Foreign degree seeking students

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Indicator book; Mapping indicators

Foreign degree seeking students

Level Institutional

Dimension International Orientation

Definition The number of degree seeking students with a foreign diploma on

entrance as a percentage of total enrolment in degree programs.

Rationale A high percentage of foreign degree seeking students reflects a high

attractiveness of the HEI to international students, which is assumed to be correlated with a high degree of international orientation.

Data source Institution questionnaire

Data element The number of degree seeking students with a foreign diploma on

entrance

Total number of degree seeking students.

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Income from international sources

Dimension International Orientation

Definition Income from international sources, including subsidies and contracts

for teaching and research, from both public and private international source as a percentage of total income

Rationale Income from international sources is a good indicator of the

international orientation of research activities.

Data element Percentage or range provided

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Income from private sources

Dimension Knowledge Transfer

Definition The total amount of external research income and income from

knowledge transfer from private sources as a percentage of total income of institution

Rationale The amount of income from third parties (external research and

knowledge exchange income) signals knowledge exchange between academia and business, contract research complements patent indicators.

Data element The total amount of external research income and income from

knowledge transfer from private sources total income

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Patent applications filed

Dimension Knowledge Transfer

Definition The number of patent applications for which the university acts as an

applicant, related to number of academic staff

Rationale Patents are established indicators of technological developments that

are potentially useful for further industrial / commercial development

Data element patent applications (based on the institution’s own accounts) academic staff (fte)

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Age

Dimension None

Definition The year the institution or its oldest part was founded

Rationale

Data element year of foundation

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Legal status

Dimension None

Definition The public/private character of the institution

Rationale

Data element Choice of: (1) public; (2) private; (3)private government-dependent

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Online programmes

Dimension None

Definition The number of programmes offered fully online as a percentage of the

total number of programmes

Rationale

Data element number of degree programmes offered online

total number of degree programmes offered

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Size

Dimension None

Definition The size of the institution in terms of the number of students enrolled

Rationale

Data element Number of degree seeking students enrolled

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Income from regional sources

Dimension Regional Engagement

Definition Institutional income from local/ regional authorities (apart from government or local authority core/recurrent grants), local/regional charities and local/regional contracts as a percentage of total institutional income.

Rationale If a relatively large part of the income originates from regional and local sources, the higher education institution is seen as being more

connected and engaged with regional/local society.

Data element Percentage, or range provided

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New entrants from the region

Dimension Regional Engagement

Definition The percentage of new entrants to bachelor programmes coming from

the region in which the institution is located..

Rationale

Data element Percentage or range provided

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Expenditure on research

Dimension Research

Definition Percentage of total institutional expenditure dedicated to research

Rationale Research expenditure is seen as a strong indicator for involvement in

research

Data element percentage provided

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Professional publications

Definition A count of all publications published in journals/ books/ proceedings that are aimed at a professional audience and that are included in the university's own database, per fte academic staff

Rationale

Data element A count of all publications published in journals/ books/ proceedings that are aimed at a professional audience and that can be traced bibliographically.

academic staff (fte)

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Research publications

Definition The number of research publications, relative to the number of

academic staff, that are included in the university's own database, where at least one author is affiliated to the university.

Rationale

Data element Academic publications

academic staff (fte)

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Broad subject area

Dimension Teaching & Learning

Definition The broad fields of study in which the institution offers programmes.

Rationale

Data element The number of degree in broad education subject fields (ISCED97)

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Expenditure on teaching

Definition The percentage of total institutional expenditure dedicated to teaching

activities

Rationale This indicator highlights the priority given to teaching activities, in relation to research and knowledge exchange.

Data element percentage provided

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Graduate students

Definition The number of higher degrees (master and PhD) awarded as a

percentage of total number of degrees awarded

Rationale

Data element The number of higher degrees (master and PhD) awarded

Total number of degrees awarded

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Level of study

Definition Degree levels at which the institution awards degrees

Rationale

Data element

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Scope

Definition The number of broad educational subject fields in which a significant number of degrees are awarded.

Rationale Data source Data element

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