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The first public debate as part of a worldwide consultation on the development of new indicators of a university¡¯s social and economic impact took place at the ³ÉÈËVRÊÓƵ Young Universities Summit in Miami on 28 April 2014.

³ÉÈËVRÊÓƵ and its World University Rankings data partner Thomson Reuters hosted a plenary panel debate at the summit in Miami on 28 April. THE and Thomson Reuters plan to engage stakeholders across the globe in a discussion of the data, methods, and potential indicators that could be used to capture activities and performance in what is often referred to as a university¡¯s ¡°third mission¡± after teaching and research ¨C the transfer of knowledge outside the university.

Rankings editor chaired a panel debate, entitled ¡°Capturing research impact, innovation and knowledge transfer for world university rankings and beyond¡± at the summit. The session was introduced by Joshua Schnell, Director, Scientific Analytics at Thomson Reuters and included senior representatives from six countries:

• Janet Beer, vice-chancellor, Oxford Brookes University, UK
• Alvaro Cr¨®sta, vice-rector, University of Campinas, Brazil
• Sahol Hamid Bin Abu Bakar, vice-chancellor, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia
• Gerard de Graaf, Director, European Commission, DG CONNECT, Belgium
• Arun Sharma, DVC (Research and Commercialisation), Queensland University of Technology, Australia
• Euiho Suh, chair, University Evaluation and Management Committee, Pohang University of Science and Technology, South Korea.

Following the discussion, Thomson Reuters will produce a White Paper on potential new metrics, which will be opened for further consultation.

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