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3rd RISIS Policymakers Session: behind the excellence of US and EU universities

14.00 - 14.10  Opening by Emanuela Reale, IRCrES- CNR Research Institute on Sustainable Economic Growth RISIS project datasets system, integrated resources to depict the scientific production   14.10 - 14.45 Presentation by Benedetto Lepori from Università della Svizzera italiana (CH) and University of Paris Est (FR) “Scientific output scales with resources. A comparison of US and European universities”   14.45 - 15.30   Discussion on "Resource Allocation in Higher Education" Sumathi Subramanian, DG Education, Youth, Sport and Culture, Policy Officer in…

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3# RISIS Policymakers Session: Excellence in Research and Innovation, the academic world and its funding systems

On Friday 29th of May, the 3° RISIS POLICYMAKERS SESSION entitled “A comparison of US and European Universities: the strong relationship between revenues and excellence” took place in an online format because of the Covid-19 emergency.   The conference focused on the results of a recent study published on PlosOne, and titled Scientific output scales with resources. A comparison of US and European Universities , conducted by Università della Svizzera italiana in collaboration with the University…

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3# RISIS Policymakers Session: behind the excellence of US and EU universities

The 3rd RISIS Policymakers Session will take place on the 29th of May in an online format (2 pm - 4 pm)  due to the Covid-19 emergency. RISIS will focus on European and US scientific production, with a presentation of Benedetto Lepori, of Università della Svizzera italiana (USI).   A recent study titled “Scientific output scales with resources. A comparison of US and European universities” and published on PlosOne, is focused on the association between university incomes and international…

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US vs European universities, behind rankings

All of us, at least once in life, we have heard about “best universities”, both in Europe, and around the world. Yet, define excellence is not a simple job. Researchers of USI (Università della Svizzera italiana) in collaboration with University of Turin, have shown a strong relationship between university revenues and their volume of publications and citations, sweeping away some conceptions on university rankings. The study is now accepted for publication on PlosOne. To help…

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