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Expert: student atmosphere guided Tomsk into the QS Rankings top 100

© РИА Томск. Евгения ПланкинаExpert: student atmosphere guided Tomsk into the QS Rankings top 100

TOMSK, Dec 1 – RIA Tomsk. The compilers of one of the prestigious world rankings Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) Best Student Cities index, assesses the attractiveness of cities for students, believe that Tomsk is in the top 100 of this rating due to the high concentration of young people, QS agency expert Daria Karzunina said at the international forum at TSU on Friday.

Earlier it was reported that from November 30 to December 2 at Tomsk State University the International Forum "Energy of Universities for Municipal and Regional Development" was held. It brings together leading scientists from the US and Europe, they discuss the prospects for the development of regions in the new economy and the role of universities in the life of the city and the region. The organizers – are the Tomsk region administration and Tomsk State University.

On Friday, experts from different countries within the framework of the forum discussed the specifics of the QS Best Student Cities index rating, which has been compiled over the past five years. Experts are trying to understand how students choose a university and what role plays the city in which it is located. In the rating participate only cities in which there are at least two universities that are part of the university's QS rating, and the population exceeds 250 thousand.

"The rating reflects student life, so we are looking not only at the quality of universities, but also of the cities". This year we introduced a new criterion: asked students about their experience of studying in a city and noticed that even smaller towns began to rise in rating. In Tomsk there live more than 500 thousand people, but there are 100 thousand students, it is clear that the youth atmosphere of the city attracts them", – Karzunina said.

According to her, there are six criteria in the ranking. Experts analyze the proportion of students in the city, their safety, look at the corruption component, the level of tolerance, the demand for graduates from local and foreign employers. In addition, the actions of the authorities to ensure the accessibility of education and comfortable living of students are evaluated. The next rankings QS agency will release in May 2018.

Earlier it was also reported that in the ranking of the best student cities in the world – QS Best Student Cities index in 2017 – Tomsk took 91 place, gaining a total of 218 points. In terms of economic accessibility, Tomsk takes the 7th, according to the popularity of employers – the 92nd, according to students' estimates – the 106th, and the 109th in terms of living standards. On the first place of the rankings – is Montreal, on the second – Paris, on the third – London. Moscow and St. Petersburg take the 39th and 78th places respectively.

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