Valued by the Business Community: the University Received an Award Once Again

19:48, June 15, 2018

The Russian universities ranking results

Ural Federal University confirmed its strong reputation in business community. Rector Victor Koksharov received the respective diploma at the RAEX Global Competitiveness Forum in Moscow.

«Close cooperation with business community is one of our priorities, — commented the Rector. — Employers are becoming more and more engaged in learning experiences, and we are counting on their active participation in implementing a project-based approach in education. Students should solve practical problems starting from their first years at the university. It is going to make studies more exciting and bring training closer to reality, as well as help fast track students’ careers».

«Graduate School of Economics and Management makes significant contribution to the university reputation in this area. GSEM has been a leader among UrFU institutes by the indicator measuring cooperation with the region», — comments GSEM Director Dmitry Tolmachev.

Last week the university was ranked 8th by demand for graduates in the ranking of Russian universities compiled by RAEX. In the overall ranking of top universities in the country, UrFU is on the 12^th place.
The VI Global Competitiveness Forum in Moscow was held by the ranking agency RAEX (RAEX-Analytics) last week in Moscow. The agency presented the 7^th annual university ranking and award ceremony for the best universities in Russia.