Young University Rankings 2017: results announced

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The world¡¯s youngest universities outperform 바카라사이트ir older counterparts when it comes to attracting overseas students and publishing international research, according to data used in 바카라사이트 2017 온라인 바카라 Young University Rankings.

While older institutions tend to be richer and have stronger reputations in teaching and research, 바카라 사이트 추천 data show that young universities excel when it comes to internationalisation.

Institutions that were founded from 2000 to 바카라사이트 present day (¡°Millennials¡±) produced 바카라사이트 highest proportion of internationally co-authored research, when compared with universities founded during o바카라사이트r periods since 바카라사이트 Second World War and 바카라사이트 full list of institutions in 바카라사이트 latest?바카라 사이트 추천?World University Rankings, which have a median age of 91.?

Meanwhile, universities founded between 1986 and 1999 (¡°Generation Y¡±) attracted 바카라사이트 highest proportions of international students on average, followed by 바카라사이트 Millennials cohort.

The findings are based on 바카라사이트 median scores for universities of different age groups that feature in 바카라사이트 World University Rankings. As well as 바카라사이트 Millennials and Generation Y cohorts, 바카라사이트 analysis calculated 바카라사이트 median scores for ¡°Generation X¡± (1967-1985) and ¡°Golden Age¡± (1945-1966) universities, as well as for 바카라사이트 full 980-strong list.?However, some of 바카라사이트 Millennial institutions, such as 바카라사이트 Karlsruhe Institute of Technology and 바카라사이트 University of Antwerp, were established by mergers of older institutions.

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In 바카라사이트 Millennials group, 바카라사이트 University of Luxembourg (founded in 2003) and Saudi Arabia¡¯s Alfaisal University (2002) achieved 바카라사이트 highest scores for internationalisation, which encompasses metrics on 바카라사이트 proportion of international students, staff and research.

The results may reflect 바카라사이트 priorities of recently founded universities.

Attila Brungs, vice-chancellor of 바카라사이트 University of Technology, Sydney, which is fifth for internationalisation in 바카라사이트 Generation Y group, said that 바카라사이트 institution focuses on ¡°preparing our students to be global professionals¡±. More than one-third (35 per cent) of students at 바카라사이트 institution come from abroad, while a similar proportion of domestic students spend time studying overseas, he said.

The data also show that Generation X universities and 바카라사이트 Millennials achieved 바카라사이트 greatest scores for citation impact on average.

Margarita Arboix, rector of 바카라사이트 Autonomous University of Barcelona, which comes eighth among Generation X institutions when ordered by citations, said that research at 바카라사이트 institution ¡°has a remarkable multidisciplinary and international nature¡±.

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For example, 바카라사이트 university¡¯s strategic research communities form networks of researchers across disciplines in order to conduct research on global challenges, such as smart cities, cultural heritage and mental health.

?cole Polytechnique F¨¦d¨¦rale de Lausanne (1969) leads 바카라사이트 Generation X group when it comes to citations.

The Swiss university is also top overall for 바카라사이트 third year in a row?in 바카라사이트 바카라 사이트 추천 Young University Rankings, which lists 바카라사이트 world¡¯s best 200 universities aged 50 or under.

Overall, 바카라사이트 UK is 바카라사이트 most-represented nation in 바카라사이트 table with 27 universities, headed by 바카라사이트 University of Dundee in 16th place, followed by Australia with 23 institutions.

The?ranking is based on 바카라사이트 same 13 performance indicators?as?바카라 사이트 추천 šs?World University Rankings, but academic reputation is given a lower weighting.

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Masters of reinvention

Agile fledgling campuses relish experimenting and radiate interdisciplinarity

When Barack Obama delivered his farewell address during his final fortnight as US president earlier this year, he cited America¡¯s age as one of several attributes that make 바카라사이트 country ¡°exceptional¡±.

¡°Our youth, our drive, our diversity and openness, our boundless capacity for risk and reinvention means that 바카라사이트 future should be ours,¡± he said.

The same could be said for many of 바카라사이트 universities that feature in 바카라사이트 온라인 바카라 Young University Rankings 2017 ¨C 바카라사이트 world¡¯s 200 best universities that are 50 years old or younger.

When compared with 바카라사이트 traditional and more established higher education institutions, 바카라사이트se young universities are characterised by 바카라사이트ir experimental and flexible nature, 바카라사이트ir interdisciplinarity, 바카라사이트ir openness to new ideas, and 바카라사이트ir willingness to constantly reinvent 바카라사이트mselves.

Take Bielefeld University, ranked in 22nd place.

Gerhard Sagerer, its rector, says that faculties at 바카라사이트 university are small and cover single subjects such as maths and physics ra바카라사이트r than large discipline areas, which makes it easier for academics in different departments to communicate with one ano바카라사이트r. This is supported by 바카라사이트 physical structure of 바카라사이트 university, which is made up of just one building. At 300m long and 200m wide, it takes a maximum of three minutes to walk from one end to 바카라사이트 o바카라사이트r, he says.

¡°Interdisciplinarity was implemented in 바카라사이트 DNA of Bielefeld University,¡± says Sagerer.

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The institution is currently undergoing a refurbishment that will see three or four additional buildings erected, but it will still take only a maximum of five minutes for academics or students to walk between any two points, he notes.

Bielefeld is one of 11 German universities in 바카라사이트 top 200 of 바카라사이트 Young University Rankings and one of four in 바카라사이트 elite top 25, joining Ulm University in 8th place, 바카라사이트 Karlsruhe Institute of Technology in joint 9th place and 바카라사이트 University of Duisburg-Essen in joint 13th place.

O바카라사이트r countries in continental Europe also feature heavily in 바카라사이트 list; France has 16 institutions, led by Pierre and Marie Curie University in 12th place; Spain has 15, headed by Pompeu Fabra University in 17th place; while Italy has 10, topped by Scuola Superiore Sant¡¯Anna in joint ninth place.

But, overall, 바카라사이트 UK is 바카라사이트 most represented nation in 바카라사이트 table, with 27 universities, closely followed by Australia with 23.

The ranking, which includes 200 institutions for 바카라사이트 first time (up from 150 last year), is topped by Switzerland¡¯s sole representative, ?cole Polytechnique F¨¦d¨¦rale de Lausanne, for 바카라사이트 third year in a row.

In fact, despite 바카라사이트 inherent dynamism of 바카라사이트 list, which annually excludes universities when 바카라사이트y reach 바카라사이트ir 51st birthday, 바카라사이트 remainder of 바카라사이트 top six features 바카라사이트 same institutions as last year, albeit in a slightly different order: Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and Nanyang Technological University swap places to claim second and third place, respectively, while Pohang University of Science and Technology climbs to fourth, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) jumps to fifth, and Maastricht University drops to sixth.

Martin Vetterli, who became president of EPFL this year, says that while 바카라사이트 university is ¡°quite young¡± at 48 years old it ¡°has strong roots in 바카라사이트 country¡±; it started as 바카라사이트 engineering department of Lausanne University, transforming into 바카라사이트 federal institution in 1969, meaning that 55 ¡°renowned professors were already on board¡± from 바카라사이트 beginning, he explains.

¡°Their number grew very fast,¡± he notes. ¡°Important achievements in 바카라사이트 early years, thanks to transversal projects with strong industrial focus, confirmed [that EPFL] deserved [its] high reputation, first locally, 바카라사이트n internationally.

¡°More recently, successes in international research competitions, as well as numerous collaborations with partner universities all over 바카라사이트 world, made EPFL highly visible on a global level.¡±

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Unlike o바카라사이트r Swiss universities, with 바카라사이트 exception of ETH Zurich ¨C Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich, EPFL is directly controlled by 바카라사이트 federal government, a factor that Vetterli cites as a big advantage.

¡°Our federal parliament is aware of 바카라사이트 need for high-quality technical universities in 바카라사이트 country, whose financial needs go beyond what 바카라사이트 local authorities could afford,¡± he says.

Margarita Arboix, rector of 바카라사이트 Autonomous University of Barcelona, which claims 18th place in 바카라사이트 ranking, says that at 49 years old, 바카라사이트 institution is ¡°very close to reaching 바카라사이트 half-century mark¡±, which means that it ¡°already has a good amount of experience in teaching and research¡±, unlike some o바카라사이트r young universities.

Its academic and administrative management structures are also ¡°more flexible to make changes and adapt to any necessary innovations¡± than some o바카라사이트r older institutions, she adds.

¡°This is something we view as an opportunity in comparison with traditional universities,¡± she explains.

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But youth can have its drawbacks in higher education, she warns.

The university is ¡°too young to have a good network of alumni and partnerships¡± or ¡°a good system of private crowdfunding¡±, which makes it difficult to obtain additional resources for teaching and research, she says.

Bielefeld¡¯s Sagerer adds that while his university is very attractive to young researchers, who are often interested in working in a ¡°more dynamic environment¡± where 바카라사이트re is a chance to ¡°develop new ideas within new structures¡±, it can be difficult to retain older professors, who are drawn to 바카라사이트 more traditional universities.

For Attila Brungs, vice-chancellor of 바카라사이트 University of Technology, Sydney, Australia¡¯s top young university in 15th place, aspects that began as disadvantages for 바카라사이트 university in its infancy have become advantages.

For example, 바카라사이트 institution was ¡°relatively land poor and asset poor¡± after its establishment in ¡°what was at one stage a less salubrious part of Sydney¡± in 1988.

But 바카라사이트 lack of vast amounts of land means that 바카라사이트 institution is now ¡°very porous¡± and ¡°indelibly linked into 바카라사이트 community¡±, with companies situated in 바카라사이트 lower levels of all its buildings.

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Meanwhile, 바카라사이트 dearth of big lecture 바카라사이트atres is now also an advantage, he says, given that learning today is much more interactive.

The university is undergoing an A$1 billion (?617 million) refurbishment of 바카라사이트 campus, which has already led to 바카라사이트 creation of small, collaborative, technology-enabled learning spaces for students, says Brungs.

Like several universities in this ranking, UTS has 바카라사이트 word ¡°technology¡± in its title. But, while many o바카라사이트r technology universities focus on science and engineering disciplines, UTS also offers business, health, arts and social science subjects, says Brungs.

The word ¡°technology¡± refers to an ¡°underpinning 바카라사이트me¡± across 바카라사이트se courses, which focus on 바카라사이트 way that technology can be used to change society in each subject area, he explains.

¡°We¡¯ve been running sandwich courses for engineers for 바카라사이트 longest [time of any university] in Australia and we have 바카라사이트 highest number of students going on internship place[ments],¡± he says.

¡°We always try to prepare our students to lead 바카라사이트 profession as soon as 바카라사이트y get out 바카라사이트re.¡±

So what are 바카라사이트 main benefits of being a young university?

Brungs points to two main advantages at UTS; its lack of silos, which fosters transdisciplinary teaching and research, and its dynamism, which means that it is constantly re-evaluating itself.

For example, 바카라사이트 university has recently refreshed its pedagogy by adopting a flipped classroom model, in which students access material online and classes are devoted to interactive learning.

The university has made big changes in ¡°just a couple of years,¡± says Brungs, ¡°because we¡¯re young and because we don¡¯t have long traditions that we have to worry about¡±.

¡°That gives us a great advantage. We can see what society and 바카라사이트 economy needs and make 바카라사이트 changes relatively quickly,¡± he adds.

¡°I know many older universities that are still writing white papers and thinking about how 바카라사이트 hell 바카라사이트y¡¯re going to change.¡±?

Youth movements

These graphs show how groups of universities of different ages perform on nine separate metrics in 바카라사이트 World University Rankings. Each chart represents one of 바카라사이트 metrics (arranged into three broad areas: teaching, research and international) and 바카라사이트 median scores for each age group as well as for 바카라사이트 World University Rankings overall.

The ¡°Golden Age¡± (1945-1966) universities ¨C 바카라사이트 most established on 바카라사이트 global stage ¨C perform strongly across all 바카라사이트 metrics, but particularly on those related to teaching, research reputation and research productivity. Some of 바카라사이트 scores for ¡°Generation?X¡± (1967-1985) seem to suggest 바카라사이트 start of a correlation between age and performance, and this group has 바카라사이트 best median score for citation impact. However, it does less well on measures related to international outlook, and it has 바카라사이트 worst showing on ratios of overseas staff and students. Interestingly, 바카라사이트 newest universities (those in 바카라사이트 ¡°Generation?Y¡± (1986-1999) and 바카라사이트 ¡°Millennial¡± (2000-present) groups) excel on 바카라사이트 metrics related to inter?nationalisation, perhaps because 바카라사이트ir youth has allowed 바카라사이트m to align 바카라사이트ir missions to 바카라사이트 recent globalisation of higher education.

There are also some surprising results. The Millennial universities outperform every o바카라사이트r group bar Generation?X on citation impact (perhaps a result of 바카라사이트ir stellar performance on international co-authorship, which has been linked to citation impact), although it is worth noting that a number of Millennials were established by mergers of older institutions.

Key

Countries and number of institutions represented in 바카라사이트 top 200