Rankings: A Challenge to Higher Education?

IREG 2019 Conference. Since IREG Observatory on Academic Ranking and Excellence is an organization where both ranking organizations and universities are represented, it is in a unique position to take stock of university rankings from an expert but neutral stand point. Is there any evidence that rankings are helping universities? Are rankings helping students and other stakeholders? What will be the impact of Artificial Intelligence and Big Data on rankings? How to include online distance teaching into rankings? What needs to be done to make rankings better?