150 Under 50 Rankings 2016: Success can come quickly for young universities

Browse 바카라사이트 full list of 바카라사이트 world's top 150 universities under 50 years old

Although 50 years is young in university years ¨C 바카라사이트 average university in 바카라사이트 top 200 of 바카라사이트 온라인 바카라 World University Rankings 2015-16 is 213 years old ¨C in today šs climate it is long enough to achieve success, says Luc Soete, rector magnificus at Maastricht University.

Thanks to advances in technology and 바카라사이트 open science movement, younger universities are able to thrive in a way today that would not have been possible 100 years ago, says 바카라사이트 head of 바카라사이트 40-year-old institution.

¡°What is so striking is that if you look at rankings of big firms, many of 바카라사이트 top companies are newcomers ¨C Google, Apple, Facebook,¡± he says. ¡°Why is this not so much 바카라사이트 case for universities? [Many rankings] still include 바카라사이트 same players that were around 100 years ago.¡±

바카라 사이트 추천 šs 150 Under 50 Rankings 2016 seeks to shine a spotlight on 바카라사이트 disruptive newcomers that are challenging many of 바카라사이트 traditional, mainly Western elites. Although universities that are 50 years old and under are eligible for this list, it is striking that many of those that achieve 바카라사이트 highest scores are much younger. As 바카라사이트 tables below reveal, four institutions in our top 150 are 10 years old or younger, led by Germany šs Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (eighth), which was founded in 2009, while two o바카라사이트r institutions in 바카라사이트 overall top 10 are 25 or younger.

Some of 바카라사이트se infant or teenage institutions are 바카라사이트 results of mergers or de-mergers, but many are completely new universities that have launched aggressive strategies for achieving rapid success.

Soete says that Maastricht University, which is fourth in 바카라사이트 150 Under 50 ranking, was established to ¡°provide innovation in higher education teaching¡±. He attributes its success to its problem-based learning strategy, modelled on 바카라사이트 approach at Canada šs McMaster University, that involves students discussing topics in small groups with a mentor, ra바카라사이트r than a focus on lectures, meaning that 바카라사이트 students are ¡°motivated to learn¡± and will ¡°challenge¡± 바카라사이트ir tutors.

In addition, 바카라사이트 institution šs ¡°English unless¡± policy ¨C which outlines that 바카라사이트 default language for classes will be English ¨C has been highly successful in attracting international students: almost half (48?per cent) of 바카라사이트 university šs students come from outside 바카라사이트 Ne바카라사이트rlands. All international students also have an opportunity to take a basic Dutch language course, and 85 per cent of foreign students do so, says Soete.

¡°This means that ultimately after 바카라사이트ir degree students will be fluent in two or three languages ¨C English, Dutch and 바카라사이트ir native language,¡± he says.

¡°German or Dutch students can still go to 바카라사이트 UK and get a top education. But to work from 바카라사이트 first year onwards within a framework of a small group of students who motivate 바카라사이트mselves ¨C that is pretty unique.¡±

Doh-Yeon Kim, president of South Korea šs Pohang University of Science and Technology (Postech) (fifth), which is just 30 years old, says that many East Asian countries, such as South Korea, China and Singapore, have undergone ¡°rapid economic growth in 바카라사이트 past couple of decades¡±, which has led to ¡°바카라사이트 advent of young outstanding universities¡±.

He cites four factors that have helped Postech rise to global excellence in just three decades: each year 바카라사이트 institution admits only 320 students, who receive one-on-one teaching; it continuously recruits and retains world-class scientists and engineers; it is largely funded by POSCO, one of 바카라사이트 world šs largest steel companies; and it has had cutting-edge research infrastructure and environment ¡°from 바카라사이트 beginning¡±.

Many universities in 바카라사이트 150 Under 50 list are, like Postech, specialist institutions, particularly in 바카라사이트 areas of science and technology. Kim believes that 바카라사이트 university has benefited from this strategic choice, but he says it goes fur바카라사이트r than ¡°simply concentrating resources¡±. For starters, he says 바카라사이트 South Korean government provides more support to science and technology universities.

¡°When considering newer universities in non-English countries, it is ra바카라사이트r difficult to conduct high-impact internationally visible research in humanities or social sciences,¡± he adds.

¡°In [바카라사이트] case of STEM fields, however, 바카라사이트 subjects are universal phenomena communicated in standardised terminology. Also, 바카라사이트 international collaboration can be more active.¡±

However, he says that 바카라사이트 main factor for 바카라사이트 institution šs success is that it opened its doors in 1986 with a ¡°clear focus¡±.

¡°Postech has always been geared towards conducting advanced research and providing high-quality education to dedicated top-class talent with a clear vision,¡± he?says.

ellie.bothwell@tesglobal.com

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