldest classification system, which groups universities into a few categories like Research Universities, Masters Universities, Baccalaureate Universities, and Secondary. This classification has been found extremely useful over decades for various purposes including policy making and planning. This has thus motivated similar exercises in many other countries, particularly for research universities. In this paper, we evolve an approach to classify research universities in India, based on the Carnegie Classification approach."