Four Tomsk universities are in top-300 of rating QS for EECA countries

TOMSK, Oct 17 – RIA Tomsk. Tomsk State University (TSU), Tomsk Polytechnic University (TPU), Tomsk State University of Control Systems and Radioelectronics (TUSUR), Tomsk State Pedagogical University (TSPU) are in top-300 of QS for developing countries of EECA; TSU and TPU improved indicators (got 11 and 40 places respectively), it is reported on the official site of rating.

Earlier it was reported that TSU was the fifth among universities of the Russian Federation and the 20th in the general rating in the rating QS for EECA countries in 2016. TPU was the 11th across the Russian Federation and the 45th among EECA countries. TUSUR was included into group 111-120 in the general rating.

According to data on the rating website, top-300 is headed by Moscow State University (MSU), Novosibirsk State University (NSU) is on the second place, University of Tartu is on the third in 2017. 97 Russian universities participated in the rating in total.

For the first time TSPU got in top-300 in 2017, having taken the 132nd place in the general rating and the 32nd place among the Russian universities. TUSUR has the 144th and 37th places respectively. Tomsk National Research Universities are traditionally in the leaders of the rating. TPU rose by five points in comparison with last year and is on the 40th position in the general rating, at the same time having kept the 11th line among the Russian universities. TSU rose in turn by 9 points – to the 11th place – in the general rating and moved from the 5th to the 4th place among universities of the Russian Federation.

The rector of TSU Eduard Galazhinsky, commenting results of the rating RIA Tomsk, told that it is result of the development strategy chosen by the university, at the head of which are maintaining traditions, introduction of new projects changes and work with reputation of the university. According to him, it attracts a large number of foreign students in TSU and makes university attractive to the Russian and foreign companies.

"It is result of huge work which the staff of the university carried out almost on all fronts – scientific, educational, communication, and I think that our efforts are appreciated by the international community in this rating. It is remarkable result on which I want to congratulate all staff of the university and students. Our reputation at employers has considerably grown up", – Galazhinsky told.

Earlier it was reported that assessment of universities in the rating is carried out by nine criteria: academic reputation (30% of the general assessment), responses of employers (20%), ratio of number of teachers and students (15%), publication activity of employees (10%), Internet activity (10%), number of employees with scientific degree (5%), quoting of publications (5%) and share of foreign students and teachers (on 2,5%).