Two Brazilian universities are the only ones in South America to be included in Global reputation ranking Prepared by the British Bulletin Times Higher Education (THE) and published on Wednesday (27).
a University of Sao Paulo (USP) It is the best Brazilian in the ranking, sharing positions from 81 to 90 with other foreign universities.
The University of Campinas (Unicamp) is ranked between 151 and 175.
Both have improved their performance compared to the same ranking placed in 2020: USP is up ten places this year and Unicamp, five.
Unlike the traditional Times Higher Education rankings, which ranks international universities according to their learning environment, the amount of research and citations they receive, and technology transfer in a university environment, the Reputation Ranking published on Wednesday takes into account academics’ opinions on which universities they believe are the best universities in the world for teaching. and search.
10,900 “experienced and published” academics were interviewed in 29 countries, according to THE.
“that it Totally personal arrangementPrestigious academics are encouraged to cite universities they believe are doing well, have a vision at conferences and in producing studies and in the media,” Phil Baty, representative of THE, tells BBC News Brasil. “It is an informed opinion, from people who know what they are talking about.” “.
Bate points out that although Brazilian universities have improved from 2020 to 2021, they are not in an upward curve. “The reputation rating is in its eleventh edition, and the USP, for example, has already reached positions between 61 and 70,” he says.
The top five universities from the US and UK: Harvard, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Oxford University, Stanford and Cambridge University, respectively.
“Reputation is a strong currency for universities, playing a vital role in creating prestige and attracting student talent, academic talent, new partnerships, and even internal investments,” Patti adds.
In all, the United States stands out with 57 universities out of 202 included in the reputation ranking, followed by the United Kingdom (25) and China (17).
By the way, the progress in the reputation of Chinese universities caught the attention of observers: for the first time, a Chinese higher education institution – Tsinghua University – was in the top ten in the ranking.
“Mainland China is the greatest example of the ranking’s success, as it shows that its universities continue to grow their international reputation for their research and teaching among their global peers,” the statement from THE read.
According to Phil Bate, this advance could change “the balance of power in international higher education in the coming years, as mainland China becomes more attractive to academics and students,” with implications for talent retention but also for investment distribution. International Research.
Other countries with a large number of reputable universities are Germany (14), Japan (11), the Netherlands (9), Australia, Canada and France (with 6 universities each).
In addition to the Brazilian USP and the Brazilian Unicamp, the only Latin American to appear in the ranking is the National Autonomous University of Mexico, between places 176 and 200.
