Novosibirsk State University will tie contacts abroad to improve rankings – TASS

NOVOSIBIRSK, July 20. / TASS /. Novosibirsk State University plans to increasingly participate in international educational events and tie more contacts abroad to improve their position in the rankings of universities. Told Tass Vice-Rector for programs of NSU Aleksei Okunev

“We see that today, the ratings are not just some sort of nominal value -. It is primarily a commercial tool that allows foreign universities attract Me and the best of its own students and students from other countries “, – said Okunev

According to him, the NSU plans to focus on the most promising foreign markets for itself: Asia, the Middle East, the BRICS countries.. To enhance its international status and, as a consequence, in the ratings, the university will actively represent itself in international educational activities.

In addition, it is planned to establish contacts abroad and using the university teachers. “We are planning to use the contacts of our teachers, to motivate them to strengthen ties abroad Increased ratings simplifies including the process that will benefit the scientific component of the university work.” – Okunev said

. NSU took the 20 place in the British company released today Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) ranking of leading universities of the BRICS countries. Last year, the university held a similar rating 19 position. Total of 250 high schools represented in the rankings, 55 of them Russian.