RUDN University goes up 200 positions in THE WUR 2022, world ranking of the best universities in the world

RUDN University goes up 200 positions in THE WUR 2022, world ranking of the best universities in the world

Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia has risen to position 601-800 in the Times Higher Education World University Ranking 2022 (THE WUR 2022). The list includes only 1,662 universities in the world, 60+ of them are Russian.

THE WUR rankings grade universities according to five performance indicators: teaching, research, citation, industry income, and international outlook. RUDN University has shown growth everywhere, despite the fact that competition has intensified — this year there were 135 more universities in the rankings.

In “Teaching”, RUDN University took the 265th place in the world, having moved up 34 positions. The university has the fastest growth — by 157 positions at once — in terms of the “Research” indicator. In 2021, RUDN University scores for academic and research reputation also increased significantly.

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