Absolute leader of the 2016 “Top-200 Ukraine” ranking is the National Technical University of Ukraine “Kyiv Polytechnic Institute”, which moved forward due to the criterion: “Innovative activity of universities”. During the last year, over 40 startups have been created in its innovative ecosystem “Sikorsky Challenge”; and 29 of them have received investments from private venture funds and high-tech companies in the total of 573 million UAH. More...
Reuters ranking of Europe's Most Innovative Universities
The most innovative university in Europe according to Reuters ranking is Catholic University KU Leuven, a Dutch-speaking school based in Belgium's Flanders region. Inventions and patent applications were key criteria in the Reuters ranking of Europe’s Most Innovative Universities, done in partnership with the Intellectual Property & Science division of Thomson Reuters. More...
QS Regional Rankings: Strong showing by Singapore, Russia, Saudi Arabia and Brazil
The UK based consulting and data company Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) has published four regional rankings for the Arab Region, Asia, Emerging Europe and Central Asia (EECA) and Latin America. More...
Arab Rankings: Who got it right? (if any)
Observations on the two recent Arab university rankings (US News and QS) coming from within the Arab academic world. Cesar Wazen, Director of Scholarships & Partnerships Office at Qatar University formulated some questions relevant from the regional point of view. More...
THE Asian Rankings: Singapore replaces Tokyo at the Top
Times Higher Education (THE) has published the fourth edition of its Asian University Rankings. The methodology is based on that used in the THE world rankings with some modifications. More...
US tops global soft power ranking
By Sara Custer. A ranking of global soft power produced by Facebook and global PR/comms agency, Portland Communications, has placed the US at the top of the table because of its strength in higher education, cultural production and technological innovation – areas in which the report says it stands “head and shoulders above the rest of the world”. More...
US: 56% HEIs in pathway partnerships not nationally ranked
By Natalie Marsh. A new report from NAFSA: Association of International Educators on the burgeoning US pathway market, has found that just over half of the higher education institutions who have partnered with pathway providers are not placed on the national rankings. More...
Le système éducatif français de nouveau très mal classé
Le palmarès des entreprises préférées des apprentis
Par Aude Bariéty. Le site meilleures-entreprises.com a publié fin juin son palmarès des «entreprises où les apprentis sont heureux». Mars France, Orange et Air Liquide dominent le top 10 des entreprises comptant plus de 100 alternants. Suite...