To the top 10

13:00, June 6, 2014

Ural Federal University entered the list of top 10 Russian universities according to “Expert RA” rating agency

Ural Federal University substantially increased its position in the ranking of Russian universities-2014 published by “Expert RA”. The university entered the list of top-10 universities increasing by 5 positions as compared to the last year. UrFU is the only federal university in the top-10.

Results of the ranking were announced during the official ceremony held in Moscow on June 5. Diploma in the nomination “For the increase in competitiveness” was awarded to the rector, Victor Koksharov.

“It is a very serious increase for us. Two years ago we were on the 19^th position, last year we became the 15^th, and now we’re in the top-10 list. I think this increase is well-grounded because the university made serious progress in many directions. UrFU brand has become more recognizable in Russia and abroad. The university team put a lot of efforts in it” – says Victor Koksharov.

It is the third time “Expert RA” publishes the ranking of Russian universities. Complex studies included the analysis of statistic indicators and surveys of employers, academic community, students and graduates. Dmitry Grishankov, director general of the agency, called UrFU development positive and “aggressive” in a good way.

Positions of universities in the ranking are determined basing on 3 components: quality of education, employers’ demand and research activities. Moscow State University traditionally became the leader.

UrFU efforts aimed at international integration influenced greatly the results of the ranking. The university became more popular among international students, the amount of funds per student increased as well.  

Results of the academic community surveys were high. The ranking also includes quantitative indicators – the number of publications indexed by Scopus (as compared to the previous year it increased by 40%, the university became the 4^th in Russia in terms of this indicator), research capacity, innovation indicators.