How to become a World Class University

Why Asian Universities are not productive in research?

Creating a World-Class University

First of all, we must understand the weaknesses.

Then, make constructive recommendations.

Recommendation:

a. increase research (publication) requirement for promotion

b. fixed salary plus performance-based pay

c. develop more research incentive systems

d. reduce teaching load (too many outside/off-office-hour teaching/engagement)

e. reduce administration duties

f. reduce number of objectives to be achieved (ISO, AACSB accreditation, learning outcome, etc)

g. improve research infrastructure (research database, hardware, software, editorial services)

h. encourage extensive joint research or working closely with world leading universities

i. publish more in international leading journal rather than own (self-created) journal

j. use international benchmark/evaluation systems rather than having own system

k. more focus and not moving to all directions (no direction or worse wrong direction)

l. more international (more visiting professors, industrial visitors,etc)

m. total meritocracy system for promotion and award (avoid favouritism)

International standard for university ranking

Ranking Criteria and Weights for selecting world class universities. Universities are ranked by several indicators of academic or research performance, including alumni and staff winning Nobel Prizes and International (not local) Medals, highly cited researchers, articles published in International journals (citation index, leading journal), articles indexed in major citation indices, and the per capita academic performance of an institution. For each indicator, the highest scoring institution is assigned a score of 100, and other institutions are calculated as a percentage of the top score. The distribution of data for each indicator is examined for any significant distorting effect; standard statistical techniques are used to adjust the indicator if necessary.Scores for each indicator are weighted as shown below to arrive at a final overall score for an institution. The highest scoring institution is assigned a score of 100, and other institutions are calculated as a percentage of the top score. An institution's rank reflects the number of institutions that sit above it

Criteria:

Quality of Education
Alumni of an institution winning Nobel Prizes and International Medals (10%)

Quality of Faculty
Staff of an institution winning Nobel Prizes and International Medals (20%)
Highly cited researchers in 21 broad subject categories (20%)

Research Output
Articles published in international journal in citation index (20%)
Articles in Science Citation Index-expanded, Social Science Citation Index, and Arts & Humanities Citation Index (20%)

Size of Institution
Academic performance with respect to the size of an institution (10%)

Total 100%