Monday, May 15, 2023

2/3 of Israeli universities drop in global academic rankings while Chinese universities continue to advance

How much do these rankings matter?

"Less well-funded than many universities around the world, two-thirds of Israeli institutions of higher learning have fallen in global rankings – a cause of concern amid intensified international competition. 

Nine Israeli universities, led by the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HU), are featured in the 2023 edition of the Global 2000 list by the Center for World University Rankings (CWUR), which has just been released at https://cwur.org/2023.php.
For the 12th year in a row, Harvard University is number one, while 96% of Chinese universities have risen, thanks to that country’s continued investment in higher education. ...
In the global top 2000, three Israeli universities improved from last year, while six dropped in the rankings. The main factor for the decline of Israeli universities is research performance, amid intensified global competition from well-funded institutions. In the Global 2000 list, two Israeli universities ranked better than last year in research performance, while seven decline in the ranking. ...
CWUR – publisher of the largest academic ranking of global universities – analyzed 62 million outcome-based data points to rank universities from around the world according to four factors – quality of education (25%), employability (25%), quality of faculty (10%), and research performance (40%). This year, 20,531 universities were ranked, and those that placed at the top made the Global 2000 list – which includes institutions from 95 countries. ..."

2/3rds of Israeli universities drop in global academic rankings - Israel News - The Jerusalem Post Institutions of higher learning in the West are being overshadowed by those in China, which is investing huge sums in teaching and research.

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