Victor Koksharov - 'UrFU's Own High Profile Journals Strengthen Our Reputation''

08:55, June 15, 2020

University will continue to increase its citation counts and recognition among employers

The strategic objectives of the Ural Federal University to increase international competitiveness will be enhancement of the reputation among employers and improvement of citation indexes, said UrFU rector Victor Koksharov during the round-table discussion of the Russia Today news agency on the results of the recent QS World University Rankings of universities.

Rector Koksharov is convinced that the recognition of the university and the citation of scientists are also helped by their own highly rated journals of Russian universities.

“Quaestio Rossica, a journal of historical Russian studies, which was created very recently, has already entered the first quartile, and there has been a lineup of world-class scholars who want to publish in it. This suggests that we can and are able to use the tools to improve international image and reputation, which offer international ratings, in particular, QS, ”said the rector.

QS Director of Global Partnerships Zoya Zaitseva adds that according to the results of the published rating, Russian universities entered the top 3 countries with the highest positive dynamics at the national level. A significant role in the development of education and science is played not only by metropolitan universities, but also by universities in the regions.

“Russia is strong in regions. Among 28 universities that are represented in the QS ranking, 14 are outside of Moscow and St. Petersburg. A number of very significant regional centers of higher education and science have been formed. This indicates that socio-economic development, the development of higher education in Russia is becoming more balanced,” Koksharov emphasized.

Summing up the participation in the “5-100” project, the university notes long-term leadership in institutional ratings, including QS World University Rankings.

“UrFU is firmly in the top ten of the country's universities in the institutional ranking. Among the universities of the project "5-100" UrFU is in seventh place, is the leading federal university in Russia. As for the plans for the coming years, we see the challenge for ourselves in staying in the top ten universities in the country, ”says Daniil Sandler, First Vice-Rector for Economics and Strategic Development of Ural Federal University.

It is emphasized at the University that, due to the interdisciplinary nature, UrFU is also successfully advancing in subject and industry rankings, becoming one of the best universities in the world in engineering and humanities and in the field of management and business.