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Almeida, Mariza; Plonski, Guilherme Ary; Axel-berg, Justin; Baeta, Adelaide; Terra, Branca; Simões, Bruno; Etzkowitz, Henry – Quality Assurance in Education: An International Perspective, 2022
Purpose: This paper aims to propose a performance measurement system to evaluate the key aspects of entrepreneurial activities in Brazilian universities. Design/methodology/approach: This study was developed in two phases. Both phases consisted of a survey sent to Brazilian universities (public, private and not-for-profit) whose technology…
Descriptors: Entrepreneurship, Higher Education, Foreign Countries, Universities
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Dursun, Orhan; Altin Gumussoy, Cigdem – Quality Assurance in Education: An International Perspective, 2021
Purpose: Competitive universities try to improve their reputation to attract the best students as university reputation is a significant factor affecting the decision of a student. In this context, universities need a systematic management plan to improve their reputation among the stakeholders. This study aims to identify the factors affecting…
Descriptors: Universities, Reputation, Stakeholders, Attitudes
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Rybinski, Krzysztof – Quality Assurance in Education: An International Perspective, 2020
Purpose: This paper aims to analyse the relationship between two measures of university quality, the outcome and other characteristics of a mandatory accreditation and the university position in the national ranking. Design/methodology/approach: Natural language processing (NLP) models are used to calculate the sentiment indicators for 1,850…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Reputation, Accreditation (Institutions), Higher Education
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Hauptman Komotar, Maruša – Quality Assurance in Education: An International Perspective, 2020
Purpose: This paper aims to investigate how global university rankings interact with quality and quality assurance in higher education along the two lines of investigation, that is, from the perspective of their relationship with the concept of quality (assurance) and the development of quality assurance policies in higher education, with…
Descriptors: Educational Quality, Quality Assurance, Higher Education, Reputation
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Ali, Faizan; Zhou, Yuan; Hussain, Kashif; Nair, Pradeep Kumar; Ragavan, Neethiahnanthan Ari – Quality Assurance in Education: An International Perspective, 2016
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of Malaysian public universities' service quality on international student satisfaction, institutional image and loyalty. Design/methodology/approach: A total number of 400 questionnaires were distributed to international students, selected using convenience sampling technique, at…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Foreign Students, Public Colleges, Universities
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Jabnoun, Naceur – Quality Assurance in Education: An International Perspective, 2015
Purpose: This paper aims to explore the influence of wealth, transparency and democracy on the number of universities per million people ranked among the top 300 and 500. The highly ranked universities in the world tend to be concentrated in a few countries. Design/Methodology/Approach: ANOVA was used to test the differences between the two groups…
Descriptors: Universities, Classification, Influences, Fiscal Capacity
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Jabnoun, Naceur – Quality Assurance in Education: An International Perspective, 2009
Purpose: The ranking of top universities in the world has generated increased interest in the factors that enhance university performance. The purpose of this paper is to identify economic and cultural factors that affect the number of top ranking universities in each country. Design/methodology/approach: This paper first identifies the number of…
Descriptors: Universities, Classification, Institutional Characteristics, Surveys
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Gamage, David T.; Suwanabroma, Jaratdao; Ueyama, Takeyuki; Hada, Sekio; Sekikawa, Etsuo – Quality Assurance in Education: An International Perspective, 2008
Purpose: The purpose of the paper is to ascertain students' perceptions on quality of services provided by private universities in Thailand and Japan and how these affected decisions selecting a university. A comparative study aims to focus on how cultural and economic factors affected their decisions. Design/methodology/approach: Research design…
Descriptors: Research Design, Student Attitudes, Universities, Private Colleges