RANKING RUSSIAN UNIVERSITIES: HOW TO MEASURE?
Abstract
The authors propose to use vector representation of university areas of activities for ranking universities. Two novel indices reflecting UN experts’ recommendations are introduced. Based on expert estimates, a priority vector of weights enables to represent the university activity.
About the Authors
Maria V. Seroshtan
Southern Federal University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Boris M. Vladimirskiy
Southern Federal University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
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