May 7, 2004
New Zealand Releases Controversial University Rankings
The government of New Zealand released the first official report on performance-based research rankings of its universities last month, following weeks of legal wrangling with a number of the institutions. More than a year in the making, the report summarizes and grades the country's academic research across 41 different subject areas.
The report, issued by the Tertiary Education Commission, a government-appointed body, does not deal with issues of teaching quality. Instead, working
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