Commentary
The Times Higher Education, widely regarded as among the world’s leading journals for reporting on higher education in the UK and worldwide, has released its yearly university rankings. Alarmingly, Canadian universities are experiencing a significant decline in their rankings. Over 40 percent of Canadian universities have dropped from their previous year’s positions, a trend that should urgently concern us all.
Phil Baty, the Times Higher Education chief global affairs officer, noted: “Canada has some of the world’s very best universities, with three in the top 50 and eight in the top 200. However, the continued fall of a significant number of Canadian universities is a cause for concern.”…