The UK education network Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) also published its ranking (Quacquarelli Symonds Emerging Europe and Central Asia Ranking) for the years 2015 and 2016, evaluating 150 universities from 30 countries. Palacký University placed 64th. QS highlighted the high rate of citations in publications and emphasis on research at UP. Compared to other Czech universities, UP dominates in Citations per paper and International faculty (the proportion of faculty members who are international).
QS EECA 2015/2016 | Citations per paper | International faculty |
Charles University | 98.2 | 68.5 |
Czech Technical University | 61.4 | 27.7 |
Masaryk University | 90 | 82.4 |
Brno University of Technology | 39.7 | 63.7 |
Palacký University | 99.7 | 95.8 |