Democracy Gone Astray

Democracy, being a human construct, needs to be thought of as directionality rather than an object. As such, to understand it requires not so much a description of existing structures and/or other related phenomena but a declaration of intentionality.
This blog aims at creating labeled lists of published infringements of such intentionality, of points in time where democracy strays from its intended directionality. In addition to outright infringements, this blog also collects important contemporary information and/or discussions that impact our socio-political landscape.

All the posts here were published in the electronic media – main-stream as well as fringe, and maintain links to the original texts.

[NOTE: Due to changes I haven't caught on time in the blogging software, all of the 'Original Article' links were nullified between September 11, 2012 and December 11, 2012. My apologies.]

Thursday, October 02, 2014

Canadian Universities' Rankings Show A Downward Trend

Canadian universities are slipping in a global ranking based on learning environment, research, innovation and other performance indicators.

Eight Canadian universities made the top 200 in the Times Higher Education ranking, and of those, only one — the University of Toronto — held its position at number 20.

Another, the University of Victoria, jumped into the top 200 at number 173.

The organization uses 13 criteria to evaluate and rank eligible universities.

Schools are excluded if they don't teach undergraduates, have too narrow a focus or if their research output was less than 1,000 articles between 2009 and 2013.

While American universities still dominate the list, they are also losing ground as Asia's leading universities continue their steady climb.

The other Canadian universities to crack the top 200 are the University of British Columbia, McGill, McMaster, the University of Montreal, the University of Alberta and the University of Ottawa.

Original Article
Source: huffingtonpost.ca/
Author: CP

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