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NEFU strengthened its position in the National University Ranking

  • 08 June 2017
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NEFU strengthened its position in the National University Ranking

On June 6, the results of the National University Ranking were announced, compiled by the Interfax Information Group and the radio station Echo of Moscow. North-Eastern Federal University has risen one place in the ranking and has taken the 33rd place among 264 universities nationwide.

The National University Ranking 2017 included 264 Russian universities, including 10 federal and 29 national research universities.

The activity of universities was evaluated according to six main indicators: education, research, socialization, internationalization, brand and university assessment in the field of innovation and entrepreneurship. The evaluation was based on the processing of questionnaires filled by representatives of universities, accessible public data posted by educational institutions on their official websites, information resources of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation, as well as information from the SPARC and SCAN databases.

According to NEFU Department for Strategic Development, NEFU positions have significantly strengthened in "Socialization", "Innovations" and "Brand" indicators. Traditionally, NEFU is among the leaders in "Socialization", it is in the TOP-10 of Russian universities and takes the second place among federal universities. The innovation activity of the university was also highly appreciated - NEFU has risen 22 positions in comparison with the previous year and has taken the 40th place in Russia in this indicator.

"NEFU is among the leading universities in Russia in the National University Ranking. There is a multidirectional dynamics in various indicators, but the main assessment indicator of the university is the overall ranking. NEFU positions in one of the country's leading rankings ranked high despite tough competition among Russian universities", NEFU Department for Strategic Development noted.

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The National University Ranking is compiled by the information group "Interfax" in partnership with the radio "Echo of Moscow". The main goal of this project is the development of mechanisms and procedures of independent system for evaluating Russian universities and their educational programs, increasing the competitiveness of the Russian universities in the world educational and research spaces.

Author: Sardaana YAKOVLEVA, NEFU Newsroom

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