UrFU Moved Up in the International Universities Ranking

17:04, March 7, 2020

UrFU improved its positions in subject rankings Business & Management and Economics & Econometrics

Recently published QS research placed the university in the top 7 Russian leaders in social sciences and management.

«Participation in the 5-100 project has allowed the university leadership and Advisory Board members for better understanding of our strengths and weaknesses, assessing the prospects of education and research projects, — reiterated the Supervisory Board member Dmitry Pumpyansky. — Tangible results can be seen in the improving reputation of UrFU research units among international peers, increasing number of talented applicants and leading researchers in their fields from abroad, as well as new opportunities for our students and faculty. All these changes are reflected in the ranking positions, in particular, in the QS ranking».

UrFU was ranked 401-450 in the world and 6th in Russia in Business & Management, and 451-500 in the world and 10th in Russia on Economics & Econometrics.

«Thanks to the 5-100 project, the reputation of our research schools is growing, they are attracting more and more young researchers from abroad, — commented UrFU Rector Victor Koksharov. — The university has risen to the global level of interdisciplinary universities: we are showing overall progress, as well as successes in different subjects. Master and PhD students from abroad also contribute to this result...».

Dmitry Pumpyansky and Victor Koksharov stressed that UrFU could not do that without the support of federal and regional authorities.

UrFU was ranked 274th in the world universities Arts & Humanities ranking, 351st in Social Sciences & Management, 377th in Engineering & Technology, 386th in Natural Sciences. In all subject rankings the university has improved its positions compared to last year.

Based on the results of the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2020 study, UrFU is ranked in four of five broad subject areas in 12 subjects, receiving estimates for a total of 35 subjects.