Danube Rectors ’ Conference . University of Excelence .

1. Peer evaluation and the UBB Excellence Initiative Prof. dr. Andrei Mărcuș - vice-rector Gelu Gherghin – Centre for Quality Management DanubeRectors’ Conference. University of Excelence. Teaching, Learning, ResearchandCommunity Services 4th- 7thNovember, 2010, Cluj-Napoca

2. BABEȘ-BOLYAI UNIVERSITY’ EXCELLENCE COMPETITION 2010 • Rector’s initiative – December 2009 • Peer valuation in Romania: • - professorships (CNATDCU) • - research grants (CNCSIS) • - UBB internal competitions

3. UBB - EXCELLENCE COMPETITION 2010 • DOCUMENTS • Strategy to obtain and consecrate excellence in UBB’s performance • The participation of UBB in competitions for recognition of Excellence • Students as partners. The statements of UBB’s Rector, regarding the Excellence Policy • Criteria for the recognition of Excellence within Babeș-Bolyai University • Excellence Competition 2010 - Methodology

4. UBB EXCELLENCE COMPETITION 2010 • DEBATES • Fields • Categories • Criteria • (Inspiration from CHE ExcellenceRanking, THE-QS, • Shanghai ARWU, CNCSIS 2010 – Excellence in Research, • U-Map, U-Multirank) • What to report, especially in fields like arts, sports? • Assigning Points?

5. UBB EXCELLENCE COMPETITION 2010 FIELDS Mathematics Computer Science Physics Chemistry Geology Geography Biology Chemical Engineering, Biotechnology, Food Engineering and Security Environmental Science and Engineering Legal and Administrative Sciences Economic Sciences Political Science and International Relations Communication Sciencesand Media Sociology, Anthropology and Social Work Psychology Educational Sciences Physical Education and Sport Philosophy History Theology Philology Cinema and Performing Arts Music

6. UBB EXCELLENCE COMPETITION 2010 • CATEGORIES • Research groups • Research and services groups • Personalities • Bachelor Programmes • Master Programmes • Doctoral / Postdoctoral Programmes

7. INDICATORS - CHE EXCELLENCERANKING http://www.excellenceranking.org/eusid/EUSID

8. INDICATORS: THE-QS WORLD UNIV RANKINGS • http://www.topuniversities.com http://www.topuniversities.com

9. THE WORLD UNIV RANKINGS 2010-2011 “objective”, “rigorous”, “robust”, “transparent” • http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/world-university-rankings/

10. ACADEMIC RANKING OF WORLD UNIVERSITIES (ARWU - SHANGHAI) http://www.arwu.org http://www.arwu.org

11. CNCSIS 2010 – EXCELLENCE IN RESEARCH

12. U-MAP, U-MULTIRANK http://www.u-map.eu

13. FIRST PROPOSAL OF INDICATORS The assessment involves a qualitative analysis of the contributions, not just their counting • A. Personalities • books, papers and patents positively cited in the international system • B. Research groups • • individual performance of group members, according to the criteria from A. • • income generating contracts with companies • • international research projects (FP7, etc.) • • international researchers in the group • C. Post-Graduate Programs (Masters / PhD) • individual performance of teachers, as in A. • • international publications of PhD students. • • Participation in international programs (Erasmus Mundus, etc.). • • International students in the program. • • International teachers involved in the program.

14. FINAL LIST OF INDICATORS • Research programs - national and international publications relevant in the field; fundamental conferences organized in the field; technological impact, domestic and foreign master/PhD students attracted; national and international grants, national and internationals awards; internationally relevant journals published. • 2. Personalities - international publications relevant in the field, visiting professor at prestigious universities; invited speaker at relevant international conferences; citation in national and international literature; membership in the boards of international journals; national awards; postgraduates students attracted; financial resources attracted; membership in international professional committees; international expertise.

15. FINAL LIST OF INDICATORS • 3. Master, PhD, Postoctoral programmes - papers published by scietific advisor/doctoral school, cited in international literature; international awards; national awards; the impact of the doctoral school results in society; the number of domestic and foreign master and PhD students attracted; graduates employed in important positions, in relevant institutions. • Bachelor programmes - cited papers of the academic staff; international awards; national awards; the impact of the academic staff works in society; the number of domestic and foreignstudents attracted; graduates employed in important positions, in relevant institutions. • 5. Research and services groups

16. EVALUATION: ART OR SCIENCE ? • Definitely, it is not science, but methodologies can examined ! • Institutional and individual rankings depend on the methodology • The use of statistical indicators in individual appraisal in not appropriate

17. REFERENCES UBB (2010). Criteria for the recognition of Excellence within Babeș-Bolyai University http://www.arwu.org http://www.excellenceranking.org/eusid/EUSID http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/world-university-rankings http://www.topuniversities.com http://www.u-map.eu S. Berghoff et al. (2009, 2010). Identifying the Best: The CHE Excellence Ranking for Natural Science, Economics, Political Science and Psychology in Europe.

18. REFERENCES Dehon, C., McCathie and V. Verardi (2009) Uncovering excellence in academic rankings: a closer look at the Shanghai ranking. J.-C. Billaut, D. Bouyssou and Ph. Vincke. (2009) Should you believe in the Shanghai ranking? An MCDM view. J. Ewing, R. Adler and P. Taylor. (2008) Joint IMU/ICIAM/IMS-Committee on Quantitative Assessment of Research. A report on Citation Statistics.