Statistical assesment of webometric rating indicators of Ukrainian higher education institutions

Abstract

The article is devoted to the statistical analysis of tools, used for the assessment of the international competitiveness of higher education institutions. The analysis has been made based on the Webometric ranking of universities. The aim of the study is to review in details of one of the most important and widely recognized global rankings -Ranking Web of World Universities, determine the place of Ukrainian institutions of higher education in it, identify perspectives for further development and appropriate adjustment of their Web policy.University rankings as a modern information tool for education management have been studied. An analysis of the role of rankings as a mechanism for assessment of universities as educational and research centers has been made. The specifics of Webometric indicators and their impact on the global ranking of the world's leading universities have been analyzed using the professional statistical data processing program STATGRAPHICS Centurion XV.I and the principal components analysis. Based on statistical assessment, the reasons for insufficiently high rating positions of Ukrainian universities in the Webometrics system have been identified. Suggestions on improvement of the presentation indicators of Ukrainian universities in the Internet space, their lifting in the international rating according to Webometric criteria and the qualitative development of domestic scientific and educational school in the context of world trends have been developed. The results of the research can be used by the governing bodies and management of Ukrainian higher education institutions during the creation and adjustment of development strategies, as well as by other specialists who develop, implement and evaluate the state policy of Ukraine in the sphere of higher education.

Rating of Higher Education Institutions — the Basis of Competitiveness

“…The globalization of the world socio-economic system directly affects institutions of higher education, since they are simultaneously social institutions, and subjects of international interaction, and economic agents, and bearers of national traditions (Natroshvili, 2020). The increasing interest of the scientific community in the role of ratings as a mechanism for evaluating higher education institutions as educational and scientific approaches is due to: wider use of digital technologies and, in particular, Web resources at all stages of scientific and educational activity; the most important trend in the social priorities of the 21st century, which consists in increasing attention to the problems of the quality of education (Kvitka & Starushenko, 2021), which, of course, creates competition in the educational space and actualizes the problem of the quality of educational services.…”

“…Summarizing the results of the conducted analysis, we present general recommendations, the consideration of which is expedient for Ukrainian higher education institutions to adjust and improve their competitiveness: in terms of increasing the rating: increasing the presence of higher education institutions in social networks; active implementation of academic mobility programs: internships, advanced training, professional retraining, business trips to exchange experience, development of joint scientific projects and programs or participation in international scientific events; expansion of cooperation and interaction with foreign colleagues, universities and scientific institutions; inviting foreign students to study as part of exchange programs; participation in international research projects; inclusion of links to the university website in scientific publications (Kvitka & Starushenko, 2021).…”

Intellectual Structure of Explainable Artificial Intelligence: a Bibliometric Reference to Research Constituents

“…Scientometric analyses are the method of choice for science mapping [29]. Webometrics and cybernetics are used to retrieve and analyze data from websites, web pages, and content [30]. A study's or research's impact on popular social media sites like Twitter, Facebook, etc., can be measured with the altimetric method [31].…”

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“…Інструментарій для освітніх управлінців. Створюється зручне середовище для доступу до інструментів, необхідних для прийняття управлінських рішень [22].…”