The soft science ranking, or ARWU for short, was first published by the World-class University Research Center of Shanghai Jiao Tong University College of Higher Education (formerly College of Higher Education) in 2003, and it is the first comprehensive global university ranking in the world. Since 2009, ARWU has been published by Shanghai Soft Science Education Information Consulting Co., Ltd. (referred to as "Shanghai Soft Science"), and all rights reserved.
Soft science is the world's leading higher education evaluation institution. Soft science has many far-reaching and industry-recognized rankings at home and abroad. Academic ranking of world universities, first published in 2003, is one of the most influential and authoritative university rankings in the world.
It has been officially reported by the world's top universities such as Cambridge University and Stanford University for many times. The University of Manchester, the University of Western Australia and other top 100 universities in the world also set the promotion of ARWU ranking as a clear goal of the school's strategic planning.
China University Ranking (the best university ranking in China), China Best Discipline Ranking, World-class Discipline Ranking, etc. , published regularly every year, is concerned and reported by authoritative domestic media such as People's Daily, Guangming Daily and China Education News. The objectivity and persuasiveness of ranking indicators and methods have been highly recognized by famous domestic higher education experts.
Evaluation system:
The evaluation system of "China University Soft Science Ranking" comes from the self-developed patent technology of visual evaluation, relying on the big data support of "University 360-degree data monitoring platform".
Set up 10 evaluation modules on school-running level, discipline level, school-running resources, teacher scale and structure, personnel training, scientific research, social services, high-end talents, major projects and achievements, international competitiveness, etc., subdivide them into 36 evaluation dimensions, embed 104 evaluation indicators, and involve 320 evaluation variables, which is a three-dimensional monitoring evaluation of the school-running level of China University.
The soft science ranking of China University follows the principle of "comprehensive evaluation and classified evaluation", and ranks according to the characteristics of different universities, using differentiated index system.