Among the world’s best: Time magazine ranks Ӱɴý University among top 300 universities
Among the world’s best: Time magazine ranks Ӱɴý University among top 300 universities
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Time magazine ranked Ӱɴý University 295 globally, 17 in Canada and No. 2 in Atlantic Canada.
The ranking recognizes academic capacity and performance, innovation and economic impact, and global engagement.
The news magazine published its list in late January and includes rankings of 500 academic institutions around the world.
“The fact that Time’s rankings emphasize student success in research, innovation and leadership is proof that Ӱɴý is on the right track,” said Dr Janet Morrison, president and vice-chancellor of Ӱɴý University. “Student success, research intensity and an unwavering commitment to academic quality are at the centre of everything we do.
“Our students and alumni are contributing to their communities and meeting the challenges of a changing world, because of their experiences at Ӱɴý,” President Morrison continued.
Time partnered with leading global data firm Statista to analyze data from more than 2,500 institutions worldwide with a focus on three key pillars of excellence in higher education.
Time’s World’s Top Universities rankings will be published in the magazine’s print edition on Feb. 20.
Ӱɴý University is consistently among the top-ranked universities worldwide, and ranks No. 8 in the comprehensive Canadian universities category in
In Impact Rankings, by subject, Times Higher Education ranks Ӱɴý’s engineering, computer science and physical sciences programs in the top 300; Times places Ӱɴý’s engineering program No. 6 in Canada.
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For more information, or to arrange an interview, contact Chad Pelley, media relations manager for Ӱɴý University, at chad.pelley@mun.ca or 709-853-4281.