UrFU is the best federal university in Russia

11:45, September 8, 2014

The high quality of technical and economical training at the University has been confirmed by the authoritative rating agency

Ural Federal University holds high positions in "Expert RA" rating of reputation of Russian universities in technical and economic fields. The rating was released on September 5.

UrFU holds the tenth position in the top 50 universities, which offer programs on Engineering and Natural and “Exact” Sciences; and the eleventh position in the top list of universities, which offer programs on Economics. UrFU is also considered to be the best federal university in Russia

"The high positions in the rankings prove that we are moving in the right direction, paying great attention to the development of engineering, natural sciences and management areas. We invest in university laboratories equipped with modern facilities; we attract promising young scientists from abroad and educate our scientific staff,"- said the rector of Ural Federal University Victor Koksharov.

The rating has been formed on the basis of large-scale surveys conducted in 2012-2014 by “Expert-RA” agency. Over 15 000 respondents from 78 regions of Russia participated in the study. There were 4 focus groups: teachers, representatives of the scientific community, employers, students and graduates. The respondents rated the quality of education, the demand for graduates by employers and the level of research activities of universities.

According to the results of study, competition between technical universities in Russia is quite high, while in the sphere of economics and management there is a clear gap between the leading and the “middle” universities. In addition, technical universities in the regions successfully compete with Moscow universities: only seven Moscow universities entered the top-20 of universities, which offer technical education. As for the sphere of economics and management, the balance is strongly shifted towards the capital.