Shanghai Ranking: Charles University among 1.5 percent of world’s best universiti












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            * Shanghai Ranking: Charles University among 1.5 percent of world’s best universities
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            Prague, August 16 (ČTK), By: kli mkv

            According to the Academic Ranking of World Universities compiled by the Shanghai Jiaotong 
            Charles University ranks among 1.5 percent of world’s best universities. It came 201st to 
            of 17,000 universities worldwide, Charles University spokesman Václav Hájek told the ČTK n

            The ranking compares higher education institutions worldwide according to their science an
            performance, with US universities coming top of the list.
            “This ranking has confirmed the dominant position of our university among Czech institutio

            five years, it has regularly been listed among the world’s best universities,” Rector Václ
            adding that Charles University was the only Czech institution included in the first 500.

            The ranking was dominated by US universities. Besides the best-ranked Harvard University, 
            institutions placed among the best 20, for example Yale, Princeton, Berkeley and Stanford 
            Among non-US institutions, the British University of Cambridge secured 5th position; Oxfor

            University College London was ranked 20th.
            Compared to universities from Central and Eastern Europe, Charles University was overtaken
            Lomonosov Moscow State University at 74th place; Saint Petersburg State University placed 

            Charles University. Charles University Rector Václav Hampl says his school’s ambition is t
            the first 200. “Unfortunately, it is obvious that universities in Central and Eastern Euro
            smaller financial resources than Western European ones. Not to mention American or Japanes

            he added.
            The oldest and largest Czech university currently runs 17 faculties and has almost 54,000 
            The specialized centre of Shanghai University has been ranking the world’s best universiti

            of years. The schools are evaluated for example according to the number of Nobel Prize win
            laureates among their lecturers and alumni or according to the number of articles publishe
            experts in prestigious science journals. The Shanghai rating is regarded as one of the mos

            international university rankings.