European universities lose their place to Asia in the world rankings

London, October 12 European universities are losing their place to Asian universities, according to the global “ranking” of universities for 2023 published by The Times Higher Education (THE), with Britain’s Oxford University remaining in first place for the seventh year in a row and China, for the first time. , with 11 places out of the top 200.

The reputable annual ranking, in general, shows contradictory results from European higher education institutions, with the most valuable universities losing in France, the Netherlands, Sweden, Finland, Norway and Ireland.

It also reveals that universities from Central and Eastern Europe have gained ground, with schools from Hungary and Estonia now within the top 250 in this ranking, with Poland improving its representation with nine new entries.

According to this data, the United States again leads the ranking, with 34 universities among the top 100, although a significant decrease compared to 2018, when the number reached 43.

The United Kingdom is the second most represented country in the top 200, with 28 universities, while Germany is the third, with 22 centers of higher education.

Among the highlights of the “ranking”, ETH Zurich is the best-valued continental European university – 11th – while Tech Munich is the best-located German university, moving up 8 places to 30.

On the other hand, the centers that experienced a sharp decline include Karolinska Institutet, the leading Swedish university, which lost 10 places, to 49, while Wageningen University, in the Netherlands, fell 6 places, to 59, and Paris PSL fell 7 places. , up to 47.

The University of Helsinki (Finland) also fell 9 places to 110, as well as the University of Oslo (Norway), which fell to 126th place from 119.

Trinity College Dublin (Ireland) also slipped to 161 from 146, while Ukraine’s top-ranked Sumy State University slipped into the world’s top 500 – in the 401-500 range -.

Among the top spots in the table is Italy’s University of Bologna – which ranks 172-161 in “ranking” – while Italy’s New Humanitas University surprises in the top 250, in the 201-250 range.

France’s University of Paris-Saclay was among the first hundred universities, at 93rd, from 117th.

The University of Barcelona – the leading institution among Spanish centers – jumps to 182nd from 193rd, while Belgium’s KU Leuven retains its 42nd place in the rankings.

Another noteworthy fact is that for the first time China has 11 universities among the top 200 in the table and has 95 places overall, among the 2023 “ranking”.

The ranking took into account 1,799 universities from 104 countries and regions, an increase of 137 from last year, making it the largest edition in its 19-year history.