Increasing Visibility outlines a short-term strategy for increasing university visibility by enhancing local and international collaboration.

Crunching Data defines a strategy which can be applied to a university’s ranking strategy immediately in order to support data management, collection, and submission to ranking agencies.

The Building World Class Universities programme is an eight-course knowledge track that supports institutions with the foundations and strategies they need to begin or continue on their journey to becoming world-class universities.

The evidence-based, step-by-step approach of the Building World Class Universities courses removes ambiguity from university ranking strategy, particularly for young or growing universities. These courses examine the components, actions, and relationships that have led to real universities’ success in their ranking goals.

The Building World Class Universities programme includes the following courses:

1. Foundations of University Ranking
2. Foundations of Bibliometrics
3. Maximising Research
4. Increasing Visibility
5. Crunching Data 
6. Branding for Degree Presentations 
7. Developing a Distinctive Position for Your University 
8. Developing Alumni Relationships 

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Foundations of University Ranking provides an introductory look into the purpose of university rankings and explores common ranking agencies’ methodologies.

This online course provides the prerequisite knowledge required for all other courses in the Building World Class Universities knowledge track.

Foundations of Bibliometrics provides an introductory look into key terminology related to university research and citations associated with university rankings. 

This online course provides the prerequisite knowledge required for the Maximising Research and Crunching Data courses in the Building World Class Universities knowledge track.

Maximising Research examines a long-term strategy for enhancing research and publications that positively impact rankings at your institution.