The list, published since 2010 by the UK journal The Times Higher Education (THE), is one of the two most renowned global rankings of universities and higher education institutes. It judges universities in several areas, such as the quality of teaching, science and research, citations, international outlook, and co-operation with the corporate sector (industry income/knowledge transfer). The core factors in the overall evaluation are related to scientific performance, including teaching, research, and citations (altogether 90 per cent). One of the indicators was the Reputation Survey, conducted among global academics, who rate a university’s reputation for research excellence and teaching quality.
Along with Palacký University, eight other Czech universities joined the world’s top 800 institutions. Palacký University excelled in International Outlook and Citations, surpassing Charles University and Masaryk University in these categories.
The Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2015–2016 | ||||||
| Technical University of Ostrava | Brno University of Technology | Charles University, Prague | Czech Technical University in Prague | Masaryk University, Brno | UP |
Teaching | 18.8 | 18.0 | 31.5 | 20.6 | 21.2 | 19.2 |
International Outlook | 22.3 | 35.8 | 52.8 | 25.0 | 48.9 | 48.8 |
Industry Income | 32.1 | 33.7 | 28.2 | 28.2 | 28.5 | 28.7 |
Research | 15.7 | 14.7 | 21.5 | 9.3 | 22.9 | 11.8 |
Citations | 85.5 | 55.8 | 41.0 | 46.3 | 27.8 | 42.9 |
Rank | #301–350 | #401–500 | #401–500 | #501–600 | #501–600 | #501–600 |