Riga Technical University (RTU) is placed in the group of universities ranked 201–250 in one of the world’s leading university rankings – Times Higher Education (THE) BRICS & Emerging Economies University Rankings 2017 TOP 300.
RTU Rector, academician Leonīds Ribickis emphasizes: «Being among the world’s 250 best emerging economies universities proves that in recent years scientific research results of RTU are recognized not only in Latvia, but also worldwide. This success is even brighter by the fact that we are ahead of many better-funded universities, thanks to RTU academic staff and students’ intentions and vigor.»
RTU accession to THE BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) & Emerging Economies University Rankings 2017 TOP 300 is an important event not only for RTU, but also for the Latvian higher education system as a whole, as it proves its international competitiveness. Ranking results indicate that RTU is one of the 50 emerging economies universities, and one of 41 public universities included in the list of the finalists or top 300 universities.
The ranking results published on 30 November are based on university performance, which is estimated according to five areas of activity, and the rank is determined by the total assessment: studies (study environment – 30%), research (volume, income and reputation – 30%), citation (research impact – 20%), international perspective (staff, students, research – 10%) and industry income (knowledge transfer – 10%). Ranking methodology has been developed, with special emphasis on university cooperation with industry and the international perspective assessment, because exactly these indicators are particularly important in the context of emerging economies.
Peking University (China) is ranked 1st in THE BRICS rankings this year, followed by Tsinghua University (China) in the 2nd place, and Lomonosov Moscow State University (Russia) in the 3rd place. Apart from RTU, the University of Latvia is placed in the group of universities ranked 201–250.
