International Ranking

Name of the ranking	QS BRICS University Rankings
Geographical scope	BRICS countries (Brasil, Russia, India, China, South Africa)
Status of the ranking	related to QS World University Rankings
Name of person in charge of ranking	Ben Sowter
E-mail of person in charge of ranking	ben@qs.com
Website of the ranking	https://www.topuniversities.com/university-ranking...
Publication frequency	annual
First year of publication	2013
Most recent year of publication	2017
Ranking organization	Quacquarelli Symonds Ltd (QS)
Website of the methodology	https://www.topuniversities.com/brics-rankings/methodology

Type of publication: print - special publication: , internet
Internet users access to ranking: free registration
Language of publication: English
Main target groups: students and parents,higher education institutions,policymakers, governments and funding agencies,
Level of comparison: institutional
Major dimensions covered: research, teaching, reputation, internationalization, employability
Structure of presentation: ordinary presentation (league tables)
Data sources: third-party database (data not provided by HEI), data collected from HEIs by ranking organization, survey conducted exclusively by ranking organization
Quality assurance of ranking: advisory board
Website of the ranking organization: https://www.topuniversities.com/about-qs