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        "msgid": "itb-questions-asiaweek-ranking-1447893297",
        "date": "1998-06-03 00:00:00",
        "title": "ITB questions 'Asiaweek' ranking",
        "author": null,
        "source": "JP",
        "tags": null,
        "topic": null,
        "summary": "ITB questions 'Asiaweek' ranking BANDUNG (JP): The prestigious Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB) questioned criteria used by Hong Kong-based Asiaweek news magazine to place it 14th on the a list of Asia's 30 best institutes of science and technology. ITB rector Liliek Hendrajaya and deputy rector for academic affairs Widiatuyana separately said they were bewildered by the use of lecturer's salaries as a ranking criteria.",
        "content": "<p>ITB questions 'Asiaweek' ranking<\/p>\n<p>BANDUNG (JP): The prestigious Bandung Institute of Technology<br>\n(ITB) questioned criteria used by Hong Kong-based Asiaweek news<br>\nmagazine to place it 14th on the a list of Asia's 30 best<br>\ninstitutes of science and technology.<\/p>\n<p>ITB rector Liliek Hendrajaya and deputy rector for academic<br>\naffairs Widiatuyana separately said they were bewildered by the<br>\nuse of lecturer's salaries as a ranking criteria.<\/p>\n<p>\"It is true that lecturers would have to look for additional<br>\nincome and side jobs if their salaries were low, but is their<br>\nassumption that high salaries lead to better productivity really<br>\ntrue?\" Widiatuyana asked.<\/p>\n<p>The institute ranks 23rd in terms of the salaries which it<br>\npays in the list published in Asiaweek's May 15 edition.<\/p>\n<p>Widiatuyana said that unlike last year when the institute was<br>\nranked 19th out of 50, this year's lists had been split between<br>\nuniversities and institutes of science and technology.<\/p>\n<p>Widiatuyana said the change in method used to derive the<br>\nrankings made it appear that standards at the institute had<br>\nslipped, but he conceded that other criteria used, including<br>\nacademic reputation and financial resources, had also contributed<br>\nto the fall in ranking.<\/p>\n<p>\"Academic reputation was judged by asking other institutes how<br>\nwell they knew ITB. This is ITBs weak point, because ITB<br>\ncooperates with many universities around the world, but not<br>\ninstitutes,\" he said.<\/p>\n<p>Widiatuyana also conceded that lecturers from the institute<br>\nhad published a limited number articles in international academic<br>\njournals.<\/p>\n<p>Rector Liliek said he would guide ITB toward a better future<br>\nranking.<\/p>\n<p>\"We will strive to reach 10th place, or fifth place if<br>\npossible. We'll try the best we can for as long as I remain<br>\nrector here,\" he said. (43)<\/p>",
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