The British analytical company Quacquarelli Symonds published their ranking of the best universities in the world in various fields of science. NSU is included in 15 subject rankings with two of them in the Top-100 and three ranked 101-200. In total, 14 Russian universities were included in the overall world ranking including Moscow State University, Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, St. Petersburg State University and other, mostly metropolitan, universities.
NSU’s top ratings are in the following subject areas: “Archaeology” - 51-100, “Petroleum Engineering” - 51-100, “Mathematics” – 110, “Physics” - 143, and “Humanities and Design” - 101-150. The University also has a high position in “Natural Sciences” with 153rd place.
The most noticeable progress, compared to last year, is in the following subjects: “Economics and Econometrics” 351-400 (an increase of 100 positions) and “Computer Science and Information Systems” 251-300 (an increase of 50 positions). NSU also returned to the subject rankings for “Modern Languages” in the 301-340 group. For the first time, the University was included in the rankings for “Humanities and Design” in the 101-150 group.
NSU Rector Mikhail Fedoruk commented on the ratings,
Our University traditionally has strong fundamental training, so it is important for us to maintain high positions in world rankings in such areas as natural sciences, physics, and mathematics. NSU is also actively developing new popular educational programs so in addition to the research track, we have introduced engineering research and information technology tracks. The University’s achievements in these areas are supported by high assessments from the world’s leading analytical agencies.
Other subject ratings: “Chemical Technologies”, “Chemistry”, and “Linguistics” are in the Top-250 and “Biological Sciences” and “Engineering” are in the Top 350.
