Ellen Hazelkorn

• BA, PhD
• Partner at BH Associates, Education Consultants

https://dpu.au.dk/en/research/research-programmes/chef/publications/working-papers The main objectives of the exploratory project The role of European universities in an Age of Pandemic were (i) to analyse the effects of the pandemic at the system and institutional levels and (ii) to understand how perceptions and reactions dealing with the crisis...

Since the release of global rankings in 2003, rankings have become important actors in the higher education landscape and much has been written about their impact on universities and higher education policy. These tools are in particular subject to criticism regarding their methodology, indicators, data sources and capacity to adapt to change. This...

Global rankings emerged in the early years of the millennium at a time of increasing globalisation of higher education. Initially touted as a transparency instrument, a source of information about higher education for students, parents and the public, rankings have succeeded by comparing quality and performance internationally. They soon became an...

Measuring university engagement or societal impact is becoming a popular way to assess the public good role of universities. Rankings have been early movers in this area, but do they tell us anything meaningful? And while it is important to ask about the role and responsibility of universities, it is about time that we asked about the corporate soc...

Higher education (HE) is usually seen as serving the public good, especially when funded directly by the state, and because of potential social effects such as a reduction in inequality and an increase in social mobility. Public support for higher education is conditional; however, on its capacity, capability and willingness to educate citizens, an...

The contribution and impact of universities on the cities and regions in which they are based is an increasing focus of government policy. This builds upon their public good role with respect to knowledge creation and dissemination, but it also responds to problems of deep social and economic inequality in our societies. Wales is no different. In t...

Can the global academic rankings measure teaching quality? The major academic rankings have been adding measures of teaching quality—such as teacher-student ratios. We argue that it is not possible, at least now, to accurately measure teaching quality in a cross-national context. We recommend that the rankings cease measuring something that cannot,...

Can the global academic rankings measure teaching quality? The major academic rankings have been adding measures of teaching quality—such as teacher-student ratios. We argue that it is not possible, at least now, to accurately measure teaching quality in a cross-national context. We recommend that the rankings cease measuring something that cannot,...

Concerns about quality and standards, effectiveness and efficiency, and regulation and governance (within institutions and at the system level) are now matters which concern constituencies far beyond the jurisdiction of higher education. Once the number of people participating in and served by higher education expands, so as to begin to comprise an...

In Ireland and the United Kingdom, public discourse around issues of sexual harassment and promotion and pay gaps is increasing. A lack of research, combined with a lack of understanding, means the full scale is unknown, and universities lack basic guidelines. Narrow definitions of excellence also shape academic culture. But action is slowly taking...

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We want to use this article to explore two inter-related issues – the erosion of public trust in higher education and the ever expanding and changing requirements of public accountability systems, as we think addressing the latter is an important aspect in countering the former.

Ireland and the United Kingdom occupy a shared higher education and research space, with a shared language and history. There is a common higher education and research culture, and broadly similar organisational and academic structure. This has facilitated significant academic mobility and cooperation – across all levels – over the years as well as...

Higher education (HE) is a global enterprise. Its success (or failure) is integral to and a powerful indicator of the knowledge-producing and talent-attracting capacity of nations. But, the landscape in which HE operates today has become extremely complex; there are many more demands and many constituencies, each with an impact on and a voice in sh...

This paper firstly reviews how issues of accountability and transparency have become some of the key drivers of government policy over recent years. It finds that the drive for greater higher education accountability and transparency has encouraged the growth of an international evaluation industry. It secondly discusses issues related to different...

In 2015, the Welsh government commissioned a review of its postcompulsory education system. Recommendations included the creation of a single regulatory, oversight, and coordinating authority bringing together further, higher, and adult learning. By its swift endorsement of the report’s principles and recommendations, the Welsh government conspicuo...

In 2015, the Welsh government commissioned a review of its postcompulsory education system. Recommendations included the creation of a single regulatory, oversight, and coordinating authority bringing together further, higher, and adult learning. By its swift endorsement of the report’s principles and recommendations, the Welsh government conspicuo...

Science has always operated in a competitive environment, but the globalisation of knowledge and the rising popularity and use of global rankings have elevated this competition to a new level. The quality, performance and productivity of higher education and university-based research have become a national differentiator in the global knowledge eco...

Higher education has long argued that it is a public good because of its contributionto societal goals. These assumptions are coming under growing public scrutiny asuniversities seek to pursue their own agenda, at home and increasinglyinternationally. This article looks at some of the issues.

Higher education has long argued that it is a public good because of its contributionto societal goals. These assumptions are coming under growing public scrutiny asuniversities seek to pursue their own agenda, at home and increasinglyinternationally. This article looks at some of the issues.

This article looks at the effects of a national policy of research prioritisation in the years following Ireland's economic crisis. A national research prioritisation exercise initiated by policymakers redefined the purpose of higher education research, and designed policies in line with this approach. Placing research for enterprise to the fore, i...

The world is changing, and fast. The “widening, deepening and speeding up of connections across national borders” is transforming the way we live and work (OECD, 2016). The growing demand to participate in higher education and to leverage its bene ts for individuals and society is changing what, where, when and how we learn. The impacts of societal...

Global rankings are aimed at the elite sector of higher education. This article argues that most universities worldwide should not pay attention to the rankings because it may distort the mission and activities of these institutions. In any case, they have no chance to score well in the rankings.

Global rankings are aimed at the elite sector of higher education. This article argues that most universities worldwide should not pay attention to the rankings because it may distort the mission and activities of these institutions. In any case, they have no chance to score well in the rankings.

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The study of the dual responsibilities of universities at local and global level has been the objective of this 6th HEIW GUNI Report on “Towards a Socially Responsible Higher Education Institution; globally and locally engaged”. In this final chapter, the editorial team makes a joint reflection from all the contributions and give a set of recommend...

Towards a Socially Responsible University: Balancing the Global with the Local aims to analyse the dual responsibilities of universities at local and global level, exploring the potential conflicts and intrinsic difficulties in addressing both the local demands of society based on the race for global competitiveness and the local and global demands...

Towards a Socially Responsible University: Balancing the Global with the Local aims to analyse the dual responsibilities of universities at local and global level, exploring the potential conflicts and intrinsic difficulties in addressing both the local demands of society based on the race for global competitiveness and the local and global demands...

Bons et mauvais usages P. T. M. Marope, P. J.Wells et E. Hazelkorn (dir. pub.) L' impact croissant des classements des universités sur les choix des responsables politiques et des étudiants a provoqué un débat mondial. Ce volume exceptionnel rassemble les points de vue tant des concepteurs que des détracteurs des classements des universités afin de...

There is an argument that the best way for governments to allocate resources for research is to prioritise those areas most likely to deliver economic returns. Andrew Gibson and Ellen Hazelkorn explain how, shortly after its Great Recession, Ireland prioritised research fields aligned with industrial sectors rather than disciplinary excellence or s...

This innovative book addresses the leadership and management challenges of maximising the contribution of universities to civil society both locally and globally. It does this by developing a model of the civic university as an academic concept, drawing out practical lessons for university management on how to embed civic engagement in the heartlan...

The global financial crisis of 2008 and ensuing collapse of the Irish economy and the Great Recession brought the golden decade of higher education and research investment to an abrupt end. In place of broadening the intellectual base, fundamental questions were asked about the purpose and relevance of university-based research. The changed circums...

Dutch humanities has been in a crisis. In the period this chapter covers there were no less than three Grand National Commissions concerned with the Dutch humanities survival. At the heart of this crisis has lain a fundamental tension in the public value of arts and humanities, dating back to the 1980s where universities were churning out many more...

What is the public value of arts and humanities research? If we take a look around the world, then it is easy to conclude that such a question is irrelevant precisely because its public value (or at least that of the underlying arts and humanities) is so self-evident. But if you start as an outsider (even as a scholar) to read a humanities article...

Recent decades have seen changes in the relationship between the state, higher education and university-based research. Questions are asked about the purpose and focus of research, the social role of research, and correspondingly the appropriate governance models. Concepts of “public good” and “public value” have moved centre stage. How they are de...

Many humanities scholars have voiced fears regarding the damage that the unfettered adoption of alien practices and norms around research commercialisation could wreak for arts and humanities research. This plays to longer-standing fears of crisis in the humanities arising from its weak coupling to the interests and needs of an increasingly technol...

Global rankings and the Geopolitics of Higher Education is an examination of the impact and influence that university rankings have had on higher education, policy and public opinion in recent years. Bringing together some of the most informed authorities on this very complex issue, this edited collection of specially commissioned chapters examines...

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Global university rankings have become a significant feature of international higher education and are commonly interpreted as an indicator of success in the global economy. They came to prominence in 2003 with the publication of the Shanghai Jiao Tong Academic Rankings of World Universities (ARWU). Today, there are ten global rankings of varying d...

Table of contents I1 Proceedings of the 4th World Conference on Research Integrity Concurrent Sessions: 1. Countries' systems and policies to foster research integrity CS01.1 Second time around: Implementing and embedding a review of responsible conduct of research policy and practice in an Australian research-intensive university Susan Patricia O'...

Towards 2030: A Framework for Building a World-Class Post-Compulsory Education System for Wales proposes an agenda with a set of objectives and initiatives for post- compulsory education, including 6th form, FE and HE, work- based learning, and adult and community education.

The depth and duration the Great Recession, coinciding with the intensification of competitive capitalism, has raised alarm. Especially in developed societies, there is concern about whether there is the capacity and capability to fuel and sustain economic recovery and global authority. At the same time, problems of feeding and housing our populati...

In Norway, humanities research has a long history and a strong sense of identity as a distinct and valuable field of science, and the field’s researchers have emphasised basic, long-term and independent research. These aspects have been confronted with policy developments that have denounced a clear separation between basic and applied research, ai...

We cannot give a final answer to defining “the public value of arts & humanities research”. Our contribution comes by firstly offering a better definition, of knowledge circulating in networks creating societal capacity, but also identifying where more research is necessary to better ground this definition. Current policy debates are hemmed in by t...

Drawing on original international research by a cross-European social science team, this book makes an important contribution to the discussion about the future of arts and humanities research. It explores the responses of these fields to the growing range of questions being asked about the value, impact and benefit of publicly-funded research. The...

p>Each year brings new rankings, and new changes to how they purport to measure quality. This article looks at recent changes in the main global rankings, and asks whether these annual methodological tweaks actually tell us anything new about higher education.</p

A CONVERSATION WITH ELLEN HAZELKORN E arlier this month, members of NAFSA's Research Team had the pleasure of talking with Ellen Hazelkorn, PhD, an expert on higher education internationalization, who is currently based in Ireland. We spoke about a range of topics, including how globalization has affected higher education worldwide; the influence o...

Science Education for Responsible Citizenship, the report of the European Union Expert Group on Science Education, identifies six high-level objectives and associated recommendations, along with a list of helpful examples from around the world plus a research agenda. Some of the report’s key messages are:

Globalisation has transformed the way we think about cities and higher education, and their relationship to eachother, into a matter of geo-political significance. For a long time, cities were simply locations for higher education institutions (HEIs); university towns carried an intrinsic benefit for students and the municipality but this could als...

Despite efforts in a range of national settings, as well as at the European level, there has been a lack of unanimity on how to convincingly measure arts and humanities research, sparking an often intensive debate about the effects, merits and appropriateness of measuring public value in arts and humanities research. This paper (forming part of a f...

Irish higher education is undergoing significant change. Some of these changes are driven by the economic crisis sweeping across Ireland and Europe. But other changes are arguably part of a wider paradigm shift affecting higher education around the world: the challenge of meeting rising demands for high-quality mass public higher education at a tim...

Irish higher education faces particular difficulties given the severity of its economic crisis. Like other countries, it is engaged in significant system restructuring coupled with managed policy direction. Where Ireland does differ is in its emphasis on a 'whole of country strategy' and commitment that teaching and research go hand-in-hand. This p...

The global university rankings emphasize particular measures to count. This article examines what is emphasized for counting, and then looks at how such variables are measured—or not.

Ten years have passed since the first global ranking of universities was published. Since then, university rankings have continued to attract the attention of policymakers and theacademy, challenging perceived wisdom about the status and reputation, as wellas quality and performance, of higher education institutions. Their impact andinfluence has i...

University rankings have gained popularity worldwide because they appear to fulfil demands by students, parents, policymakers, employers, and other stakeholders for information and transparency. They are often equated with quality, and are now a significant factor shaping institutional reputation. Today, there are eleven global rankings, experienci...

The International Panel was asked to consider the following issues: – What are the main characteristics of the Finnish Higher Education (HE) system and how has the system developed over the last decade? How has the system dealt with the major policy trends? How does the Finnish HE system compare to other European systems? Are there differences in o...

The severity of the global economic crisis has put the spotlight firmly on measuring academic and research performance and productivity and assessing its contribution, value, impact and benefit. While, traditionally, research output and impact were measured by peer-publications and citations, there is increased emphasis on a ‘marketdriven approach’...

The presentation provides an overview of rankings, and the advantages and disadvantages of a rankings-led strategy. It includes an overview of international research.

The growing influence of academic rankings Over the last decade, rankings have become a significant force impacting on and influencing higher education, students and parents, policymakers, and other stakeholders. While they have been part of U.S. academic system for 100 years, global rankings are a more recent phenomenon. The arrival of global rank...

International Trends and Challenges: How does Ireland fare? looks selectively at six issues with particular relevance for Ireland in order to provide an international context for discussion and policymaking. For each issue, the paper provides a synopsis of what is happening internationally and a brief status report on Ireland. Together, the issues...