Commission launches feasibility study to develop a multi-dimensional university ranking
Following an open call for tender, the European Commission has selected the winning bid to carry out a feasibility study on the design and testing of a new multi-dimensional global university ranking. The winning bid comes from the CHERPA-Network consortium and is led by the Centre for Higher Education Policy Studies of the Twente University (NL) and the Centrum für Hochschulentwicklung (DE).
The other partners in the consortium are the Centre for Science and Technology Studies of the Leiden University (NL), the Research Division INCENTIM of the Leuven University (BE), the Observatoire des Sciences et des Techniques Paris (FR), the European Federation of National Engineering Associations and the European Foundation for Management Development.The project will take 2 years and will cost approximately €1.1million.
To know more
- Press Release: "Ranking Europe's universities"

(IP/08/1942, 11 December 2008) - European Commission: Higher Education
- European Commission: Calls for tender in education and culture