Belarusian State University named among top-500 universities worldwide

By Igor Ivanov

Belarusian State University named among top-500 universities worldwide

According to famous British QS Agency, the Belarusian State University (BSU) is among the top-500 universities worldwide: ranked among those placed 491 to 500 in the 2014 QS World University Rankings 2014.

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) came in first, followed by the University of Cambridge (UK). Russia’s best universities include the Lomonosov Moscow State University (114), St. Petersburg State University (233), and the Bauman Moscow State Technical University (322).

The University of Warsaw is ranked 335th, while the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv is among those occupying positions from 421 to 430. Vilnius University is in the 551-600 range and the University of Latvia is ranked 701+.

Apart from the Belarusian State University, this year’s ranking of Belarusian universities by the QS Agency includes only the Belarusian National Technical University (701+ group).

British QS Agency has been ranking universities worldwide for ten years, naming the top 700-800 (3 percent). The QS ranking relies on information provided by universities and polls by independent experts, such as academics and employers, as well as the citation index of research papers for the last five years, the correlation of the number of professors and students, and the number of foreign students and professors.

BSU is very well represented in international rankings as a top league university. According to the Spanish Webometrics Rating Agency, the BSU is ranked 673rd (August 2014).