University Rankings – Reflections from Social Sciences and Humanities
International Ranking Conference in Budapest, Eötvös Loránd University
31 March – 2 April, 2020
Tuesday 31 March
19.00 Welcome reception
Wednesday 1 April
9.00–9.50 Opening Ceremony: Rankings and the Decision-Makers
Prof. Luiz Claudio COSTA, International Ranking Expert Group, Brazil
Prof. László PALKOVICS, Minister for Innovation and Technology, Hungary
Prof. Laszlo BORHY, Rector, Eötvös Loránd University, Hungary
9.50–10.30 Are There Theories of Rankings?- Keynote
The Hidden Theoretical Underpinnings of the University Ranking Discourse – Keynote
Prof. Ulrich TEICHLER, University of Kassel, Germany
10.30–10.50 Coffee Break
10.50–11.50 Meeting of Three Cultures: Universities, Rankings and the Social-Economic Environment – Presentations and Roundtable Discussion
Participants:
Dr. Csilla STEGER, PwC, Hungary
Bartlomiej BANASZAK, Department of Science, Ministry of Science and Higher Education, Poland
Dr. Prof. Adam TÖRÖK, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Hungary
Orsolya JÁNOSIK, TEMPUS Hungary
11.50–12.10 The “Engi-Rank” – Presentation
Waldemar SIWINSKI, Perspektiwy Ranking, International Ranking Expert Group, Poland
12.10–12.30 Ranking of the University Sport – Presentation
Mozes SZÉKELY, International University Sports Federation (FISU)
12.30–14.00 Lunch
14.00–16.00 Theoretical Approaches to Excellence – Keynotes
The internal structure and predictors of scientific excellence – Keynote
Prof. Csaba PLÉH, Central European University, Budapest
The Excellence and the Numbers – Metrics and Science – Keynote
Prof. Dr. Wolfgang GLÄNZEL, KU Leuven, Belgium
Inversions of Measurement: We Value What We Rank – Keynote
Prof. Theodore PORTER, UCLA, USA
16.00–16.30 Coffee Break
16.30–17.30 Reflections of Ranking Providers I. – Roundtable Discussion
Participants:
Gero FEDERKEIL, U-Multirank CHE, Germany
Prof. Nian Cai LIU, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, ARWU, China
Leigh Kamolins, QS Ranking, UK
19.00–22.00 Social Event, Gala Dinner
Thursday 2 April
9.00–11.00 Rankings as Social Phenomena – Keynotes and Roundtable discussions
The evolution of the social game we all play – Keynote
Prof. Peter ERDI, Kalamazoo College; Wigner Research Centre for Physics, USA
Global Rankings from a Historical-Sociological Perspective – Roundtable Discussion
Participants:
Dr. Jelena BRANKOVICH, Bielefeld University, Germany
Dr. Leopold RINGEL, Bielefeld University, Germany
Prof. Tobias WERRON, Bielefeld University, Germany
Universities as Knowledge-Institutions in the Ranking Games – Presentations and Roundtable Discussion
Participants:
Prof. Mircea DUMITRU, University of Bucharest, Romania
Prof. Mirko Degli ESPOSTI, University of Bologna, Italy
Dr. Habib M. FARDOUN, King Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia
Dr. Zuzanna GORENSTEIN, German Rectors’ Conference (HRK), Germany
Gergő PAPP, Eötvös Loránd University, Hungary
11.00–11.20 Coffee Break
11.20–12.40 Rankings as Media Phenomena – Keynotes
Crisis, Conflict and University Rankings – Keynote
Dr. Richard HOLMES, University Ranking Watch, USA
Measured or Communicated? – Keynote
Dr. György FÁBRI, Eötvös Loránd University, Hungary
12.40–13.40 Reflections of Ranking Providers II. – Roundtable discussion
Participants:
Dora CZIRFUSZ, Eötvös Loránd University, UnivPress Ranking, Hungary
Nicolas CLETZ, Times Higher Education Ranking, UK
Michail MYGAKOV, RAER Ranking, Russia
Robert J. MORSE, US News Ranking, USA
13.40–14.00 Closing Reflections
Prof. Luiz Claudio COSTA, International Ranking Expert Group, Brazil
14.00–15.00 Farewell Lunch
