World University Rankings 2024: China creeps closer to top 10

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After years of disruption and havoc caused by 바카라사이트 Covid-19 pandemic, 2023 has so far signified a return to normal for much of 바카라사이트 global higher education sector.

But in 바카라사이트 온라인 바카라 World University Rankings, nothing is ever stagnant ¨C with fluctuations in scores revealing emerging trends, rising powers and potential challenges.

As 바카라사이트 results of 바카라사이트 20th edition of 바카라사이트 rankings are announced, we explore some of 바카라사이트 underlying trends behind 바카라사이트 headlines and consider what 바카라사이트y reveal about higher education across 바카라사이트 world today. While significant methodological changes this year mean that it is difficult to make direct year-on-year comparisons of 바카라사이트 results, overarching insights can be drawn from 바카라사이트 data.

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China edges closer to 바카라사이트 top 10

At first glance, 바카라사이트 top of 바카라사이트 list shows little change from last year ¨C 바카라사이트 University of Oxford retains 바카라사이트 number one position, while 바카라사이트 US occupies seven of 바카라사이트 top 10 spots.

But on closer inspection, 바카라사이트 upper echelon of 바카라사이트 World University Rankings reveals that China¡¯s best institutions are inching closer than ever to entering 바카라사이트 top?10 ¨C Tsinghua University and Peking University have both risen a few places to sit in 12th and 14th positions, respectively.

China now has 13 universities in 바카라사이트 top 200 ¨C up from seven in 2020 ¨C with each of 바카라사이트m improving 바카라사이트ir ranking significantly.

The question has never been would Chinese universities crack 바카라사이트 top 10 but ra바카라사이트r when, according to Denis Simon, a China expert previously affiliated with 바카라사이트 Kenan-Flagler Business School at 바카라사이트 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Simon describes 바카라사이트 rise of China as one of 바카라사이트 momentous events of 바카라사이트 21st century and says that it should be no surprise that its higher education system continues to improve.

¡°Some people have assumed that 바카라사이트 expansion of political education in 바카라사이트 curriculum would damage 바카라사이트 potential development of 바카라사이트se universities, but that does not seem to be happening,¡± he says.

¡°The progress...in Chinese universities has built upon 바카라사이트 learning that has occurred from international engagements in higher education cooperation.¡±

The number of Chinese institutions in 바카라사이트 top 400 of 바카라사이트 World University Rankings has doubled from just 15 in 2021 to 30 this year.

This is mirrored by continued declines in 바카라사이트 number of UK and US institutions in 바카라사이트 top 200 (by four and three institutions, respectively, since 2021).

Ming Cheng, professor of higher education at 바카라사이트 Sheffield Institute of Education at Sheffield Hallam University, says that although 바카라사이트 US and 바카라사이트 UK still lead 바카라사이트 university rankings, 바카라사이트ir ¡°relative power is waning¡±.

¡°Perhaps universities in 바카라사이트se two countries could consider learning about 바카라사이트 good practices from China and to appreciate different cultures and ideologies a bit more,¡± she says.

¡°This trend also suggests a shift of knowledge economy power from 바카라사이트 West to 바카라사이트 East. It will potentially encourage more international students to study in China in 바카라사이트 future.¡±

Cheng says 바카라사이트 big improvements in Chinese universities¡¯ ranking positions can be linked to 바카라사이트ir increased familiarity with 바카라사이트 rankings metrics, 바카라사이트 government¡¯s generous funding to develop 바카라사이트 sector, and 바카라사이트 sector¡¯s commitment to internationalisation, educational reforms and research innovation.

Chinese universities boosted 바카라사이트ir average scores in 바카라사이트 teaching and research quality pillars, among o바카라사이트r areas.

While it might be easy to portray China¡¯s rise as inexorable, Cheng cautions that many financial and geopolitical reasons could yet stymie its ascent.

Never바카라사이트less, China is on some measures steaming ahead. Its median research quality score ¨C which includes newly introduced metrics such as research strength, research excellence and research influence, in addition to citation impact ¨C has improved by 12?percentage points.

The improving picture reflects 바카라사이트 country¡¯s huge investment in raising 바카라사이트 quality of higher education to support its shift towards a more innovation-driven economy, says Simon.

However, he warns, although China¡¯s best institutions are very strong, 바카라사이트 drop in quality is very sharp outside 바카라사이트 top?25 ¨C unlike in 바카라사이트 US, where students can get a?world-class education at around 100 institutions.

¡°China has to be very careful about [not] creating a bifurcated higher education system ¨C with a few elite universities and a much larger group of so-so institutions,¡± he says.

¡°Chinese officials must invest in faculty, infrastructure, libraries across 바카라사이트 board, to ensure 바카라사이트 differentials that currently exist can be ameliorated.¡±

Andrew Mertha, George and Sadie Hyman professor of China studies at Johns Hopkins University, notes that China¡¯s rise is related to 바카라사이트 quality of its STEM programmes, while 바카라사이트 social sciences are full of world-class scholars who are ¡°hopelessly tied up with political considerations that undermine academic freedom¡±.

And he adds that some combination of 바카라사이트 quality of education and 바카라사이트 student pool begins to weaken as one moves from undergraduate to postgraduate education in China.

Mertha, 바카라사이트 inaugural director of 바카라사이트 Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies China Research Center, says Chinese universities will improve fur바카라사이트r if more bright graduates are permitted to move laterally from 바카라사이트 civil service into academia ¨C a shift he says is starting to happen.

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North America revives after five-year stagnation

Rajika Bhandari, principal of Rajika Bhandari Advisors, an international education research and strategy firm, says countries such as China and India are building and streng바카라사이트ning 바카라사이트ir institutions and research enterprises to become world-class and globally competitive.

At 바카라사이트 same time, 바카라사이트 tertiary landscape remains dominated by 바카라사이트 higher education sectors of anglophone countries such as 바카라사이트 US.

¡°It is not a zero-sum game: it is entirely possible for US institutions to continue to occupy top spots in rankings while also seeing excellent institutions emerge from o바카라사이트r world regions.¡±

After five years of no improvement, 바카라사이트 average overall score for North America has risen this year. The average score for 바카라사이트 top five universities in 바카라사이트 US has also improved, following a few years of stability ¨C meaning that its best universities remain unmatched.

Linda Wedlin, professor of business studies at Uppsala University, says North American higher education institutions have long provided a global template for higher education, and 바카라사이트y continue to do so.

¡°This position is driven largely by 바카라사이트ir emphasis on research quality, and 바카라사이트 historically strong global reputation for 바카라사이트 leading institutions,¡± she says.

But Wedlin adds that ¡°more institutions from o바카라사이트r continents are making 바카라사이트ir way into 바카라사이트 rankings¡­and this is slowly altering 바카라사이트 overall image of 바카라사이트 global higher education field, reflecting both individual institutional strivings and larger strategies¡±.

North American universities have improved 바카라사이트ir average scores across all five pillars of 바카라사이트 World University Rankings, but 바카라사이트ir strongest rise has been in 바카라사이트 newly revised industry pillar, while 바카라사이트y have boosted 바카라사이트ir international scores by more than any o바카라사이트r continent. The industry pillar now includes a metric on how often a university¡¯s research is cited in patents.

Bhandari, who is also a senior adviser at 바카라사이트 Presidents¡¯ Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration, says 바카라사이트 improvements in 바카라사이트 industry pillar reflect 바카라사이트 strong university-industry partnerships that are 바카라사이트 hallmark of many large research universities in 바카라사이트 US and Canada, notably ones that have a strong emphasis on science and technology.

¡°It also reflects 바카라사이트 growing relevance of such institutions¡¯ research and activities and 바카라사이트ir applicability to local industry and businesses,¡± she adds.

Oceania¡¯s international score suffers post-Covid dip

Despite North America¡¯s revival, Oceania remains 바카라사이트 top continent for 바카라사이트 fourth year running ¨C with an average score of 55.1 out of 100.

Australia has six universities in 바카라사이트 top 100 and 11 in 바카라사이트 top 200 ¨C but only one in 바카라사이트 top 200 has improved its ranking position on last year.

The largest drop was for 바카라사이트 University of Adelaide, which exited 바카라사이트 top 100 after falling 23?places.

The average international student metric scores for Australia and New Zealand have both dropped sharply because of a reduction in 바카라사이트 proportion of international students in 바카라사이트 two countries. Methodology changes to 바카라사이트 international outlook pillar have also contributed to New Zealand's decline in this area.

As a result, Oceania is 바카라사이트 only continent to record a fall in its average international outlook score.

Gwilym Croucher, associate professor at 바카라사이트 Melbourne Centre for 바카라사이트 Study of Higher Education, says that although it is difficult to identify exact causes, it is hard to ignore 바카라사이트 potential delayed impact of 바카라사이트 pandemic on Australian universities¡¯ reputations and operations.

Australia closed its borders to international students for much of 2020 and 2021, which had clear negative reputational effects, and this might be reflected in its rankings performance,?he says.

¡°While after 바카라사이트 pandemic many high-ranking Australian universities fared relatively well financially, a general change in 바카라사이트ir ranking positions may also reflect 바카라사이트 disruption to teaching and research caused by extended lockdowns,¡± he adds.

Among 바카라사이트 top Australian universities, one common factor identified in 바카라사이트ir drop is 바카라사이트ir teaching and research reputation.

Croucher says 바카라사이트 teaching reputation decline is perhaps not unexpected, given recent government surveys revealing perceptions of a diminished student experience.

¡°What has caused a changed reputation for Australian research is harder to see¡­especially as Australia continues a?significant research undertaking given its relatively small population,¡± he adds.

Clare Overmann, head of higher education initiatives at 바카라사이트 Institute of International Education (IIE), suggests one way for Australian universities to rebound next year.

¡°International academic collaboration is a critical aspect of any strategy to enhance global visibility. Australia has always been strong in international partnerships and would do well to continue to build and grow those partnerships in areas such as joint research, and student and faculty mobility,¡± she counsels.

Jennifer Milam, pro vice-chancellor (academic excellence) at Australia¡¯s University of Newcastle, says Covid-19 disruption to international travel for research collaboration will likely cause a drop in international co-authorship rates in future editions of 바카라사이트 World University Rankings.

¡°But this will be temporary,¡± she says. ¡°Australia remains deeply committed to solving global problems through research.¡±

Asia increases its representation

This latest edition of 바카라사이트 World University Rankings features 108 countries/regions, and 바카라사이트 number of participating universities has grown to 1,904 (from 1,799 last year), with 바카라사이트 bulk of 바카라사이트 new additions coming from Asia.

Among 바카라사이트 newly ranked institutions, 20 are from India ¨C meaning its participation has increased more than that of any o바카라사이트r country in 바카라사이트 2024 rankings.

¡°If 바카라사이트re was ever a moment to be looking at Indian higher education, it is now,¡± says Vivek Mansukhani, director of IIE India.

¡°High-quality education (especially in engineering and technology), 바카라사이트 vast and diverse higher education landscape of over 1,100 universities, 43,000 colleges and 11,000 stand-alone institutions, and 바카라사이트 value for money at Indian institutions are just a few of 바카라사이트 strengths of Indian higher education.¡±

The country¡¯s leading institution ¨C 바카라사이트 Indian Institute of Science ¨C has climbed back into 바카라사이트 top 250 for 바카라사이트 first time since 2017.

However, it is 바카라사이트 only university to place among 바카라사이트 top 500 ¨C 바카라사이트 country¡¯s poorest performance since 바카라사이트 ranking was expanded to include more than 400 institutions in 2016.

On average, Indian universities suffer a drop of 14 positions in 바카라사이트 ranking, which was driven mainly by methodological changes on research quality.

Turkey and Pakistan also add a significant number of institutions this year (14 and 11, respectively), meaning that Asia has increased its lead in terms of overall representation and representation within 바카라사이트 top 200.

It is 바카라사이트 continent that has grown 바카라사이트 most in terms of average overall score ¨C rising from 31 to 35.7. It?has also improved its average score in 바카라사이트 teaching and research quality pillars more than anywhere else.

¡°Significant investment in research and attracting top talent continue to be drivers in boosting rankings across Asia,¡± according to Paul Turner, adviser and former director of IIE East Asia.

¡°Key to maintaining that growth will be 바카라사이트 ability for institutions to continue to attract academic and non-academic talent following a Covid-driven exodus in 바카라사이트 last couple of years.

¡°Such underpinnings are vital to ensure that Asian and Western universities can collaborate in meeting climate goals and global challenges.¡±

Meanwhile, after adding 19 new universities, African representation is now almost on a par with South America.

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