“The annual list of the best universities in Europe and Central Asia for 2022 (QS Emerging Europe and Central Asia University Rankings 2022) has been published. It includes 450 best higher education institutions, and 41 of them are from Ukraine. The rating was compiled by the global research and consulting center QS Quacquarelli Symonds”, – the press service of the Ministry of Education and Science informs.

 

This year’s figure for the number of Ukrainian higher education institutions included in the list of the best in Eastern Europe and Central Asia is an absolute record in the history of this regional ranking.

 

The list of the 100 best includes: Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv (35th place); National Technical University of Ukraine “Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute” (63rd place); V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University (69th place).

 

Compared to 2021, the number of universities in Ukraine in the regional ranking increased from 25 to 41: 16 universities were included in the ranking for the first time; 4 universities improved their positions compared to last year; 7 universities maintained their position.

 

Ten indicators are considered when forming the regional ranking of QS Emerging Europe and Central Asia University Rankings:

– academic reputation of the educational institution;

– reputation among employers;

– ratio of the number of teachers and students;

– number of publications per teacher and employee;

– number of citations per publication;

– contingent of foreign teachers and staff;

– contingent of foreign students;

– contingent of teachers and staff with a degree;

– efficiency of international scientific collaborations;

– presence of the educational institution in the online environment.