TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITIES AND THE DIVERSIFICATION OF HIGHER EDUCATION FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF UNIVERSITY RANKINGS

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https://doi.org/10.13037/rea-e.vol6n11.7446

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Technological Universities, University Rankings, Economic Development

Abstract

This work is about Technological Universities (TUs) and about the diversification in the higher education system from the perspective of university rankings. The objective, in addition to bringing some reflections on the social, economic and technological importance of TUs, is to consider the way in which global university rankings impact TUs and the diversification of the Higher Education System. Many TUs are left out of the group called World Class University (WCU) because the evaluations neglect indicators related to entrepreneurial activities and technology transfer and innovation, which are fundamental for economic development by modifying indicators such as HDI, Per capita income or Unemployment rates

 

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Author Biographies

Caroline Lievore

Post-Doc at the Federal Technological University of Paraná (UTFPR), Ponta Grossa, Paraná, Brazil. Fellow of the Araucária Foundation, Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel, CAPES, Brazil.

Renata Klafke, Instituto Federal do Rio Grande do Sul

PhD in Business Management (2021) and Master Degree in Production Engineering (2016). Professor at instituto Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (IFRS). 

Luiz Pilatti, Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná - Ponta Grossa

Permanent Professor at the Federal Technological University of Paraná (UTFPR), Ponta Grossa, Paraná, Brazil. Rector of UTFPR. Research Productivity Scholarship, National Council for Scientific and Technological Development, CNPq, Brazil.

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2021-08-10

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Vol. 6 No. 11 (2021): REVISTA ESTUDOS APLICADOS EM EDUCAÇÃO - REAe

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