list of global and country- specific university league tables, rankings

Global & Country-Specific League Tables, Rankings & Esteem Indicators International Relations Team

LIST OF GLOBAL AND COUNTRY-

SPECIFIC UNIVERSITY LEAGUE TABLES,

RANKINGS & ESTEEM INDICATORS

Last updated: 25.11.2015 Review date: November 2016


INTRODUCTION

Rankings and league tables are a useful indicator of the reputation and status of higher education

institutions. They are regularly used in conjunction with other esteem indicators (i.e. elite university

alliances, centres of research excellence) by the International Relations team to help assess the

merits of partnering with particular organisations. We refer to both international rankings and

league tables (e.g. Times HE, QS) and national benchmarks (i.e. rankings specific to a particular

country) in order to build a picture of the organisation in both its global and national context, and

provide a basis for comparison with Newcastle University.

This document provides a list of the university league tables, rankings and esteem indicators that are

utilised by the International Relations team, by region and country. Please note that this is not an

exhaustive list and there may be other sources of information that we are not aware of. If a country

is not listed, it is because there is no known national university ranking system or league table in that

country (that we are aware of).

Further information on Newcastle’s current rankings and the University’s position on rankings and

league tables can be found at: http://www.ncl.ac.uk/about/quality/leaguetables/

CONTENTS

1. GLOBAL LEAGUE TABLES & RANKINGS

2. LEAGUE TABLES, RANKINGS & ESTEEM INDICATORS BY REGION AND COUNTRY

2.1 AFRICA

2.2 ASIA

2.2.1 Central Asia

2.2.2 East Asia

2.2.3 South Asia

2.2.4 South East Asia

2.3 AUSTRALASIA

2.4 EUROPE

2.5 LATIN AMERICA

2.6 MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA (MENA)

2.7 NORTH AMERICA

http://www.ncl.ac.uk/about/quality/leaguetables/


1. GLOBAL LEAGUE TABLES AND RANKINGS

NB: The International Relations Team typically use the Academic Ranking of World Universities, CWTS Leiden Ranking, QS World University Rankings, and Times HE World University Rankings in the first instance. These are the most popular and respected international rankings.

NAME URL DESCRIPTION / METHODOLOGY

Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU)

http://www.shanghairanking.com/ARWU2015.html

ARWU was first published in June 2003 by Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China, and is updated on an annual basis. ARWU uses six objective indicators to rank world universities:

No. of alumni and staff winning Nobel Prizes and Fields Medals

No. of highly cited researchers selected by Thomson Reuters

No. of articles published in journals of Nature and Science

No. of articles indexed in Science Citation Index

No. or articles indexed in Social Sciences Citation Index

Per capita performance of a university More than 1200 universities are actually ranked by ARWU every year and the best 500 are published.

CWTS Leiden Ranking http://www.leidenranking.com/ranking/2015

The CWTS Leiden Ranking offers key insights into the scientific performance of 750 major universities worldwide. A sophisticated set of bibliometric indicators provides statistics on the scientific impact of universities and on universities’ involvement in scientific collaboration. The CWTS Leiden Ranking 2015 is based on Web of Science indexed publications from the period 2010–2013. Compared with other university rankings, the Leiden Ranking offers more advanced indicators of scientific impact and collaboration and uses a more transparent methodology. The Leiden Ranking does not rely on highly subjective data obtained from reputational surveys or on data provided by universities themselves. Also, the Leiden Ranking refrains from aggregating different dimensions of university performance into a single overall indicator.

QS World University Rankings http://www.topuniversities.com/qs-world-university-rankings

The primary aim of the QS World University Rankings is to help students make informed comparisons of leading universities around the world. The rankings are designed to assess universities in four areas: research, teaching, employability and internationalisation, and are based on 6 performance indicators: Academic reputation (40%), Employer reputation (10%), Student-to-faculty ratio (20%), Citations per faculty (20%), International faculty ratio (5%), and International student ratio (5%)

Times Higher Education 100 Under 50 Rankings

https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/2015/one-hundred-under-

A ranking of the top 100 universities under 50 years old. It provides a glimpse into the future, showcasing not those institutions with centuries of history, but

http://www.shanghairanking.com/ARWU2015.html

http://www.leidenranking.com/ranking/2015

http://www.topuniversities.com/qs-world-university-rankings

http://www.topuniversities.com/qs-world-university-rankings

https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/2015/one-hundred-under-fifty#/page/0/length/25



NAME URL DESCRIPTION / METHODOLOGY fifty#/page/0/length/25 the rising stars which show great potential. The table employs the same 13

separate indicators as the Times Higher Education World University Rankings, but the 100 Under 50 Rankings 2015 methodology has been carefully re-calibrated to reflect the special characteristics of younger universities, giving less weight to subjective indicators of academic reputation.

Times Higher Education World University Rankings

https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/2016/world-ranking

The Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2014-2015 list the best global universities and are the only international university performance tables to judge world class universities across all of their core missions - teaching, research, knowledge transfer and international outlook.

Times Higher Education World Reputation Rankings

https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/2015/reputation-ranking

The Times HE World Reputation Rankings 2015 employ the world's largest invitation-only academic opinion survey to provide the definitive list of the top 100 most powerful global university brands. A spin-off of the annual Times HE World University Rankings, the reputation league table is based on nothing more than subjective judgement - but it is the considered expert judgement of senior, published academics - the people best placed to know the most about excellence in our universities.

U.S. News Best Global Universities Rankings

http://www.usnews.com/education/best-global-universities/rankings

Rankings based on 10 indicators that measure universities’ academic research performance and their global and regional reputations. Students can use these rankings to explore the higher education options that exist beyond their own countries' borders and to compare key aspects of schools' research missions.

U-Multirank http://www.u-multirank.eu/

U-Multirank is a new multi-dimensional, user-driven approach to international ranking of higher education institutions. The dimensions it includes are teaching and learning, research, knowledge transfer, international orientation and regional engagement. Based on empirical data U-Multirank compares institutions with similar institutional profiles and allows users to develop personalised rankings by selecting performance measures/indicators in terms of their own preferences.

University Ranking by Academic Performance (URAP)

http://www.urapcenter.org/2014/world.php?q=MS0yNTA

URAP was developed in the Informatics Institute of Middle East Technical University, Turkey. Since 2010, it has been publishing annual national and global college and university rankings for top 2000 institutions. The scientometrics measurement of URAP is based on data obtained from the Institute for Scientific Information via Web of Science and inCites. For global rankings, URAP employs indicators of research performance including the number of articles, citation, total documents, article impact total, citation impact total, and international collaboration.

Webometrics Ranking of World Universities

http://www.webometrics.info/

A ranking system for the world's universities based on a composite indicator that takes into account both the volume of the Web contents (number of web pages and files) and the visibility and impact of these web publications according to the number of external inlinks (site citations) they received. The








http://www.u-multirank.eu/



http://www.webometrics.info/


NAME URL DESCRIPTION / METHODOLOGY aim of the Ranking is to improve the presence of the academic and research institutions on the Web and to promote the open access publication of scientific results. The ranking started in 2004 and is updated every January and July. Today it provides Web indicators for more than 12,000 universities worldwide.

2. LEAGUE TABLES, RANKINGS & ESTEEM INDICATORS BY REGION AND COUNTRY

2.1 AFRICA

COUNTRY RANKING / LEAGUE TABLE / ESTEEM INDICATOR

URL DESCRIPTION / METHODOLOGY

Region-wide Times Higher Education Top 30 African Universities 2015

https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/top-30-african-universities-times-higher-education-reveals-snapshot-university-ranking

Institutions from 10 countries feature in a top 30 that combines citation scores from Elsevier’s Scopus database. This snapshot previews what a new Times HE Africa ranking, currently under consultation, would look like.

Nigeria National Universities Commission (NUC) 2015 List of the Best Universities in Nigeria

http://newswirengr.com/2015/01/28/nuc-releases-2015-nigerian-university-ranking-was-your-institution-named-see-complete-list/

Ranking of legally recognised tertiary institutions in Nigeria.








2.2 ASIA



Region-wide QS University Rankings: Asia http://www.topuniversities.com/asian-rankings

Published annually since 2009, the QS Asia rankings provide an overview of the 300 top universities in Asia, shining a spotlight on the rapid development of many higher education systems in this dynamic region. The methodology is adapted from that used for the QS World University Rankings, with the aim of reflecting regional priorities and challenges.

Region-wide Times Higher Education Asia University Rankings

https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/2015/regional-ranking#!/page/0/length/25

The Times HE Asia University Rankings are based on the same criteria as the THE World University Rankings.

2.2.1 Central Asia



Kazakhstan

Independent Kazakhstan Quality Assurance Agency (IQAA) National Ranking of the Best Higher Education Institutions of Kazakhstan

http://egov.kz/wps/portal/Content?contentPath=/egovcontent/edu_heis/article/bestuniinkz30&lang=en

Ranking of universities was calculated according to the following indicators. Indicator 1 - number of students, the indicator 2 - learning outcomes and the number of educational programs in high school, indicator 3 - the quality of academic staff, faculty, indicator 4 - Research and Innovation, the indicator 5 - international cooperation, indicator 6 - provision of information, which addresses the content site for applicants, students, academics and all interested parties.

Russia Interfax & Echo Moskvy National University Rankings

http://unirating.ru/ Website in Russian – copy and paste the URL into Google Translate (https://translate.google.com/)

Interfax' methodology quantifies several qualitative factors such as research, teaching standards, public opinion and social and international activity.

Russia Project 5-100 http://5top100.ru/universities/

Project 5-100 is an excellence initiative aimed at maximising the global competitiveness of a select group of leading Russian universities. 21 Russian universities are currently Project 5-100 members. Members receive

http://www.topuniversities.com/asian-rankings






http://unirating.ru/

https://translate.google.com/

http://5top100.ru/universities/




dedicated funding from the Russian government. To receive this funding, universities must demonstrate excellence and present well-established international strategies.

2.2.2 East Asia



China ARWU Ranking of Top Universities in Greater China

http://www.shanghairanking.com/Greater_China_Ranking/Greater_China_Ranking2014.html

Greater China in this ranking is a term used to cover four regions: Mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. These four regions have a common language (Chinese) and cultural background, but they operated separately and adopt different political and economic systems. The higher education systems in these four regions are different from each other as well.

China C9 League https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C9_League

Established in 2009, the C9 League is an alliance of nine elite universities in mainland China, often referred to as ‘China’s Ivy League’. The C9 League have committed themselves to world-class excellence, and receive specially directed resources from the Chinese government to ensure they retain their status as world-class universities. Together, they account for 3% of the country’s researchers but receive 10% of national research expenditure, and produce 20% of China’s academic publications and 30% of total citations.

China China Discipline Ranking http://www.cdgdc.edu.cn/xwyyjsjyxx/xxsbdxz/2012en/index.shtml

China Discipline Ranking (CDR) ranks Chinese universities by discipline, according to the Discipline Catalogue of Degree Awarding and Talent Training approved by the Chinese Ministry of Education. Its evaluation results are widely trusted by students, universities and colleges, the government, and other parties. Since its launch in 2002, there have been three CDR evaluations, the latest being in 2012.



https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C9_League

http://www.cdgdc.edu.cn/xwyyjsjyxx/xxsbdxz/2012en/index.shtml

http://www.cdgdc.edu.cn/xwyyjsjyxx/xxsbdxz/2012en/index.shtml




China Netbig Chinese University Rankings 2013

http://rank2013.netbig.com/ Website in Chinese – copy and paste the URL into Google Translate (https://translate.google.com/)

An annual ranking of universities in mainland China by Netbig, an internet company focused on higher education. To date, Netbig has ceased to publish a newer version since 2013 – this is the latest data available.

China Project 211 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_211

Project 211 was initiated in 1995 by the Ministry of Education in China, with the intent of raising the research standards of high-level universities and cultivating strategies for socio-economic development. Today, 116 Chinese universities (approx. 6%) are designated as Project 211 institutions for having met certain scientific, technical, and human resource standards and offering advanced degree programmes. Project 211 institutions train 80% of doctoral students, 2/3 of Masters students, 50% of international students, and 1/3 of undergraduates. They offer 85% of the state’s national key subjects, hold 96% of state key laboratories, and attract 70% of state scientific research funding.

China Project 985 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_985

Project 985 was launched by the Chinese President in 1998 to promote the development and reputation of Chinese higher education. Large amounts of funding are allocated to Project 985 institutions from national and regional governments to build new research centres, improve facilities, hold international conferences, attract world-renowned faculty, and help Chinese faculty attend conferences abroad. There are 39 Project 985 institutions. In 2011, it was announced that the project has closed its doors and no more new institutions will be able to join.

Japan Brand Rankings of Japanese Universities

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brand_rankings_of_Japanese_universities

Also known as the Daigaku Burando Rankingu, it is an annual ranking of Japanese universities by region, which evaluates universities’ brand power.

Japan Global 30 (G30) Project http://www.uni.international.mext.go.jp/global30/

Global 30 is a project introduced by the Japanese government in 2009 to elevate the international competitiveness of Japanese universities. The selected 13 member universities are expected to develop themselves as Japan’s leading internationalisation hubs by providing a high quality of education and an environment which makes it easy for students from other countries to study in Japan.

http://rank2013.netbig.com/


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_211

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_985



http://www.uni.international.mext.go.jp/global30/




Japan Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Global Centers of Excellence

http://www.jsps.go.jp/english/e-globalcoe/04_selection.html

The Global COE program provides funding support for establishing education and research centers that perform at the apex of global excellence to elevate the international competitiveness of Japanese universities. COE are affiliated to Japanese universities.

Japan Top Global University Project http://www.mext.go.jp/b_menu/houdou/26/09/__icsFiles/afieldfile/2014/10/07/1352218_02.pdf

The Top Global University Project was introduced by the Japanese government in 2014 as a continuation of the Global 30 project, and is set to run until 2023. The aim of the TGU project is to internationalise Japanese universities and leverage them into the top 100 worldwide. Designated Top Global Universities receive priority funding from the Japanese government in order to hire more foreign professors, develop their curricula, and recruit more foreign students. The project is coordinated by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports and Technology (MEXT), who rank the selected institutions into two categories:

TYPE A (Top Type): World-class universities that have the potential to be ranked in the top 100 in world university rankings. Each Type A university will receive $US 4.2 million annually.

TYPE B (Global Traction Type): Innovative universities that lead the internationalisation of Japanese society, based on continuous improvement. Each Type B university will receive $US 1.7 million annually.

Japan Truly Strong Universities https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truly_Strong_Universities

An annual ranking of Japan’s top 100 universities by Toyo Keizai, a book and magazine publisher. It ranks Japanese universities on 11 indicators based on financial strength, education & research quality, and graduate prospects.

South Korea Brain Korea 21 Plus

https://bkplus.nrf.re.kr/index.jsp Website in Korean – copy and paste the URL into Google Translate (https://translate.google.com/)

BK21 PLUS (Brain Korea 21 Program for Leading Universities & Students) is a human resource development program initiated by the Korean government. The objective of BK21 PLUS is to produce the next generation of world class leaders in these fields by upgrading research infrastructure. BK21 project groups are affiliated with Korean universities.



http://www.mext.go.jp/b_menu/houdou/26/09/__icsFiles/afieldfile/2014/10/07/1352218_02.pdf

http://www.mext.go.jp/b_menu/houdou/26/09/__icsFiles/afieldfile/2014/10/07/1352218_02.pdf

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truly_Strong_Universities

https://bkplus.nrf.re.kr/index.jsp





South Korea Joongang Ilbo University Ranking 2014

http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/Article.aspx?aid=2995799

Annual ranking conducted by JoongAng Ilbo, a Korean newspaper. The rankings, which began in 1994, are intended to increase competition among domestic universities.

2.2.3 South Asia



India Careers 360 University Rankings http://www.university.careers360.com/colleges/ranking

Barring research output and citations, it is almost impossible to get information on other parameters for Indian Universities. Careers360 took this challenging task created an annual ranking of Indian universities and autonomous institutes, based on academic output, impact, intellectual property, productivity, and learning.

India Deemed Universities http://www.ugc.ac.in/page/Deemed-Universities.aspx

‘Deemed University’ is a status granted to high performing institutes and departments of various universities by the Ministry of Human Resource Development on the advice of the University Grants Commission (UGC). This status allows full autonomy in courses, syllabus, admissions & tuition fees. Parent universities may award degrees but cannot control the administration of deemed universities, many of whom award degrees under their own name. Most Deemed Universities are recognised for their quality education. There are approximately 130 Deemed Universities in India.

India India Today: India’s Best Colleges 2015

http://indiatoday.intoday.in/bestcolleges/2015/

A ranking of the best undergraduate colleges in India conducted by India Today (an Indian English-language weekly magazine and TV channel) and the Nielsen Company. Institutions are ranked in 12 different discipline areas: Arts, Science, Commerce, Engineering, Medical, Law, BBA, BCA, Mass Communication & Journalism, Fashion Technology, Fine Arts, and Hotel Management.



http://www.university.careers360.com/colleges/ranking

http://www.ugc.ac.in/page/Deemed-Universities.aspx

http://indiatoday.intoday.in/bestcolleges/2015/




India National Assessment and Accreditation Council – Accreditation Status

http://web5.kar.nic.in/naac_ec/NAAC_accreditlist_pdf.aspx

NAAC is an autonomous body established in 1994 by the University Grants Committee (UGC) of India to assess and accredit Indian HEIs. Through this searchable database you can find information on the “quality status” of an institution. Institutions are graded under a number of factors (A=Very good, B=Good, C=Satisfactory, D=Unsatisfactory), and a final assessment outcome is calculated as a cumulative grade point average (out of 4.0).

India

Outlook India Top 100 Engineering Colleges

http://www.outlookindia.com/article/top-100-engineering-colleges-in-2015/294646

Outlook India is a weekly English news magazine published in India. It compiles annual rankings of Indian universities and colleges by discipline area.

Outlook India Top Medical & Dental Colleges

http://www.outlookindia.com/article/top-medical--dental-colleges-in-2015/294705

Outlook India Top 10 ‘Other Professional Colleges’

http://www.outlookindia.com/article/top-10-other-professional-colleges-in-2015/294706

Pakistan Higher Education Commission Quality & Research Based Ranking of Pakistani HEIs

http://www.hec.gov.pk/InsideHEC/Divisions/QALI/Others/RankingofUniversities/Pages/Introduction.aspx

Taking inspiration from the QS world rankings, the Higher Education Commission developed a ranking of Pakistani HEIs to drive universities towards improved quality and research.

2.2.4 South East Asia



Malaysia SETARA ’13 (overall university rankings)

http://www.mqa.gov.my/

A total of 53 universities and university colleges participated in the 2013 Rating for Higher Education Institutions in Malaysia (SETARA '13) exercise. SETARA '13 measures the quality of teaching and learning at level six (undergraduate level) of the Malaysian Qualifications Framework (MQF).

Malaysia D’SETARA (discipline-based university rankings)


The Discipline-Based Rating System (D-SETARA) measures quality of teaching and learning at level six of the Malaysian Qualifications Framework (undergraduate level) in academic disciplines in universities and university colleges in Malaysia.














2.3 AUSTRALASIA



Australia Australian Education Network: Australian University Rankings

http://www.australianuniversities.com.au/rankings/#erarankings

Lists rankings of Australian universities in the main global rankings, as well as their comparative position in the national ERA.

Australia Australian Research Council Centres of Excellence

http://www.arc.gov.au/arc-centres-excellence

ARC Centres of Excellence involve significant collaboration which allows the complementary research resources of universities, publicly funded research organisations, other research bodies, governments and businesses to be concentrated to support outstanding research.

Australia Excellence in Research Australia (ERA)

http://www.arc.gov.au/era-outcomes-2012

ERA is Australia’s national research evaluation framework; a comprehensive quality evaluation of all research produced in Australian universities against national and international benchmarks. The ratings are determined and moderated by committees of distinguished researchers, drawn from Australia and overseas. The first full round of ERA occurred in 2010 and the results were published in early 2011. This was the first time a nationwide stock take of discipline strengths and areas for development had ever been conducted in Australia. The second round of ERA was completed with the publication of the ERA 2012 National Report in December 2012. ERA 2015 is currently in the process of evaluation.

Australia Group of Eight (Go8) https://go8.edu.au/

The Group of Eight (Go8) comprises Australia’s eight leading research Universities. In world rankings Go8 Universities are consistently the highest ranked Australian Universities. They receive 73% of Australian Competitive Grant (Category 1) funding and have the largest proportion of research fields rated at 4 or 5 ( ‘above’ or ‘well above’ world standard) in the Excellence for Research Australia (ERA) exercise.

New Zealand Centres of Research Excellence (Tertiary Education Commission)

http://www.tec.govt.nz/Funding/Fund-finder/CoREs/Current-CoREs/

CoREs are government funded inter-institutional research networks, with researchers working together on commonly agreed work programmes. CoREs make a contribution to New Zealand’s development and link to user groups. They also build research capacity and capabilities through post-graduate programmes and the training of new researchers.



http://www.arc.gov.au/arc-centres-excellence

http://www.arc.gov.au/era-outcomes-2012

https://go8.edu.au/




2.4 EUROPE



Bulgaria Ministry of Education & Science Bulgarian University Ranking System

http://rsvu.mon.bg/rsvu3/?locale=en

Bulgarian University Ranking System has been developed to support education service users in their choice of a university. The 2014 updated version of the system contains information on 51 accredited universities in Bulgaria, which offer education in a variety of majors that have been grouped into 52 professional fields. Depending on the individual priorities and needs of each user, the system allows for producing comparisons and rankings of different scope and type in each professional field.

Czech Republic Education Policy Centre: Mission and Profile of Higher Education Institutions in the Czech Republic

http://www.strediskovzdelavacipolitiky.info/download/Srovn%C3%A1n%C3%AD%20VV%C5%A0%20%C4%8CR%202012%20-%20SVP%20PedF%20UK%202012-02-15.pdf Website in Czech – copy and paste the URL into Google Translate (https://translate.google.com/)

Published by the Education Policy Centre at Charles University in Prague, this is a biannual publication outlining the strengths of Czech universities by discipline.

Denmark CEPOS Universitetslisten

http://www.universitetslisten.dk/sammenlign Website in Danish – copy and paste the URL into Google Translate (https://translate.google.com/)

Comparison of Danish universities based on four discipline areas (humanities, social sciences, health sciences, engineering and natural sciences). Each discipline area is given a score based on four factors: the yield of education, unemployment, study length and apostasy.

Denmark Danish National Research Foundation Centers of Excellence

http://dg.dk/en/centers-of-excellence-2/

The aim of the Centre of Excellence (CoE) programme is to strengthen Danish research by providing preferential funding and support. CoE are units based at research institutions (usually at universities) which conduct highly ambitious and groundbreaking front-line research and are headed by distinguished scientists renowned for their outstanding research.

Estonia Centres of Excellence in Research https://www.hm.ee/en/activities/research-and-development/base-funding-and-centres-excellence

A Centre of Excellence is a consortium of research groups which are internationally recognised in their field of research. The aim of CoE is to increase competitiveness and visibility of Estonian research in the European Research Are. They receive support from the European Regional Dev’t Fund as well as the Estonian government. CoE are coordinated by specific Estonian universities.

http://rsvu.mon.bg/rsvu3/?locale=en

http://www.strediskovzdelavacipolitiky.info/download/Srovn%C3%A1n%C3%AD%20VV%C5%A0%20%C4%8CR%202012%20-%20SVP%20PedF%20UK%202012-02-15.pdf




http://www.universitetslisten.dk/sammenlign


http://dg.dk/en/centers-of-excellence-2/

https://www.hm.ee/en/activities/research-and-development/base-funding-and-centres-excellence

https://www.hm.ee/en/activities/research-and-development/base-funding-and-centres-excellence




Finland Academy of Finland Centres of Excellence in Research

http://www.aka.fi/en/research-and-science-policy/centres-of-excellence/

Centres of Excellence (CoE) are the flagships of Finnish research. They are at the very cutting edge of science in their fields, carving out new avenues for research, developing creative research environments and training new talented researchers for the Finnish research system and Finnish business and industry. CoE are coordinated by a Finnish university.

France Conférence des Grandes Ecoles http://www.cge.asso.fr/en/our-members/grandes-ecoles/list-of-schools

A list of Grandes écoles in France. Grandes écoles (elite schools) are HEIs outside of the main framework of the French university system. They select students for admission based on national ranking in competitive written and oral exams, whereas French universities are obliged to accept all candidates from their region who hold a corresponding Baccalauréat. Grandes écoles have small student bodies and have historically produced most of France’s high-ranking civil servants, politicians, and senior executives. Grandes écoles are associated with prestige and status.

France Excellence Initiatives (Idex) https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Initiative_d%27excellence#cite_note-candidatures-2

Idex are regional university research centres which are part of the French government’s Future Investments initiative introduced by Nicolas Sarkozy. €7.7 billion has been spent to promote the development of 5-10 centres of excellence, with the aim of making France more internationally competitive in research and innovation. Idex are academic clusters of excellence, linked to specific French universities.

France L'Etudiant University Ranking

http://www.letudiant.fr/etudes/etudes---palmares.html Website in French – copy and paste the URL into Google Translate (https://translate.google.com/)

Annual ranking which surveys the academic performance, international exposure and alumni placement of French universities and institutes. Rankings are grouped into different categories of HEI.

France SMBG Ranking of the Best Grandes Ecoles

http://www.meilleures-grandes-ecoles.com/ Website in French – copy and paste the URL into Google Translate (https://translate.google.com/)

Annual ranking of Grandes Ecoles in France.

Germany Center for Higher Education (CHE) University Ranking

http://ranking.zeit.de/che2015/en/

The DAAD (Deutscher Akademischer Austausch Dienst), together with the Centre for Higher Education Development (CHE) and the German weekly news magazine "DIE ZEIT", offers the most comprehensive university ranking in Germany. The CHE University Ranking



http://www.cge.asso.fr/en/our-members/grandes-ecoles/list-of-schools

http://www.cge.asso.fr/en/our-members/grandes-ecoles/list-of-schools

https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Initiative_d%27excellence#cite_note-candidatures-2

https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Initiative_d%27excellence#cite_note-candidatures-2

http://www.letudiant.fr/etudes/etudes---palmares.html


http://www.meilleures-grandes-ecoles.com/


http://ranking.zeit.de/che2015/en/




has no "league positions" for the individual universities as commonly found in other rankings, but rather places the universities into one of three groups: Top Group, Middle Group or Bottom Group.

Germany

DFG (German Research Foundation) Excellence Initiative: Funded Graduate Schools & Clusters of Excellence

http://www.dfg.de/download/pdf/foerderung/programme/exin/funding_decisions_exin_en_120615.pdf

The Excellence Initiative aims to promote top-level research and to improve the quality of German universities and research institutions in general, thus making Germany a more attractive research location, making it more internationally competitive and focusing attention on the outstanding achievements of Germany universities and the German scientific community. In June 2012 funding was awarded for 45 graduate schools, 43 clusters of excellence and 11 institutional strategies.

Germany TU9 Alliance http://www.tu9.de/en/

TU9 is an alliance of leading German Institutes of Technology. TU9 universities attract 25% of all external funding, and 57% of all doctorates in Germany are awarded by TU9 members.

Ireland Sunday Times Ireland University Rankings

http://9thlevel.ie/university-rankings/sunday-times-league-table/

Universities are ranked based on several factors including: entry standards, research funding, graduate employment rate, staff-student ratio, student progression, and investment in facilities and services.

Italy The Great University Guide Censis-la Republica

http://www.censismaster.it/ViewDocument.aspx?lang=en&catid=cf6b8e2a723747718bc0c87b23a4670b&docid=420a7e42d0df44cbada79113a8547cd8 Website in Italian– copy and paste the URL into Google Translate (https://translate.google.com/)

Annual ranking of Italian universities and faculties by the newspaper La Repubblica in conjunction with CENSIS (a social study and research institute located in Rome).

Lithuania Veidas University Ranking

http://www.veidas.lt/universitetu-reitingas-2013 Website in Lithuanian– copy and paste the URL into Google Translate (https://translate.google.com/)

Annual ranking of Lithuanian universities by Veidas magazine.

Netherlands Keuzegids Hoger Onderwijs Guide to Higher Education

http://www.keuzegids.org/universiteiten Website in Dutch – copy and paste the URL into Google Translate (https://translate.google.com/)

Annual independent guide that compares and evaluates Dutch universities.

Norway Norwegian Centres of Excellence (SFF)

http://www.forskningsradet.no/prognett-sff/Centres_at_a_glance/1224067001819

The Research Council of Norway provides long-term funding for Centres of Excellence (SFF) with the goal to bring more Norwegian researchers and research groups to



http://www.tu9.de/en/



http://www.censismaster.it/ViewDocument.aspx?lang=en&catid=cf6b8e2a723747718bc0c87b23a4670b&docid=420a7e42d0df44cbada79113a8547cd8




http://www.veidas.lt/universitetu-reitingas-2013


http://www.keuzegids.org/universiteiten







a high international standard. Many Centres of Excellence are hosted/owned by particular Norwegian universities.

Poland WProst Magazine University Rankings

http://szkoly.wprost.pl/ Website in Polish– copy and paste the URL into Google Translate (https://translate.google.com/)

Ranking of Polish universities based on which universities produce the most sought after graduates.

Portugal R&D Centres of Excellence (Foundation for Science & Technology – FCT)

http://www.fct.pt/apoios/unidades/avaliacoes/2013/processo_avaliacao.phtml.en

Portugal’s R&D centres evaluated as “excellent” (known as centres of excellence (CoEs)) are supported by the Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT). The centres are closely linked with universities.

Spain Alliance of 4 Universities http://www.upf.edu/rdi/en/A4U/

A strategic partnership between four leading Spanish public universities – the first of its kind in Spain – aimed at improving global visibility and impact. The alliance receives support from the Spanish government and all four members hold the quality mark “Campus of International Excellence”.

Spain Campus of International Excellence (CEI) Programme

http://www.mecd.gob.es/educacion-mecd/areas-educacion/universidades/convocatorias/entidades/campus-excelencia-internacional.html

The Campus of International Excellence (CEI) programme was set up by the Spanish government to make its universities better prepared, more efficient, and more internationalised. It aims to recognise campuses that achieve excellence in teaching, research and innovation.

Spain El Mundo Ranking of Top Spanish Universities

http://www.upv.es/entidades/BBAA/menu_urlpc.html?//www.upv.es/entidades/BBAA/infoweb/fba/info/U0654837.pdf

Ranking of Spanish universities by subject area, conducted by El Mundo – the second largest newspaper in Spain.

Spain El País University Rankings https://siem.britishcouncil.org/sites/siem/files/field/file/news/Doc1.pdf

Ranking of Spanish universities conducted in 2015 by the largest newspaper in Spain, El País. Access to the El País website is restricted (subscription only) so this is a list of the top 50, published by the British Council.

Spain Fundación Conocimiento y Desarrollo (CYD) Ranking

http://rankingcyd.org/ Website in Spanish – copy and paste the URL into Google Translate (https://translate.google.com/)

Annual ranking of Spanish universities by CYD, an independent body which evaluates and promotes the contribution of Spanish universities to society.

Spain ISSUE Ranking of Spanish Universities

http://www.u-ranking.es/en/analisis.php

Annual ranking of Spanish universities published by the BBVA Foundation and the Ivie. Classification of universities based on their teaching, research, innovation, and technological development.

http://szkoly.wprost.pl/




http://www.upf.edu/rdi/en/A4U/







https://siem.britishcouncil.org/sites/siem/files/field/file/news/Doc1.pdf

https://siem.britishcouncil.org/sites/siem/files/field/file/news/Doc1.pdf

http://rankingcyd.org/


http://www.u-ranking.es/en/analisis.php




Spain IUNE Observatory of Spanish University Research Activity

http://www.iune.es/en_US

IUNE Observatory was founded by a group of researchers from the 4U Alliance & is funded by the Spanish Ministries of Science & Innovation and Education. It provides updated and reliable information on the research activity conducted in Spanish universities and benchmarks them on a number of KPIs.

Sweden Linnaeus Environments http://www.vr.se/inenglish/shortcuts/linnaeusenvironments.4.41c4c50b1195b50750780009428.html

40 research environments which receive financial support in the form of Linnaeus grants from the Swedish Research Council. The aim is to enhance support for high quality, internationally competitive research. Linnaeus Environments are usually associated with specific Swedish universities.

Sweden URank Swedish University Ranking

http://www.urank.se/ Website in Swedish– copy and paste the URL into Google Translate (https://translate.google.com/)

Turkey URAP Turkish University Ranking

http://tr.urapcenter.org/2015/ Website in Turkish – copy and paste the URL into Google Translate (https://translate.google.com/)

Ukraine “Compass” Ranking of Ukrainian Universities

http://bestuniversities.com.ua/ua/pro-proekt-0 Website in Ukrainian– copy and paste the URL into Google Translate (https://translate.google.com/)

The first national ranking of Ukrainian universities based on graduate and employer satisfaction. The most recent version of this ranking was published in 2013.

Ukraine Ukraine’s Top 200 Universities

http://euroosvita.net/ Website in Ukrainian– copy and paste the URL into Google Translate (https://translate.google.com/)

Annual ranking of Ukrainian universities conducted by the Centre for International Projects. Based on employability, innovation, internationalisation, reputation, research and teaching.

http://www.iune.es/en_US

http://www.vr.se/inenglish/shortcuts/linnaeusenvironments.4.41c4c50b1195b50750780009428.html

http://www.vr.se/inenglish/shortcuts/linnaeusenvironments.4.41c4c50b1195b50750780009428.html

http://www.urank.se/


http://tr.urapcenter.org/2015/


http://bestuniversities.com.ua/ua/pro-proekt-0


http://euroosvita.net/



2.5 LATIN AMERICA



Region-wide América Economia Latin American Business School / MBA Rankings

http://rankings.americaeconomia.com/mba2015/mba-latinoamericano-2015/ Website in Spanish - copy and paste the URL into Google Translate (https://translate.google.com/)

Annual ranking of Latin American Business Schools/MBA programmes compiled by the Chilean-based magazine, América Economía. Based on academic strength, production of knowledge, internationalisation, and red power.

Region-wide QS University Rankings: Latin America

http://www.topuniversities.com/latin-american-rankings Published annually since 2011, the QS Latin America rankings highlight the 300 top universities in Latin America, based on seven areas of performance.

Brazil Ranking Universitário Folha

http://ruf.folha.uol.com.br/2015/ranking-de-universidades/ Website in Portuguese - copy and paste the URL into Google Translate (https://translate.google.com/)

Annual ranking of Brazilian universities produced by Brazil’s largest newspaper Folha de S.Paulo. Criteria are similar to those used by worldwide rankings: research, teaching, internationalisation, innovation, and market value.

Chile América Economía Best Universities in Chile

http://rankings.americaeconomia.com/mejores-universidades-chile-2015/ Website in Spanish - copy and paste the URL into Google Translate (https://translate.google.com/)

Annual ranking of Chilean universities compiled by the Chilean-based magazine, América Economía. Based on teaching quality, research, graduate employability, international reputation, and accreditation.

Colombia Ranking U-Sapiens

http://www.sapiensresearch.org/usapiens/ Website in Spanish - copy and paste the URL into Google Translate (https://translate.google.com/

The only national ranking of Colombian universities. Conducted by Sapiens Research Group, the ranking is based on research indicators, with particular weight placed on the numbers of Masters and PhD programmes of an institution, as well as recognised research groups and indexed journals.

Peru América Economía Best Universities in Peru

http://rankings.americaeconomia.com/mejores-universidades-peru-2015/ Website in Spanish - copy and paste the URL into Google Translate (https://translate.google.com/)

Annual ranking of Peruvian universities compiled by the Chilean-based magazine, América Economía. Based on teaching quality, research, graduate employability, international reputation, and accreditation.

http://rankings.americaeconomia.com/mba2015/mba-latinoamericano-2015/

http://rankings.americaeconomia.com/mba2015/mba-latinoamericano-2015/


http://www.topuniversities.com/latin-american-rankings

http://ruf.folha.uol.com.br/2015/ranking-de-universidades/

http://ruf.folha.uol.com.br/2015/ranking-de-universidades/


http://rankings.americaeconomia.com/mejores-universidades-chile-2015/

http://rankings.americaeconomia.com/mejores-universidades-chile-2015/


http://www.sapiensresearch.org/usapiens/


http://rankings.americaeconomia.com/mejores-universidades-peru-2015/

http://rankings.americaeconomia.com/mejores-universidades-peru-2015/



2.6 MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA (MENA)



Region-wide Center for World University Rankings – Arab World Rankings 2015

http://cwur.org/2015/arab-world.html

This Saudi Arabia-based consulting organization has published yearly rankings of world universities since 2012. Rankings are based on quality of education, alumni employment, quality of faculty, number of publications, number of publications in high-quality journals, citations, scientific impact and number of patents.

Region-wide Center for World University Rankings – GCC Countries Rankings 2015

http://cwur.org/2015/gcc.html


Region-wide QS University Rankings: Arab Region

http://www.topuniversities.com/arab-region-rankings

First published in 2015, it is the world’s first comprehensive and confirmed ranking of universities in the Arab region, based on a methodology which assesses nice areas of performance.

Region-wide U.S. News Best Arab Region Universities Rankings

http://www.usnews.com/education/arab-region-universities/rankings?int=9e2808

Ranking of more than 90 institutions across 16 countries in the Arab region, based on academic research performance.

Saudi Arabia Center for World University Rankings – Saudi Arabia Rankings 2015

http://cwur.org/2015/saudi-arabia.html


http://cwur.org/2015/arab-world.html

http://cwur.org/2015/gcc.html

http://www.topuniversities.com/arab-region-rankings



http://cwur.org/2015/saudi-arabia.html


2.7 NORTH AMERICA



Canada Canada Excellence Research Chairs (CERC)

http://www.cerc.gc.ca/home-accueil-eng.aspx

The Canada Excellence Research Chairs (CERC) Program awards universities up to $10 million over seven years to support world-renowned researchers and their teams to establish ambitious research programs at Canadian universities. These awards are among the most prestigious and generous available globally

Canada Canada First Research Excellence Fund

http://www.cfref-apogee.gc.ca/results-resultats/index-eng.aspx#

Initiated by the Canadian government, the Canada First Research Excellence Fund helps competitively selected Canadian postsecondary institutions turn their key strengths into world-leading capabilities. The first two inaugural competitions were launched in 2015-16. Institutions that have been awarded funding are expected to support a broad, ambitious, institutional strategy that focuses on the areas in which the institution can realistically achieve global leadership.

Canada Canada’s Top 50 Research Universities

http://www.researchinfosource.com/top50.shtml

Annual list of the top 50 research universities in Canada conducted by Research Infosource Inc. (Canada’s Source of R& D Intelligence). Based on research income and output/impact indicators.

Canada Maclean’s University Rankings http://www.macleans.ca/education/university-rankings-2016/

Annual rankings of Canadian universities conducted by news magazine Maclean’s. These are the main rankings used by Canadian students. The rankings are split into three categories: schools that focus on undergraduate studies with few to no graduate programs, schools that have both extensive undergraduate studies and an extensive selection of graduate programs and schools that have a professional medical program and a selection of graduate programs. Maclean’s rankings exclude privately-funded universities.

Canada Measuring Academic Research in Canada: Field-Normalized Academic Rankings 2012

http://higheredstrategy.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/rankings20121.pdf

A 2012 study conducted by Higher Education Strategy Associates which ranked Canadian universities based on research strength in two broad fields: Science and Engineering, and Social Sciences and Humanities.

Canada U15 Group of Canadian Research Universities

http://u15.ca/ The U15 are Canada’s 15 top research-intensive universities, who work together in pursuit of excellence.

http://www.cerc.gc.ca/home-accueil-eng.aspx

http://www.cfref-apogee.gc.ca/results-resultats/index-eng.aspx

http://www.cfref-apogee.gc.ca/results-resultats/index-eng.aspx

http://www.researchinfosource.com/top50.shtml

http://www.macleans.ca/education/university-rankings-2016/

http://www.macleans.ca/education/university-rankings-2016/



http://u15.ca/




U15 institutions undertake 80% of all competitive research in Canada, rank among the world’s best universities, and conduct approx. $8.5 billion worth of research annually. They contribute upwards of $36 billion to the Canadian economy each year, and produce more than 75% of the country’s doctorates.

Canada University Hub Rankings http://universityhub.ca/university-rankings/

Launched in 2015, these rankings focus mainly on undergraduate education and were created by surveying over 1000 UG students and alumni in Canada across 9 key categories.

Mexico América Economía Ranking of Mexican Universities

http://rankings.americaeconomia.com/mejores-universidades-mexico-2015/el-ranking-2/ Website in Spanish - copy and paste the URL into Google Translate (https://translate.google.com/)

Annual ranking of Mexican universities compiled by the Chilean-based magazine, América Economía. Based on teaching quality, research, graduate employability, international reputation, and accreditation.

USA Brookings Beyond College Rankings http://www.brookings.edu/research/reports2/2015/04/29-beyond-college-rankings-rothwell-kulkarni

A value added approach to assessing two and four-year schools in the US. The rankings consider how well colleges’ alumni performed on three economic measures: mid-career earnings, student-loan repayment, and ‘occupational earnings power’, the average salary of occupations in which alumni work.

USA Forbes / CCAP List of America’s Best Colleges

http://centerforcollegeaffordability.org/rankings/2014-rankings/

Annual ranking of American 4-year colleges based on five main indicators: Student satisfaction, post-graduate success, student debt, four-year graduation rate, and academic success.

USA Science & Technology Centers (STCs): Innovative Partnerships

http://www.nsf.gov/od/oia/programs/stc/

The National Science Foundation established the Science and Technology Centers Program in 1987. STCs conduct world-class research through partnerships among academic institutions, national laboratories, industrial organizations, and/or other public/private entities, and via international collaborations, as appropriate. They provide a means to undertake significant investigations at the interfaces of disciplines and/or fresh approaches within disciplines. They are coordinated by American universities.

USA The Ivy League https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivy_League The Ivy League started as a collegiate athletic conference comprising sports teams from eight of the oldest private higher education institutions in the Northeastern United

http://universityhub.ca/university-rankings/

http://rankings.americaeconomia.com/mejores-universidades-mexico-2015/el-ranking-2/

http://rankings.americaeconomia.com/mejores-universidades-mexico-2015/el-ranking-2/


http://www.brookings.edu/research/reports2/2015/04/29-beyond-college-rankings-rothwell-kulkarni

http://www.brookings.edu/research/reports2/2015/04/29-beyond-college-rankings-rothwell-kulkarni



http://www.nsf.gov/od/oia/programs/stc/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivy_League




States, but is also used to refer to those eight institutions as a group. Ivy League member institutions are extremely prestigious and are globally renowned for academic excellence and selectivity in admissions. They are ranked among the best universities worldwide, and have some of the largest university financial endowments in the world.

USA The Princeton Review Best 380 Colleges

http://www.princetonreview.com/college-rankings/best-colleges

Annual review of American universities conducted by the Princeton Review. Based on the responses to a survey of over 136,000 students based at 380 colleges.

USA U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard

https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/

A searchable database providing information on factors that might help prospective students decide where to apply and enrol. Those include costs, graduation rates and student debt levels at graduation.

USA U.S. News Best Schools http://www.usnews.com/education

The best-known American college and university rankings compiled since 1983 by the magazine U.S. News & World Report. There are three main rankings specific to US universities:

National Universities rankings

Liberal Arts Colleges rankings

Best Graduate Schools

USA Washington Monthly National Universities Rankings

http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/college_guide/rankings-2014/national-universities-rank.php

Annual ranking of US universities conducted by Washington Monthly magazine. Universities are rated based on their contribution to the public good in three broad categories: social mobility (recruiting and graduating low-income students), research (producing cutting-edge scholarship and PhDs), and service (encouraging students to give something back to their country).



https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/

http://www.usnews.com/education



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