To build world-class universities is necessary for social development. To do this big project, the basic connotation and key metrics of the world-class university should be first understood, and then effective strategies to achieve the construction should be determined. Through big data analysis, this paper analyzes the four world-recognized world university rankings and the specific metrics of Shanghai Ranking's Academic Ranking of World Universities, The Times Higher Education World University Rankings, QS World University Rankings and U.S. News World University Rankings. Combined with "Double First Class" Universities construction and discipline evaluation work being carried out in China, this paper draws three key metrics of world-class universities —— talent training is the core; scientific research is the key; international influence and academic reputation are the output. Finally, this paper tries to discuss how to build a world-class university around these three key metrics.

Bingjing Xie, Shouting Zhang. Exploring the Key Metrics and Construction Strategies for World-Class Universities. Frontiers in Educational Research (2023) Vol. 6, Issue 23: 167-170. https://doi.org/10.25236/FER.2023.062328.

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