International university rankings as a quality measure for the Spanish universities

• Main Author: García, Fernando
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Asociación para la Formación y la Investigación en Ciencias Económicas y Sociales 2019-06-01
• Series: Finance, Markets and Valuation
• Subjects: university goals; quality management; agencia nacional de evaluación de la calidad y acreditación; aneca
• Online Access: https://journalfmv.com/en/archive/2019/2/e438cf068f.html

In Spain, the functions assigned to the University are varied and have changed over time. Currently, it is considered that university activity should be focused on improving the well-being of the society in which the university is located. Thus, any quality control of the Spanish university system must consider whether the university is fulfilling the purposes that society has assigned to it. In Spain, the task of quality control of universities is mainly assigned to the National Agency for Quality Assessment and Accreditation (ANECA). In principle, through different programs, this agency evaluates different aspects of the Universities. However, as can be seen in this research, the control activity is limited to university degrees and the activity of the teaching staff. Moreover, this control hardly measures to what extent the University system is achieving its goals.