Lomonosov Moscow State University has grabbed 25th place in the Times Higher Education (THE) ranking of the world’s top educational institutions for 2015. St. Petersburg State University also made it into the top 100.
It is the highest position that Moscow State University (MSU) has
ever been awarded in the World Reputation Rankings since the
London-based Times Higher Education magazine started the list in
2011.
St. Petersburg State University – the oldest higher education
institution in the country – broke into the 71-80 group for the
first time.
"We have been working very hard in order to distribute the
survey more equally around the world, and we are delighted that
we hit our target on responses from Russia this year,"
rankings editor Phil Baty said in an interview with TASS.
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"We have seen improvements on both institutions. We have seen
the Moscow State in particular making dramatic improvements,
investing heavily in building a technological city, and we have a
big increased focus in Russia in making universities global, more
visible in the global stage.”
MSU rector Viktor Sadovnichy hopes the new ranking will help
attract more students.
"Undoubtedly, it is a big success. For the first time ever,
[Moscow State University] has been ranked so high – although our
positions in authoritative ratings [such as] Shanghai, QS and
others – have been rather high. We have come close to the leaders
on top positions," he said.
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The top five positions were taken by Harvard University,
University of Cambridge, University of Oxford, Massachusetts
Institute of Technology and Stanford University.
The annual rating is based on the judgments of senior published
scholars, said Bety, adding that “it is a subjective survey
of academic opinion.”