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Don't pay too much attention to uni rankings, say experts
Advisory panel calls for other ways to assess S'pore universities based on their main missions
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Members of the International Academic Advisory Panel observing a demonstration of Folo Fleet, a semi-autonomous smart mobility device convoy system, at NTU on Wednesday, as part of their three-day meeting. Key topics discussed were the value of a degree, lifelong learning and impactful research.
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Do not put too much weight on university rankings, which are at best a crude gauge for quality and can overlook an institution's true strengths.
This was the consensus of a panel of experts from the likes of Imperial College London and Cambridge University, after a three-day meeting to advise the Education Ministry and universities here.
