One of the most influential rankings, which determines the best universities in the world, is the list compiled by the British weekly Times Higher Education. When determining the best universities, the named publication takes into account the following factors:
- Teaching quality (30% of total grade);
- amount of research conducted by the university (30%);
- citation of works published at the university by other researchers (32.5%);
- research income (2.5%);
- level of international interaction (5%).
And now let's look at the list of the best universities in the world for the 2012/2013 academic year. Particularly the top five. The first position was taken by the California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, USA). This university specializes in engineering and exact sciences. His most famous faculty is physics. It is worth noting that the university laboratory is working on the launch of NASA spacecraft. In addition, this institute has a developed network of observatories. At the same time, only 1,200 graduate students and 900 undergraduates study at C altech.
In second position is the old Oxford University (Oxford, UK). It is known not only for ancient history (heretaught as early as the 11th century), but also with a unique mentoring system. So, each student is under the personal care of a specialist in the chosen speci alty. It is worth noting that 25 Prime Ministers of Britain, including M. Thatcher, graduated from this university.
The third position in the list of the best universities in the world is Stanford University (Palo Alto, USA). It is divided into the following parts: Faculty of Law, Business, Technical and Medical. At the same time, Stanford is famous for its interdisciplinary approach to learning. Quite often, students study in several speci alties, using the double degree program. In addition, the classrooms of the university are known worldwide as the most highly technical.
The list of "best universities in the world" would be incomplete without Harvard University (Boston, USA), which took fourth place. But the named university occupies the first position in the United States in terms of the number of billionaire graduates. Interestingly, Harvard has an alumni community that helps students find high-paying jobs. In addition, 43 Nobel Prize winners teach here.
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, USA) is in fifth place in the list of "best universities in the world". This institute is an innovator in the field of artificial intelligence, and its educational programs in economics, engineering, information technology, physics, mathematics, and chemistry are considered the best in the United States. At the moment, among graduates andThere are 77 Nobel Prize winners at the Massachusetts Institute.
As you can see, the US continues to lead the way in higher education quality. Thus, in the top ten American universities have 7 positions, and in the ranking of two hundred - 76 positions. The rating of Chinese universities has also grown significantly. For example, Peking University ranked 46th this year. As for Russian universities, the list of "best universities" includes Moscow State University. True, in the overall ranking, he only ranks 216th.
