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Summer Edition of Webometrics 2019: ITMO University in Top-5 Russian Universities
The results of the latest edition of the international web-ranking of educational institutions Webometrics Ranking of World Universities have just been unveiled. Published twice a year, the ranking assesses the quality of universities’ official web resources based on a range of criteria. In the new, July edition, ITMO University retains its position in the top-5 of Russian universities, having placed 5th in the national ranking and 686th in the international one.
30.07.2019
ITMO University Makes a Big Debut in 2018 Shanghai Global Ranking of Academic Subjects
Published by Shanghai Ranking Consultancy, an independent organization that conducts research on higher education intelligence, the Academic Ranking of World Universities, also known as Shanghai Ranking, is seen as the most objective among the most influential university rankings out there. It achieves this by fully leaving out surveys and interviews that are often included in other rankings but are inevitably subjective; instead, it uses factual criteria such as publishing metrics and the number of Nobel Prize and Fields Medals laureates among alumni and staff, and focuses on scientific and academic performance. The competition is tough: out of more than 4,000 contenders this year only 1,600 made it to the final list, ITMO University among them.
17.07.2018