Published World University Rankings 2015... It is annually compiled by the British consulting company QS Quacquarelli Symonds, based on a number of factors. Among them: the assessment of the achievements of each in the field of research and teaching, the academic reputation of the university, the ratio of teachers and students and the number of foreign employees and students.
Not a single Russian university is in the first hundred of the rating. And this is what the top 10 list looks like, which includes the best universities in the world in 2015, 2016.
10. University of Chicago
In the ranking of universities in the world, there is a higher educational institution from Chicago, the alma mater of 89 Nobel laureates (as alumni or employees). In this institution, Barack Obama taught constitutional law and his wife Michelle (at the medical center) worked.
9. Eth Zurich
The Swiss Higher Technical School of Zurich is one of the leaders in technology and life sciences. More than 18,500 students from 110 countries study at this institution.
8. Imperial College London
Imperial College London has a reputation for setting the tone for teaching and research in science, technology and medicine. In 2007, it celebrated the centenary of its founding. The College of Medicine is one of the largest medical schools. faculties in the UK, according to a study by rating agencies.
7. University College London
University College London became the first university in the city of London and was the first in the UK to accept students, regardless of gender or religion. Here they study philosophy, medicine, technical, physical and mathematical, humanities and natural sciences, and jurisprudence. There is a school of Slavic cultures and Eastern Europe.
6. University of Oxford
The second of the oldest universities in the world in the ranking. The University of Oxford can trace its roots back to the 11th century. It has trained many famous writers, thinkers, politicians and scholars such as Lewis Carroll, Roger Bacon and J.R.R. Tolkien. One of the most popular courses at Oxford includes the study of philosophy, politics and economics. This program is offered by only a few institutions of higher education throughout the UK.
5. California Institute of Technology
The California Institute of Technology, whose mascot is a beaver, opens the top-5 ranking of the best universities in the world - as a tribute to the "engineers of nature." From the walls of this alma mater came the "dad" of photocopying Chester Carlson.
4. Stanford University
Stanford University, located in the heart of Silicon Valley, is one of the world's leading educational and research institutions. Its alumni were the founders of such giants as Google, Hewlett-Packard, Cisco Systems, Electronic Arts, Yahoo! and Nvidia.
3. University of Cambridge
The University of Cambridge is one of the oldest universities in the list of the best, it was founded in the 13th century. It consists of 31 self-governing and independent colleges that are located around the historic city of Cambridge. Colleges provide housing and welfare services, as well as social teaching functions.
2. Harvard University
Harvard University, founded in 1636, is the oldest institution of higher education in the United States. It is also the university with the highest endowment in the world ranking, in 2014 it amounted to $ 36.4 billion. Eight American presidents attended Harvard, including Franklin Delano Roosevelt and John F. Kennedy.
1. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Leader in the list of the best universities in 2015, was founded in 1861 in response to the growing US rankings. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is renowned for its achievements in science and education, in the physical sciences and engineering, and more recently in biology, economics, linguistics, and management. Scientists at MIT have created the world's first microscope that can see fermions (the subatomic particles that make up matter) and have developed a simple test to detect the Ebola virus in humans. 84 Nobel laureates and 34 astronauts are associated with this institute.