QS University rankings EECA 2016 (the higher educational institutions of Emerging Europe and Central Asia) lists the University of Szeged as the 15th best university. According to the ranking, SZTE is one of the top 10% universities of the region and that the University of Szeged is also the best out of the four Hungarian universities listed among the top 30.
The London based Quacquarelly Symonds (QS) has recently published the newest ranking list of higher educational institutions. In the list of Emerging Europe and Central Asia more than 300 institutions of 30 countries were evaluated, but only the top 200 were ranked.
The assessment is based on 9 factors: such as academic reputation, employer reputation, faculty-student ratio, the faculty with PhD ratio, the citation per paper, papers per faculty, the number of students & international students, the number of academic faculty and staff and the online visibility of the institution.
There are 4 Hungarian universities among the top 30 institutions, out of which SZTE is obtained the highest ranking in Hungary – came in 15th in overall ranking. Compared to last years’ results the university was found better in certain factors: graduates of the university have better reputation among their employers, and the citation per paper ratio has increased too.
The QS World University Rankings 2015/2016, published by the British company in the fall of 2015, lists the University of Szeged among the top 501-550 best universities, and ranked SZTE as the best Hungarian University.
16. June, 2016
Directorate for Public Relations & Directorate for International Affairs
