Aims
The International Faculty Ratio (IFR) indicator looks at the ratio of international faculty staff to overall staff.
An institution attracting a sizeable population of international academics sees benefits in terms of its research and teaching diversity and collaborations.
In addition if an institution is attracting a sizeable number of overseas staff it suggests that it has a positive reputation and is viewed as a good place to work.
Institutions with high numbers of international staff can also benefit from wider international research networks due to the connections that their international academics bring with them, so a high score in this indicator hints at an open and collaborative academic environment.
It forms part of the Global Engagement lens.
Relevant Rankings
- QS World University Rankings
- QS Arab Region Rankings
- QS Asia Region Rankings
- QS Europe Region Rankings
- QS Global MBA Rankings
- QS Business Masters Rankings
It forms part of the Global Engagement lens.
Methodology
| Ranking Project | Weighting |
| QS World University Rankings | 5% |
| QS Arab Region Rankings | 2.5% |
| QS Asia Region Rankings | 2.5% |
| QS Europe Region Rankings | 5% |
| QS Global MBA Rankings | 2.5% |
| QS Business Masters Rankings | 2.5% |
Data Sources
The data for this indicator is drawn from two main sources:
- Institution data - Submitted by institutions as part of the research process
- Data from third-party sources - Including government ministries and web sources
Where possible our data is checked against multiple sources to verify its authenticity.
Calculations
International faculty staff are defined as those who contribute to academic teaching, research or both at a university for a minimum period of at least three months a year.
Definitions
International
- The term ‘international’ is determined by citizenship.
- For EU countries, this includes all foreign nationals, even nationals of other EU states.
- In Hong Kong SAR, this includes staff from China (Mainland).
- In the case of dual citizenship, the deciding criteria should be citizenship obtained through birth, or first passport obtained.
- Visiting international faculty staff who are of foreign origin but members of a university other than the one under submission are excluded.
