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National University Ranking: NEFU entered the top 10 Russian universities by quality of Bachelor’s programs and work with schools

  • 03 June 2016
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National University Ranking: NEFU entered the top 10 Russian universities by quality of Bachelor’s programs and work with schools

Photo: Michil YAKOVLEV / from the archive of NEFU Newsroom

“Interfax” International information group and “Echo of Moscow” radio presented the annual National University Ranking 2015-2016 on June 1.

Two hundred and thirty-eight Russian universities entered the ranking. The universities activities were estimated on six main criteria: educational activity, research activity, the social environment of the university, internationalization and international activities of the university, the university brand, innovation and entrepreneurship. There are some changes in the ranking 2016: results of the individual rankings taking into account academic calendar are published in stages.

North-Eastern Federal University improved its position in the ranking “Educational activity” and took the 29th place. NEFU entered the top 10 nationwide on such criteria of qualitative education as a number of educational programs and work with schools and school students.

"NEFU got the highest assessment for work with schools and school students, taking the seventh position from 238 universities, ahead of such well-known institutions as the Higher School of Economics, St. Petersburg State University, Russian Peoples' Friendship University, Herzen State Pedagogical University of Russia, said Vasily Savvinov, NEFU Vice Rector for Strategic Development. - Experts noted the high level of the North-Eastern School Competition".

The Competiton is held in 17 school subjects and allows to meet all the educational needs of high school students and to realize their personal potential. During this academic year, more than 34 thousand students from 65 regions of Russia and seven foreign countries took part in the competiton. "North-Eastern University Educational District" Association could unite 101 educational institutions from across the Far East.

Maksim Ammosov University also took the 33rd place in the educational services provided to the population, 34th place - media activity. Thus, NEFU strengthened its position in the National University Ranking, showing the positive dynamics of results. For example, the university has improved its positions and made 40 positions up in "Education" criterion in four years - in 2012 the university took the 69-72nd places.

Ranking experts noted that NEFU as a leading educational center for the implementation of the Strategy of social and economic development of the Far East and the Baikal region carries a wide range of training programs that are in demand. Let us remember that the Federal University conducts training in 36 major groups of specialties, which is 346 educational programs of higher and secondary vocational education, 165 additional professional education programs.

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The National University Ranking is formed by “Interfax” since December 2009. The main purpose of this project is to develop mechanisms and procedures for an independent evaluation of Russian universities and educational programs, improving of the competitiveness of the Russian education system, research and technological entrepreneurship. The evaluation is conducted on the basis of survey data, made by universities’ representatives, available public data on their official websites, public data of the RF Ministry of Education and Science, including information from the database of SPARK and SCAN.

Author: Uliana EVSEEVA, NEFU Newsroom

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