CANCELLED! University Rankings – Reflections from Social Sciences and Humanities

Details and Registration:
http://ranking.elte.hu/ranking-conference/

Topics:
Rankings and the Decision Makers
Meeting of Three Cultures: Universities, Rankings and the Social-Economic Environment
Are There Theories of Rankings?
Theoretical Approches about Excellence
Rankings as Social and Media Phenomena
Reflexions of Ranking Providers

What does the ranking phenomenon say about the classic themes of the humanities and the social sciences, and how have these scientific approaches extended our knowledge about rankings?

Speakers and panelists:
Bartlomiej BANASZAK, Department of Science Poland • Jelena BRANKOVICH, Uni Bielefeld • Nic CLETZ, THE • Luiz Claudio COSTA, IREG • Dora Czirfusz, ELTE • Mircea DUMITRU, Uni of Buchurest • Mirko Degli ESPOSTI, Uni of Bologna • Peter ERDI, Kalamazoo College • Habib M. FARDOUN, King Abdulaziz Uni • György FÁBRI, ELTE • Gero FEDERKEIL, U- Multirank CHE • Zuzanna GORENSTEIN, HRK • Richard HOLMES, University Ranking Watch • Wolfgang GLÄNZEL, KU Leuven • Leigh Kamolins, QS • Nian Cai LIU, ARWU • Robert J. MORSE, US News Ranking • Csaba PLÉH, Central European University • Theodore PORTER, UCLA • Leopold RINGEL, Uni Bielefeld • Waldemar SIWINSKI, Perspektiwy, IREG • Sándor SOÓS, ELTE • Csilla STEGER, PwC • Adam Török HAS • András TELCS, HAS • Ulrich TEICHLER, Uni Kassel • Tobias WERRON, Uni Bielefeld