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Ranking of Ukrainian universities “Top 200 Ukraine 2026”

In spite of the ongoing war, Ukraine strives to function as a country. It has announced its annual Ranking of Ukrainian Universities.

QS World Rankings: Change Driven by Sustainability and Citations

The latest QS World University Rankings have been announced. The official methodology has remained unchanged since last year although there have been some significant fluctuations.

Round University Rankings Highlights Asian Achievements

The Round University Rankings (RUR), the latest edition of which has been released, were formerly based in Moscow but have moved to Tbilisi, Georgia. They are, however, still perceived as a Russian publication and have been subject to Western sanctions since 2022, including cutting off survey and bibliometric data from Clarivate.

Rankings From CWUR

The Center for World University Rankings, currently based in the UAE, has published its World University Rankings since 2012. They are highly distinctive, including metrics that attempt to use objective public data to measure teaching and learning.

Researcher Identifies Widespread Ranking Fraud

An article, ‘The Pandemic of “Predatory” Rankings: Why Academic Integrity Fails the Stress Test’, posted at Preprints.org by the independent researcher Vladimir M. Moskovkin, reveals widespread fraud involving fake sites purporting to contain data from the Webometrics rankings and using fake domains ending in org, com, and online. The article is reported in University World News by Wagdy Sawahel.

Rankings of Higher Education Systems Published

MeauresHE is a new consulting firm established by two senior data experts who used to work for Times Higher Education (THE). They have already published rankings of journals and talented researchers and have now produced a ranking of national higher education systems.

AI and University Rankings: Italy and Pakistan

The AI revolution is working its way through many aspects of research and academic life, and it will certainly have an impact on rankings, whether national, regional or global. Recently two AI assisted national rankings have appeared from Italy and Pakistan.

Best Chinese Universities Ranking

Shanghai Ranking has published the latest edition of the Best Chinese Universities Ranking (BCUR). The methodology is quite different from Western national and international rankings

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