Universities' reputation

One of the pillars that supports an acceptance of the university as a social, educational and knowledge generating institution is reputation. The reputation of a university, or any other higher education institution, is ultimately an emblem of its acceptance amongst a variety of stakeholders –peers, experts, students and parents, funding bodies, media, employers, profesional organitations, international organitations, etc. Over the course of its pages, inernational academics from universities and industry experts have reflecte don the origin, characteristics and, above all, the scope –institutional, economic, and social- of the reputation of universities. Following the tradition of university, it is relevant to condense the most important ideas of this Universities’ Reputation in ten points, at the end of the book.