IREG Observatory on Academic Ranking and Excellence explained
| IREG Observatory on Academic Ranking and Excellence |
| Type: | Nonprofit organization |
| Hq Location: | Warsaw, Poland |
IREG Observatory on Academic Ranking and Excellence (IREG Observatory) is an international nonprofit organisation created in 2009 consisting of universities, ranking organisations and third-party organisations associated with academics and university ranking.[1] [2] The organisation's secretariat is based in Warsaw, Poland.
Also, the organisation is responsible for awarding organisations with the IREG Ranking Seal of Approval acknowledging the recipient's engagement and initiatives in relation to university ranking.[3] [4]
Foundation and purpose
IREG Observatory was first founded in Warsaw, Poland in 2002 and was in 2009 transformed into the non-profit organisation, IREG Observatory on Academic Ranking and Excellence, it is today.[5] Its foundation was a result of a collaborative initiative between the UNESCO European Centre for Higher Education (UNESCO-CEPES) and a broad variety of ranking experts from different international ranking organisations.
The purpose of creating the International Ranking Expert Group (IREG) was to create a specialised community consisting of ranking analysts and experts to process a variety of issues and topics related to international university ranking.[6] [7]
In June 2015 it held a conference on Rankings by Subject which was considered significant.[8]
Executive Committee
Initiatives
IREG Ranking Seal of Approval
- The organisation is responsible for awarding organisations with the IREG Ranking Seal of Approval acknowledging the recipient's engagement and initiatives in relation to university ranking.
Berlin Principles on Ranking of Higher Education Institutions.
- The Berlin principles is list of 16 principles that has been accepted as being indicators of what defines 'good' ranking and what topics should be considered in relation to ranking.[10]
IREG Inventory of National Rankings
- The list on national rankings is an initiative which has the purpose of gathering and displaying various rankings in order to generate easy access to ranking information.[11]
IREG List of International Academic Awards
- This list has been composed to function as a comprehensive map of international academic awards and rank these compared to one another.[12]
IREG Guidelines for Stakeholders of Academic Rankings
- These Guidelines have been established to improve quality, assure reliability of information, and give the users of International rankings functionality and trustworthiness in term of gathering information on the topic. Furthermore, these Guidelines are supplemented by the findings of the other IREG initiatives in order to have a broad and comprehensive framework.[13]
Member organisations and institutions
!Name of Institution / Organisation!Country!Location| Aalborg University | Denmark | Aalborg, Denmark |
| Agency for Science and Higher Education | Croatia | Zagreb, Croatia |
| Al-Farabi Kazakh National University | Kazakhstan | Almaty, Kazakhstan |
| Alma Mater Studiorum - University of Bologna | Italy | Bologna, Italy |
| Applied Science University (Bahrain) | Bahrain | Sitra, Bahrain |
| Atilim University | Turkey | Ankara, Turkey |
| Atyrau State University | Kazakhstan | Astana, Kazakhstan |
| Beijing University of Technology | China | Beijing, China |
| Centre for Higher Education | Germany | Gütersloh, Germany |
| CASEE - Hangzhou Dianzi University | China | Zhejiang, China |
| Eötvös Loránd University | Hungary | Budapest, Hungary |
| Erciyes University | Turkey | Kayseri, Turkey |
| Gdańsk University of Technology | Poland | Gdańsk, Poland |
| Hasselt University | Belgium | Hasselt, Belgium |
| Independent Agency for Accreditation and Rating | Kazakhstan | Astana, Kazakhstan |
| IQAA - Independent Agency for Quality Assurance in Education | Kazakhstan | Astana, Kazakhstan |
| Jagiellonian University | Poland | Kraków, Poland |
| Kabardino-Balkarian State University | Russia | Kabardino-Balkaria, Russia |
| Kazakh National Agrarian University | Kazakhstan | Almaty, Kazakhstan |
| Kazan Federal University | Russia | Tatarstan, Russia |
| King Abdulaziz University | Saudi Arabia | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
| King Saud University | Saudi Arabia | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
| Kozminski University | Poland | Warsaw, Poland |
| Kuwait University | Kuwait | Kuwait City, Kuwait |
| L. N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University | Kazakhstan | Astana, Kazakhstan |
| N. I. Lobachevsky State University of Nizhny Novgorod | Russia | Nizhny Novgorod, Russia |
| Moscow State University | Russia | Moscow, Russia |
| Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu | Romania | Sibiu, Romania |
| Lund University | Sweden | Lund, Sweden |
| MGIMO - Moscow State Institute of International Relations | Russia | Moscow, Russia |
| Nab'a Al-Hayat Foundation for Medical Sciences and Health Care | Iraq | Najaf, Iraq |
| National Center of Public Accreditation | Russia | Mari El Republic, Russia |
| National Research Nuclear University MEPhI | Russia | Moscow, Russia |
| National University of Political Studies and Public Administration | Romania | Bucharest, Romania |
| Perspektywy Education Foundation | Poland | Warsaw, Poland |
| Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University | Saudi Arabia | Al-Kharj, Saudi Arabia |
| Qatar University | Qatar | Doha, Qatar |
| QS World University Rankings | United Kingdom | London, United Kingdom |
| RAEX Group | Russia | Moscow, Russia |
| RUDN University | Russia | Moscow, Russia |
| Russian New University | Russia | Moscow, Russia |
| Scientific Research Institute of Applied Information Technologies | Ukraine | Kyiv, Ukraine |
| Sejong University | South Korea | Seoul, South Korea |
| Shanghai Ranking Consultancy | China | Shanghai, China |
| Silesian University of Technology | Poland | Gliwice, Poland |
| Sumy State University | Ukraine | Sumy, Ukraine |
| The Illuminate Consulting Group | United States | San Carlos, California, United States |
| University of Indonesia | Indonesia | Depok, Indonesia |
| University of Bucharest | Romania | Bucharest, Romania |
| University for Business and Technology | Saudi Arabia | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
| University of Jeddah | Saudi Arabia | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
| University of Maribor | Slovenia | Maribor, Slovenia |
| University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science and Technology of Târgu Mureș | Romania | Târgu Mureș, Romania |
| University of Navarra | Spain | Navarre, Spain |
| University of Ulsan | South Korea | Ulsan, South Korea |
| U.S. News & World Report | United States | New York City, New York, United States |
| Vistula University | Poland | Warsaw, Poland |
| Warsaw University of Technology | Poland | Warsaw, Poland |
| Yeditepe University | Turkey | Istanbul, Turkey | |
Notes and References
- Book: World University Rankings and the Future of Higher Education. Kevin. Downing. Ganotice A. Jr . Fraide . 2016-10-06. IGI Global. 978-1-5225-0820-5. en.
- Web site: About us - IREG Observatory on Academic Ranking and Excellence. ireg-observatory.org. 2020-01-06.
- Web site: QS World University Rankings approved by IREG—Observatory on Academic Rankings and Excellence.
- Book: Multidimensional Ranking: The Design and Development of U-Multirank. Vught. Frans A. van. Ziegele. Frank. 2012-02-22. Springer Science & Business Media. 978-94-007-3004-5. en.
- Book: Cantu-Ortiz, Francisco J.. Research Analytics: Boosting University Productivity and Competitiveness through Scientometrics. 2017-10-25. CRC Press. 978-1-351-65194-3. en.
- Book: European Higher Education Area: The Impact of Past and Future Policies. Curaj. Adrian. Deca. Ligia. Pricopie. Remus. 2018-07-03. Springer. 978-3-319-77407-7. en.
- Web site: IREG Approved - IREG Observatory on Academic Ranking and Excellence. ireg-observatory.org. 2020-01-06.
- News: The era of rankings by subject is coming . 7 January 2020 . University World News . 3 August 2015.
- Web site: IREG-2019 Conference.
- Book: Multidimensional Ranking: The Design and Development of U-Multirank. Vught. Frans A. van. Ziegele. Frank. 2012-02-22. Springer Science & Business Media. 978-94-007-3004-5. en.
- Web site: Ireg Inventory - IREG Observatory on Academic Ranking and Excellence. ireg-observatory.org. 2020-01-06.
- Web site: IREG List of International Academic Awards.
- Web site: IREG Guidelines for Stakeholders of Academic Rankings.
