Assessing Research Performance at University of Prishtina: Measures & Impact
Explore the research performance assessment methods at University of Prishtina, including measures for individual researchers, academic units, societal impact, and business collaboration. Performance is evaluated every 4 years for individual staff members and academic units. Understand the criteria for scientific impact, societal contributions, research infrastructure, business partnerships, and more.
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What is measured/can be measured at your University to assess research performance? UNIVERSITY OF PRISHTINA Team: Zana Limani Fazliu(UP-FECE) H na Maloku (UP-FECE) Valon Ra a(UP-FECE) Valdete Rexh beqaj Hamiti (UP-FECE) Avni Hajdari (UP)
What is currently measured at University of Prishtina For individual researchers Scientific impact: Number of scientific publications as first or corresponding author Quality and ranking of journals in indexing platforms such as Web of Science, Scopus, EBSCO, DOAJ, Worldcat. Higher points are accorded to journals indexed in Web of Science SCIE, SSCI, AHCI and Scopus Q1, Q2 The full list is included in UP Regulation 191 dt. 16.02.2021 Number of international and national research projects Number of participations and presentations at international/national conferences Number of MSc/PhD thesis supervised Research impact to society: Contributions to society, University and Faculty which may include Participation in projects serving the community and society at large Participation in the peer review process as a reviewer Participation in University/ Faculty committees, evaluation bodies or management
What is currently measured at University of Prishtina For academic units Scientific impact Number of scientific publications in international and national peer reviewed journals of unit academic staff Number of scientific publications presented at international/national conferences of unit academic staff Number of international and national research projects Research Infrastructure, including laboratories, equipment, etc. Societal impact Number of international and national projects that aim at improving the society as a whole Number of publications/activities resulting from such projects Number of citizens and organizations involved Impact on Policy making Number of activities with public authorities Number of technical/policy papers
What is currently measured at University of Prishtina For academic units Business impact Number of agreements with business and industry partners Participation of businesses and organizations in industry advisory boards Research impact to education: Number of research-oriented courses for students and young researchers Number of research staff with doctoral degrees Number of PhD, MSc students Number of external/visiting professors
How often is research performance assessed at University of Prishtina Individual researchers and academic staff Currently research performance of individual staff is measured at 4-year intervals, when contracts are renewed The evaluation is performed by an evaluation committee from the academic unit, and confirmed by a Universitly level consultation body. The evaluation and the contract renewal is approved by the University Senate Academic units: Currently research performance of academic units is evaluated during the accreditation process of the study programmes, usually at 3-year intervals
What can be improved at University of Prishtina The research performance assessment process should be performed on yearly basis, both for individual academic staff and academic units The KPIs should include additional parameters such as: Number and rating of citations Number of courses for the general public Number of company spin-offs Research based courses for businesses Number of academia-business networks Number of contracts results from academia-business partnerships
The action plan at The action plan at University of University of Prishtina Prishtina The strategic plan of University of Prishtina (2020-2022) includes: Development of Key Performance Indicators (Deadline: March 2022) Yearly report of research results including number of scientific publications, number of conferences, and number of research/artistic groups founded (ongoing, budget allocated: 1% of UP budget). Currently UP is working towards drafting guidelines for academic staff performance evaluation including creation of individual Performance Cards for academic staff
