Rating of the most prestigious universities of the world: Asia bypasses Europe – BBC Russian

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Image caption The best is still Harvard University

Ten British universities included in the hundred best – in terms of their reputation – universities of the world, but in general the UK has handed over its position in the ranking, annually compiled by an educational app Times newspaper – Times Higher Education (THE)

in the first place is still Harvard University, and in the top ten is dominated by American universities.. However, hundreds of the world’s best universities, more universities from Asia.

Rating, compiled for many years, THE in collaboration with Thomson Reuters, considered to be one of the most respected. He is one of three ratings, which take into account and which are considered to be, and the universities themselves, and students and teachers, and the scientific community.

The Cambridge and Oxford Universities have traditionally remained in the top five. In that year they are respectively at the fourth and fifth. However, compared with a rating of 2015, both the university fell to the level below.

The success of Asian universities

Leading the top five universities in the world, again, traditionally, American . Harvard University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology

The top hundred includes 17 universities from Asia – seven more than last year

The highest ranking among Asian universities in the University of Tokyo (12. th place), China’s Tsinghua University (18 th place) and Peking University (21 th place). National University of Singapore is also well-quoted -. It is on the 26th place in the ranking

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Image caption University of Cambridge is still one of the five best

Rating The World university Rankings includes 400 best universities in the world, which are traditionally evaluated on 13 different criteria, combined into 5 groups: teaching (30% of the total score), research (30%), citations in scientific research circles (30%), innovation and impact the economy (2.5%), international cooperation at all levels -. students, teachers, university staff (7,5%)

for information on each of the criteria given by the universities themselves, and compilers compare them and deduce the total score.

Ranking is based on a survey of over 10,000 most eminent scientists from around the world. Each of them was asked to name up to 15 universities, which, according to them, in their particular area provide the best education and the most powerful in the research work.

However, the above-mentioned universities that entered the top ten, evaluated solely on the basis of the reputation and the perceived status of the institution.

individual columns are universities, which was based on the assessment of the quality of their research and teaching.

reputation rating is high enough even at three British universities. This Imperial College London (15th place), University College London (20th place) and the London School of Economics (24th place).

But each of these universities a little passed their position compared with a rating of last year.

Britain’s need to invest more in education

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Image caption The British government should invest more in higher education, experts say

“a little deteriorated performance of British universities are observed on the background of climbing the league table of universities from Asia: 17 compared with last year’s 10 included in the list of the best,” – said editor rating Phil Batey

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According to him, a series of different government immigration measures that affect the foreign students, as well as cuts in funding for higher education had an effect.

“The UK must ensure the attraction of investments and talents from around the world to not to lose its position among the global elite of world universities “, -. he added

Wendy Piata, Managing Director of Russell Group, representing 24 leading UK university, believes that some of the best universities are still in Britain but rest on its laurels can not

“These ratings should be seen as a warning that the rest of the world catches up with us, and especially Asian universities already breathe us in the back” -. it says

“We run the risk of losing investments from abroad, if not in the country to invest sufficiently in higher education. Our main competitors have realized that the universities of world renown – is the key to their success, “- she says

Who is the best in Russia

From the Russian? universities most successful is not the first year is the Moscow State University. he took 30th place in the reputation rating of the year.

However, in the overall ranking of world universities of Moscow State University took 161 place. last year, he was on the 196 site.

Two other Russian university, included in the list of top 200 – St. Petersburg State university (between 81 and 90 seats) and the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (between 91 and 100 seats)

Top 10 best universities in the world, according to the reputation ratings Times Higher Education:

1. Harvard University, USA
2. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA
3. Stanford University, USA
4. University of Cambridge, UK
5. University of Oxford, UK
6. The University of California at Berkeley, USA
7. Princeton University, USA
8. Yale University, USA
9. Columbia University, USA
10. California Institute of Technology, USA