WORLD
Cambridge University best in the world
Baku, September 6 (AZERTAC0. Cambridge University is the best university in the world, according to new rankings published today.
It is the second year in a row Cambridge has taken the top spot in the annual QS World University Rankings.
Harvard ran in second while MIT took third spot. Oxford University managed to secure fifth.
There were five British universities in the top 20 but it was who America dominated taking 13 places. The only university in the top 20 not from an English-speaking country was the Swiss Federal Institute.
Vice chancellor Professor Sir Leszek Borysiewicz said: “As one of the world`s leading research universities Cambridge makes a unique contribution to society and to the individual, not just here in the UK but globally. We help to uphold the reputation of the UK as a centre of excellence internationally.”
“Cambridge is proud of the world-class education we offer through our Colleges and Faculties. Our students benefit from intensive tuition, exceptional individual support and some of the best academic facilities in the world, and they have excellent career prospects.
The rankings are measured by a combination of academic peer reviews, recruiter reviews, faculty to student ratio, international orientation, and citations per faculty.