TOMSK, Sep 6 – RIA Tomsk. Tomsk State University (TSU) has so significantly risen in the QS World University Rankings (Quacquarelli Symonds) thanks to system work of collective and development of the international standards, the rector of TSU Eduard Galazhinsky considers.
Earlier it was reported that Tomsk State University (TSU) and the Tomsk Polytechnic University (TPU) have significantly improved their positions in the QS rating and for the first time entered top 400 best universities of the world. TSU took the 377th position.
"It is the result of system work of collective on many directions. The main thing that shows this growth, – it's the fact that we have already mastered the international standards. I expect that irrespective of the available resources, we will continue this movement because reorganization of formats of work has already happened, and ratings testify to it", – the press service quoted Galazhinsky in the message.The QS World University Rankings 2016/2017 annually is formed by the QS Quacquarelli Symonds company and it is considered one of the most prestigious. Assessment of the best universities of the world in the QS rating is made on the basis of six criteria: academic reputation, reputation among employers, teachers ratio to number of students, quoting index, share of foreign students, and also foreign teachers.