Sponsorships taint universities

Sponsorship distorts the nature of college ranking lists and must be curbed by regulators, says an article in Workers' Daily. Following is an excerpt:

Gong Ke, the president of Tianjin University, recently admitted that a college ranking provider once visited Tianjin University seeking sponsorship and was promptly rejected. This is the first time the president of a university has testified to the existence of sponsorship collected by college ranking providers.

If a ranking institute can't ensure its neutrality and objectivity, its lists will not be legitimate and reliable.