The published materials should serve university managers to increase management
efficiency. According to the project’s coordinators reliable data can contribute to the
improvement of many areas of university activity, such as: teaching, research, local
environment engagement and social dimension of university functioning.
The idea of the project was to create an alternative to university rankings, because
according to the authors of the project, the diversity and richness of university
functions cannot be reflected by only one number in the ranking table. The aim of
the project is to develop a new system measuring effects and evaluating university
functioning and at the same time reflecting university complexity. The first undertaking
in this project was benchmarking research activity with division into scientific
domains and disciplines.