I. Opening Speeches: Rankings and the Decision Makers
Prof. Luiz Claudio COSTA, International Ranking Expert Group;
Prof. László PALKOVICS, Minister for Innovation and Technology, Hungary;
Prof. Laszlo BORHY, Rector Eötvös Loránd University
II. Meeting of Three Cultures: Universities, Rankings and the Social-Economic Environment
Dr. Csilla STEGER, PwC Hungary
Dr. Bartlomiej BANASZAK, Department of Science, Ministry of Science and Higher Education, Poland
Prof. Adam TÖRÖK, Hungarian Academy of Sciences
III. Are There Theory of Rankings? (opening keynote speech)
Keynote Speech:
Prof. Ulrich TEICHLER, University of Kassel: The Hidden Theoretical Underpinnings of the University Ranking Discourse
IV. Theoretical Approaches about Excellence
Keynote Speech:
Prof. Csaba PLÉH, Central European University: The internal structure and predictors of scientific excellence
Roundtable Discussion:
Waldemar SIWINSKI, Perspektiwy Ranking, International Ranking Expert Group;
Dr. Sándor SOÓS, Hungarian Academy of Science;
Keynote Speech:
Prof. Dr. Wolfgang GLÄNZEL, KU Leuven: The Excellence and the Numbers – Metrics and Science
Keynote Speech:
Prof. Theodore PORTER, UCLA: Inversions of Measurement: We Value What We Rank
IV. Reflexions of Ranking Providers I.
Gero FEDERKEIL, U- Multirank CHE;
Prof. Nian Cai LIU, Shanghai Jiao Tong University;
V. Rankings as Social Phenomena
Keynote Speech:
Prof. Peter ERDI, Kalamazoo College; Wigner Research Centre for Physics: The evolution of the social game we all play
Roundtable Discussion: Universities as Knowledge-Institutions in the Ranking Games
Prof. Mircea DUMITRU, University of Buchurest;
Prof. Mirko Degli ESPOSTI, University of Bologna;
Dr. Habib M. FARDOUN, King Abdulaziz University;
Dr. Zuzanna GORENSTEIN, Hochschulrektorenkonferenz Deutschland;
Roundtable Discussion: Global Rankings in a Historical-Sociological Perspective
Dr. Jelena BRANKOVICH, Universität Bielefeld;
Dr. Leopold RINGEL, Universität Bielefeld;
Prof. Tobias WERRON, Universität Bielefeld;
V. Rankings as Media Phenomena
Keynote Speech:
Dr. Richard HOLMES, University Ranking Watch: Crisis, Conflct and University Rankings
Keynote Speech:
Dr. György FÁBRI, Eötvös Loránd University: Mesaured or Communicated?
VI. Reflections of Ranking Providers II.
Robert J. MORSE, US News Ranking;
Dmitry GRISHANKOV, RAER Ranking;
Dora CZIRFUSZ, Eötvös Loránd University, UnivPress Ranking Hungary;
Nicolas CLETZ, Times Higher Education Ranking;
VII. Closing Reflections
Prof. Luiz Claudio COSTA, International Ranking Expert Group;