TOMSK, Jun 8 – RIA Tomsk.Tomsk State University (TSU) was able to improve its position in the QS World University Rankings (Quacquarelli Symonds) due to rethinking of the tasks facing the university and purposeful work on their solution, conscious choice of partners and involvement in the development of the region, considers the rector of the university Eduard Galazhinsky.
Earlier it was reported that this year the university has risen from 377 to 323 line in one of the most authoritative ratings of the best universities of the world - the QS Rankings.
"The QS Rankings is formed from six indicators, among which the the main share is the expert survey of employers and academic community, citation and "students-teachers" ratio, therefore the main goal of this year was to achieve the relevant indicators in these areas", – said Galazhinsky.
He noted that TSU augment its research potential (this is evident from the growth of publications in the leading international journals - up to 50% of the total number of articles of the university staff). Growth in terms of citations and reputation of TSU, as well as other Russian universities, is "not easy", and participation in the competitiveness improvement program helps to achieve success.
"Conscious activities on formation of reputation, recognition in the academic community and among employers, requires absolutely new approaches. And in three years that TSU is included into this program, we have rethought this new formulation of tasks and this context, and our success is connected with the fact that we purposefully worked on strengthening of positions of the university in the international community", – the rector of TSU specified.According to him, in the choice of partners, creation of the international networks and collaborations, the university relies on the model "Classical University in Nonclassical Time" formed during the participation in the program. Strengthening the position of TSU is also promoted by "the implementation of the third role of the university, connected with the inclusion and responsibility for the regional development both in the socio-cultural sphere and in the economic one".
TSU and Tomsk Polytechnic University since 2013 were included into the 5-100 project and receive additional financing to increase international competitiveness. By 2020 within the framework of the project five universities of the Russian Federation have to enter the top 100 of universities of the world.