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Copyright © 2012 QS Intelligence Unit

Ben Sowter Head of Division, QS

Intelligence Unit

November 2012

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To motivated people around the

achieve their by fostering international ,

educational and career

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Prospective Students

Government

University Leaders

Employers

Current Students

Scholarship Providers

Prospective Partners

Academics

Alumni

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Shanghai Rankings emerge

2003

QS (initially with THES) and Webometrics Rankings launched

2004

Employer component added to QS ranking

2005

QS University Rankings: Asia launched

2009

URAP rankings begin

2010

QS University Rankings: Latin America launch

October 2011

QS Best Student Cities published

February 2012

Improved subject tables extended to embrace 29 disciplines

June 2012

HEEACT ranking published for the first time

2007

Times Higher Education go their own way

2010

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Higher education costs increasing Number of students increasing Number of international students increasing More universities actively recruiting Flooded with information Employers increasingly dissatisfied with graduate skill

sets Need for discernment Need for navigation tools

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Chart C4.1. Evolution in the number of students enrolled outside their country of citizenship, by region of destination (2000 to 2010)

Worldwide OECD G20 countries Europe North America

Source: OECD and UNESCO Institute for Statistics for most data on non-OECD countries. Table C4.5. See Annex 3 for notes (www.oecd.org/edu/eag2012).

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1655% 1069%

763% 540%

320% 295% 291% 287%

251% 212%

200% 180% 177%

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South Korea

Brazil

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Czech Republic

Saudi Arabia

Ireland

Russia

Spain

Netherlands

Greece

Poland

Italy

Chile

Australia

United Kingdom

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Source: OECD 2012

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160,955 inbound students Top five destinations: Belarus, Kazakhstan, Ukraine,

Uzbekistan, China 291% growth between 2000 and 2010

68,696 outbound students Top five destinations: Germany, US, UK, France, Czech

Republic

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Source: OECD 2012

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Academic Reputation Employer Reputation Faculty Student International Faculty International Students Citations per Faculty

Alumni Awards Faculty Awards HiCis Nature & Science SCI/SSCI Articles Size

Size Rich Files Scholar Visibility

Teaching Reputation PhDs per academic Undergrads per academic Income per academic PhDs/BachelorsCitations Papers per academic Research income Research reputation Co-authored papersInternational Staff International Students Industry income

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A UNIQUE LENS

QS the only global ranking authority to

consider it

Central to the life goals of most prospective

students

An essential inclusion in every QS assessment

World Class

University

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Academic Reputation

40%

Faculty Student

20% Citations per Faculty

20% Employer Reputation

10%

International Faculty 5%

International Students 5%

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academic respondents

employer respondents

institutions ranked

countries overall

countries in top

students at ranked institutions

self-citations excluded

visits in first week

Avg change in position: Top 100 – places

Top 200 – places

Top an average of years younger than 2010

growth in international students at top

of all international students at top of institutions

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Based on the world’s largest survey of academics Good geographical balance Strong representation from experienced academics Operated in 13 languages Faculty areas carry equal weight (i.e. discipline independent) Generates over 400,000 statistical observations Ask only questions with realistic probability of qualified

response Responding for own institution is prohibited

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Data drawn from Elsevier’s SciVal Scopus (since 2007) Better journal coverage Better coverage of content in other languages Better access to data More usable platform for verification Better affiliation tracking Rapid development rate [Considerably more Russian journals]

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Beware unsubstantiated claims…

Source: Alexa.com

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Official (known) policy recognition in

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Chile Denmark Brazil Malaysia

Netherlands Russia Singapore

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Though of course we recognize limitations of all league table methodologies, we greatly value QS for the clarity and quality of the data you use and for the

stability which enables us to see and understand trends over time.

This, we think, gives your rankings a comparative advantage and considerable authority.

David Eastwood Vice-Chancellor, University of Birmingham

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1 Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) 1 2 University of Cambridge 2 3 Harvard University 3 4 UCL (University College London) 4 5 University of Oxford 5 6 Imperial College London 6 7 Yale University 7 8 University of Chicago 8 9 Princeton University 9

10 California Institute of Technology (Caltech) 10 11 Columbia University 11 12 University of Pennsylvania 12 13 ETH Zurich (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology) 13 14 Cornell University 14 15 Stanford University 15 16 Johns Hopkins University 16 17 University of Michigan 17 18 McGill University 18 19 University of Toronto 19 20 Duke University 20

2012-2013: TOP 20

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United States

United Kingdom

Germany

Netherlands

Japan

Canada

Australia

China

Switzerland

Belgium

South Korea

Hong Kong

Sweden

France

Denmark

Ireland

Other

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UK: A surge before the fall? IRELAND: Holding despite challenging economy SOUTH KOREA: Asia’s new star CHINA: Huge research volumes CANADA: A major international destination MIDDLE EAST: Major investment seeing returns AUSTRALIA: Facing new levels of competition

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TAIWAN: Best performance ever US: Gradual erosion of leading position LATIN AMERICA: Not just a new source market FRANCE: Reforms taking time to crystallize HONG KONG: Ramping up for double cohort SINGAPORE: A winning formula? EURASIA: More universities thinking global

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ARWU QS Webometrics THE

1 Harvard MIT Harvard Caltech

2 Stanford Cambridge MIT Oxford

3 MIT Harvard Stanford Stanford

4 Berkeley UCL Berkeley Harvard

5 Cambridge Oxford Cornell MIT

6 Caltech Imperial Minnesota Princeton

7 Princeton Yale Pennsylvania Cambridge

8 Columbia Chicago Wisconsin Imperial

9 Chicago Princeton UIUC Berkeley

10 Oxford Caltech Michigan State Chicago

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August 2012 September 2012 October 2012 July 2012

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ARWU QS Webometrics THE

1 Moscow State [80] Moscow State [116] Moscow State [177] Moscow State [201-225]

2 St Petersburg [401-500] St Petersburg [253] St Petersburg [495] Moscow State Engineering Physics Institute [226-250]

3 Baumann [352] Tomsk State [522]

4 MGIMO [367] Novosibirsk [642]

5 Novosibirsk [371] HSE [766]

6 Ural Federal [451-500] National Nuclear Research U [774]

7 People’s Friendship [501-550]

Moscow Institute of Physics & Technology [847]

8 HSE [501-550] Southern Federal [869]

9 Tomsk State [551-600] Saratov State [1037]

10 Tomsk Polytechnic [601+] Tomsk Polytechnic [1048]

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August 2012 September 2012 October 2012 July 2012

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Average indicator performance: Russia vs. Global

Russia Global

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2012 2011

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Russia Global

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Arts & Humanities Top 5 Engineering & Technology Top 5

Lomonosov Moscow State University [110] Lomonosov Moscow State University [132]

Saint-Petersburg State University [240] Bauman Moscow State Technical University [210]

European University at St Petersburg Saint-Petersburg State University [355]

Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO) St. Petersburg State Politecnical University

Novosibirsk State University Novosibirsk State University

Life Sciences & Medicine Top 5 Natural Sciences Top 5

Lomonosov Moscow State University [198] Lomonosov Moscow State University [44]

Novosibirsk State University Saint-Petersburg State University [165]

Saint-Petersburg State University Novosibirsk State University [208]

Kazan Federal University Bauman Moscow State Technical University [300]

Tomsk State University Tomsk State University

Social Sciences & Management Top 5

Lomonosov Moscow State University [173]

Saint-Petersburg State University [330]

Natl Research University - Higher School of Economics (HSE) [392]

Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO)

Novosibirsk State University

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SYSTEM ACCESS FLAGSHIP ECONOMIC

2010 2011 2012

RUSSIA RANK

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RESEARCH PRODUCTIVITY & QUALITY Average change in five-year count of papers published 4.4% Average change in five-year count of citations acquired (excluding self-citations) 19.8% Average change in citations per faculty 21.0% Average change in proportion of self-citations 7.3%

STUDENT NUMBERS & DEMOGRAPHICS Average change in total student numbers 3.8% Average change in number of FTE international students -16 Average change in proportion of FTE international students -1.3%

FACULTY PROVISION Average change in total faculty numbers -1.1% Average change in faculty student ratio -4.7% Average change in number of FTE international faculty -5 Average change in proportion of FTE international faculty -12.5%

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The list is the origin of culture…

How does one attempt to grasp the incomprehensible?

Through lists.

Umberto Eco Essayist, Philosopher & Novelist

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Results: www.topuniversities.com Methodology & Comment: www.iu.qs.com Twitter: @bensowter, @worlduniranking Facebook: www.facebook.com/universityrankings Email: [email protected]; [email protected]

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Copyright © 2012 QS Intelligence Unit

Ben Sowter Head of Division, QS

Intelligence Unit

November 2012

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Rankings have many faults and do not adequately describe universities and cannot show

whether one institution is better than another…

…but I am very happy when Cambridge is rated as the top university in the world

Alison Richard Former Vice-Chancellor, University of

Cambridge

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UNIVERSITY RANKINGS

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MORE DIMENSIONS

MORE CONTEXTS

29 subject tables in 2012

MORE SUBJECTS

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43 Trusted. Independent. Global.

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EnglishHistory

LinguisticsLanguagesPhilosophy

Computer ScienceChemical Eng

Civil EngElectrical Eng

Mechanical EngBiology

MedicinePharmacy

PsychologyChemistry

Earth SciencesGeography

Environmental SciMaterials

MathematicsPhysics

Acc & FinanceCommunication

EducationEconomics

LawPolitics

SociologyStatistics

Academic Employer

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Radial bar chart depicting overall performance by discipline

Arts & Humanities

Engineering & Technology

Life Sciences & Medicine

Natural Sciences

Social Sciences & Management

Strongest Discipline

Chem

istry

70*

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Radial bar chart depicting overall performance by discipline

Arts & Humanities

Engineering & Technology

Life Sciences & Medicine

Natural Sciences

Social Sciences & Management

Strongest Discipline

Chem

istry

60*

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English Language & Literature Biological Sciences Physics & Astronomy 1 Saint-Petersburg State University 1 Lomonosov Moscow State University 1 Lomonosov Moscow State University (101-150) 2 Tomsk Polytechnic University 2 Saint-Petersburg State University 2 State University of Nizhni Novgorod 3 Kazan Federal University 3 Novosibirsk State University 3 Saint-Petersburg State University 4 Chernyshevsky Saratov State University 4 Kazan Federal University 4 Novosibirsk State University 5 State University of Nizhni Novgorod 5 Tomsk State University 5 Bauman Moscow State Technical University

History Medicine Accounting & Finance 1 Kazan Federal University 1 Lomonosov Moscow State University 1 Lomonosov Moscow State University 2 Lomonosov Moscow State University 2 Kazan Federal University 2 Saint-Petersburg State University 3 Novosibirsk State University 3 Novosibirsk State University 3 Bauman Moscow State Technical University 4 Saint-Petersburg State University 4 Saint-Petersburg State University 4 State University Higher School of Economics (HSE) 5 Bauman Moscow State Technical University 5 Tomsk State University 5

Linguistics Pharmacy & Pharmacology Communication & Media Studies 1 Lomonosov Moscow State University 1 Lomonosov Moscow State University (151-200) 1 Lomonosov Moscow State University (101-150) 2 Saint-Petersburg State University 2 Saint-Petersburg State University 2 Kazan Federal University 3 Tomsk State University 3 Bauman Moscow State Technical University 3 Saint-Petersburg State University 4 Ural Federal University 4 St. Petersburg State Politecnical University 4 Tomsk State University 5 Voronezh State University 5 Tomsk Polytechnic University 5 Ural Federal University

Modern Languages Psychology Education 1 Lomonosov Moscow State University (101-150) 1 Lomonosov Moscow State University 1 Kazan Federal University 2 Saint-Petersburg State University 2 Saint-Petersburg State University 2 Lomonosov Moscow State University 3 European University at St Petersburg 3 Tomsk State University 3 Novosibirsk State University 4 Samara State University 4 People's Friendship University of Russia 4 Saint-Petersburg State University 5 Voronezh State University 5 Southern Federal University (SFedU) 5 Tomsk State University

Philosophy Chemistry Economics & Econometrics 1 Kazan Federal University 1 Lomonosov Moscow State University 1 Kazan Federal University 2 Lomonosov Moscow State University 2 Saint-Petersburg State University 2 Lomonosov Moscow State University 3 Saint-Petersburg State University 3 Novosibirsk State University 3 Novosibirsk State University 4 Petrozavodsk State University 4 Ural Federal University 4 Saint-Petersburg State University 5 State University of Nizhni Novgorod 5 Kazan Federal University 5 Tomsk State University

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TOP FIVE BY SUBJECT

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Computer Science & Information Systems Earth & Marine Sciences Law 1 Lomonosov Moscow State University (151-200) 1 Lomonosov Moscow State University 1 Kazan Federal University 2 Saint-Petersburg State University 2 Saint-Petersburg State University 2 Lomonosov Moscow State University 3 Novosibirsk State University 3 Novosibirsk State University 3 Novosibirsk State University 4 Ural Federal University 4 Bauman Moscow State Technical University 4 Saint-Petersburg State University 5 Bauman Moscow State Technical University 5 St. Petersburg State Politecnical University 5 Ural Federal University

Engineering - Chemical Geography Politics & International Studies 1 Lomonosov Moscow State University 1 Lomonosov Moscow State University (51-100) 1 Kazan Federal University 2 Novosibirsk State University 2 Novosibirsk State University 2 Lomonosov Moscow State University 3 Saint-Petersburg State University 3 Saint-Petersburg State University 3 Saint-Petersburg State University 4 Tomsk State University 4 Bauman Moscow State Technical University 4 Bauman Moscow State Technical University 5 Ural Federal University 5 Moscow State Institute of International Relations 5 State University of Nizhni Novgorod

Engineering - Civil & Structural Environmental Sciences Sociology 1 Lomonosov Moscow State University 1 Lomonosov Moscow State University 1 Lomonosov Moscow State University 2 Novosibirsk State University 2 Saint-Petersburg State University 2 Saint-Petersburg State University 3 Saint-Petersburg State University 3 Kazan Federal University 3 European University at St Petersburg 4 Tomsk State University 4 Novosibirsk State University 4

5 Bauman Moscow State Technical University 5 Tomsk State University 5

Engineering - Electrical & Electronic Materials Science Statistics & Operational Research 1 Tomsk Polytechnic University 1 Lomonosov Moscow State University (151-200) 1 Lomonosov Moscow State University (101-150) 2 Kazan Federal University 2 Novosibirsk State University 2 Novosibirsk State University 3 Lomonosov Moscow State University 3 Bauman Moscow State Technical University 3 Saint-Petersburg State University 4 Novosibirsk State University 4 4 Ural Federal University 5 Saint-Petersburg State University 5 5 Bauman Moscow State Technical University

Engineering - Mechanical, Aeronautical & Manuf. Mathematics 1 Lomonosov Moscow State University 1 Lomonosov Moscow State University (101-150) 2 Bauman Moscow State Technical University 2 Saint-Petersburg State University 3 Kazan Federal University 3 State University of Nizhni Novgorod 4 Novosibirsk State University 4 Novosibirsk State University 5 Saint-Petersburg State University 5 Kazan Federal University

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TOP FIVE BY SUBJECT

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City Rank

Paris 1

London 2

New York 18

Moscow 37

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Strengths of rankings Simple and accessible Over 50 million people have viewed QS’ results in 12 months Provides a basis for benchmarking performance across borders

Limitations of rankings Performance is relative to others Limited data available for rankings globally Specialist strength often overlooked Difficult to capture the diversity of higher education institutions

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A way to address many criticisms of rankings A broad based rating system, designed to identify,

evaluate and recognize universities for their diverse and specialist strengths.

Once evaluated, universities are awarded with a star rating, based on their performance.

Can include all universities—including those not in the rankings or low ranked

Benefits institutions looking to increase international presence

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Learning Environment 100

Specialist Criteria 200

Advanced Criteria 100

Core Criteria 600

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Facilities 6 indicators 100

Online/Distance 6 indicators 100

Discipline Ranking 2 indicators 150

Accreditation 2 indicators 50

Teaching 6 indicators 150

Employability 3 indicators 150

Research 5 indicators 150

Internationalization 7 indicators 150

Innovation 3 indicators 50

Culture 3 indicators 50

Access 4 indicators 50

Engagement 4 indicators 50

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New regions? Results online at www.topuniversities.com Detailed methodologies and survey response

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