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Recently the European Commission launched a project to develop a multidimensional university ranking. More precisely, the project concerns a feasibility study on the design and testing of a new multi–dimensional global university ranking. This paper will inquire the background of this decision and the particular approach chosen. It will also explore the expected consequences for institutional development and for patterns of cooperation and competition (and beyond) in the European Higher Education Area (EHEA) and the European Research Area (ERA).
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der Wende, M.v. (2011). Towards a European Approach to Ranking. In: Liu, N.C., Wang, Q., Cheng, Y. (eds) Paths to a World-Class University. Global Perspectives on Higher Education, vol 23. SensePublishers. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6091-355-6_6
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