Improving and Boosting Higher Education Competitiveness: Assessment, Ranking, and Analysis using TreeSoft Set

Abstract

Higher education competitiveness has become a crucial factor in determining the global 
standing of universities and colleges. With rapid advancements in technology, globalization, and 
the evolving job market, institutions must continuously adapt to enhance their academic 
offerings, research output, and industry collaborations. This paper explores the key factors 
influencing higher education competitiveness, including academic excellence, infrastructure, 
internationalization, financial stability, industry partnerships, and student satisfaction. By 
employing a multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) approach, this study evaluates and ranks 
higher education institutions based on these essential criteria. Two MCDM methods are used in 
this study such as CIMAS methodology to compute the criteria weights and the WASPAS 
methodology to rank the alternatives. We used the TreeSoft set to deal with different criteria and 
sub-criteria by dividing the criteria and sub-criteria into a Tree to obtain the relations.

DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.15052044