One of the most influential ratings that 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:
- quality of teaching (30% of the total grade);
- the volume of research conducted by the university (30%);
- citing publications published at the university by other researchers (32.5%);
- research revenues (2.5%);
- level of international interaction (5%).
Now consider the list of the best universities in the world for the 2012/2013 academic year. In particular, the first five. The first position was taken by the California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, USA). This university specializes in engineering and the 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 students are studying in Kaltech.
In second place is the old University of Oxford (Oxford, UK). He is known not only for ancient history (taught here in the 11th century), but also for a unique mentoring system. So, each student is under the personal care of a specialist in the chosen specialty. It is worth noting that this university graduated from 25 British Prime Ministers, including M. Thatcher.
At 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 multidisciplinary approach to learning. Quite often, students study in several specialties using the double diploma program. In addition, university audiences are known throughout the world as the most high-tech.
The list of "best universities in the world" would not be complete without Harvard University (Boston, USA), which took fourth place. But the named university occupies the first position in the USA in the number of billionaire graduates. Interestingly, Harvard has an alumni community that helps students find high-paying jobs. In addition, 43 Nobel Prize winners are taught here.
In fifth place in the list of "best universities in the world" is the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, USA). This institution is an innovator in the field of artificial intelligence, and its educational programs in the field of economics, engineering, information technology, physics, mathematics and chemistry are considered the best in the United States. Currently, among the graduates and employees of the Massachusetts Institute, there are 77 Nobel Prize winners.
As you can see, the United States continues to lead in the field of higher education quality. So, in the top ten American universities hold 7 positions, and in the ranking of two hundred - 76 positions. The ranking of Chinese universities has also grown significantly. For example, Peking University ranked 46th this year. As for Russian universities, Moscow State University was included in the list of "best universities." True, in the overall ranking he takes only 216th place.