Social Responsibility as a Key Performance Indicator for the Quality of Educational Processes

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Social Responsibility as a Key Performance Indicator for the Quality of Educational Processes

Quality of education is a key issue in providing a sustainable future. University rankings have remarkable reputation among various stakeholders but they lack personality. This paper raises questions and proposes alternatives for possible solution for the problem. The change for the better is seen as implementing and in the same time adapting international standards to different regional, national and cultural settings

Keywords:

Quality of education; Social responsibility; Key performance indicator (KPI); University ranking,

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