In the latest edition of the QS World University Rankings, the University of Gdańsk ranked eleventh in the category of universities and sixth in the category of classical universities in Poland.
A total of 2,963 institutions from around the world applied for the ranking, with 1,500 universities from 104 countries included in the list published on June 28, 2023.
In this year's jubilee ranking (the QS WUR ranking is published for the 20th time), 22 Polish higher education institutions were ranked (the same number as last year), of which the Warsaw University (262nd position worldwide), the Jagiellonian University (304th) and the Warsaw University of Technology (571st) received the highest marks.
This year's edition detailed the evaluation thresholds, with the Adam Mickiewicz University of Poznań ranked between 731 and 740, and the Poznań University of Life Sciences between 801 and 850. Other Polish universities are ranked 851-900 (Gdańsk University of Technology), 901-950 (University of Mining and Metallurgy in Kraków, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń). Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, the University of Wrocław and Wrocław University of Technology), 951-1000 (the University of Gdańsk and the University of Łódź), the range 1001-1200 (the University of Technology in Kraków, the University of Łódź, the Poznań University of Technology, the Silesian University of Technology and the Warsaw University of Life Sciences) and 1201-1400 (the Lublin University of Technology, the University of Białystok, the University of Rzeszów, the University of Silesia in Katowice and the University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn). Compared to last year, 11 Polish HEIs, including ours, maintained their positions, albeit in more detailed ranks. Seven universities were ranked lower than last year, and only one improved its ranking, moving up from the 801-1000 range to 731-740 (AUM). The leaders' positions remain relatively stable despite slight fluctuations (UW rising from position 284 to 262, UJ and Warsaw University of Technology recording slight drops from 293 to 304 and from the range 521-530 to 571, respectively).
The QS ranking has changed the way universities are assessed this year compared to previous years and is now based on five main criteria. Fifty per cent of the weighting is the Research and Discovery indicator, with 30 per cent made up of reputation ratings from academic experts around the world and the remaining 20 per cent made up of the number of citations, which is an estimate of the impact and quality of the scientific work carried out by the university. This indicator is calculated using data from the Scopus database. A further 20% of the assessment component is the Employability and Outcomes indicator, based on employer feedback and the institution's ability to ensure a high level of employability of its graduates. Other assessment criteria and their weights are the faculty-to-student ratio (10%), international engagement (15%) assessed by the number of foreign researchers, students and participation in international research networks, and engagement with sustainability issues (5%). The results are based on an analysis of 17.5 million scientific articles and the opinions of more than 240,000 university lecturers and employers.
The best-ranked indicators for UG were participation in international research networks (our university ranked 472nd in the world in this parameter) and the ratio of lecturers to students (rated 493rd in the world).
Full QS World University Rankings 2024 at:
https://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/world-university-rankings/2024