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SKKU, 118 place in the QS World University Ranking, 4 subjects ranking within top 100 2015.09.17
이승한 Views : 8273 Attach ( 0 ) 게시글 내용 [2015 World University Rankings] Individual Ranking for 5 subject areas QS(Qucequarelli Symonds) disclosed its World University Rankings along with the Rankings of Subjects of Arts & Humanities, Engineering & Technology, Life Sciences & Medicine, Natural Sciences, Social Sciences. Among the Korean universities, Seoul National University(SNU) put all 5 areas of study within the top 50, while Sungkyunkwan Univ.(SKKU) & Korea Univ. put in 4 areas, KAIST & Yonsei Univ. put in 3 areas within 100th place, continuing their advance from last year. Korean universities, especially, did well in Engineering & Technology. MIT in USA ranked the NO.1 as last year, Stanford University (USA) ranked NO. 2, followed by Cambridge University (UK). KAIST was 13th, SNU was the 15th, POSTECH was the 41st, etc, making up the 3 Korean universities that put there names in the top 50 in the World Rankings. When you include SKKU (51st), Korea & Yonsei (tied for 57th), Hanyang Univ.(67th), a total 7 universities come into the top 100. Last year 4 Korean universities were in the top 100, KAIST, SNU, POSTECH and SKKU. In Natural Sciences, MIT also NO. 1. followed by Harvard Univ.(USA) and Cambridge Univ.(UK). SNU and Cornell Univ.(USA) tied for 23rd, and KAIST jumped from 54th last year to 28th. Additionally, POSTECH(67th), Korea Univ.(72nd), SKKU(78th), making total of 5 universities in the top 100. In Social Sciences, Harvard Univ. ranked 1st. 2nd and 3rd were LSE and Oxford Univ. in the UK, respectively. The ranking of SNU, Korea Univ. and Yonsei Univ. which were in top 50 last year, it gained little putting them at 24th, 34th and 42nd respectively in this year. SKKU took 58th which was 65th last year, KAIST took 67th entering the top 100 for the first time. In Arts & Humanities, Oxford Univ.(UK) was NO.1, followed by Harvard (USA) and Cambridge (UK). Among Korean universities, 4 universities were included in top 100, SNU(26th), SKKU(56th), Korea Univ.(62th) and Yonsei Univ.(64). Especially Korea Univ. is note worthy as it shot up from last year’s 108th place. In Life Sciences & Medicine, Harvard(USA) was NO. 1. Cambridge and Oxford in UK took 2nd and 3rd, respectively. SNU went rose to 47th from 58th of last year, and was the only Korean university in the top 100, followed by Yonsei Univ. in 106th place. Link to media report: http://news.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2015/09/15/2015091500324.html

SKKU, 118 place in the QS World University Ranking, 4 subjects ranking within top 100 2015.09.17

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[2015 World University Rankings] Individual Ranking for 5 subject areas

QS(Qucequarelli Symonds) disclosed its World University Rankings along with the Rankings of Subjects of Arts & Humanities, Engineering & Technology, Life Sciences & Medicine, Natural Sciences, Social Sciences. Among the Korean universities, Seoul National University(SNU) put all 5 areas of study within the top 50, while Sungkyunkwan Univ.(SKKU) & Korea Univ. put in 4 areas, KAIST & Yonsei Univ. put in 3 areas within 100th place, continuing their advance from last year.

Korean universities, especially, did well in Engineering & Technology. MIT in USA ranked the NO.1 as last year, Stanford University (USA) ranked NO. 2, followed by Cambridge University (UK). KAIST was 13th, SNU was the 15th, POSTECH was the 41st, etc, making up the 3 Korean universities that put there names in the top 50 in the World Rankings. When you include SKKU (51st), Korea & Yonsei (tied for 57th), Hanyang Univ.(67th), a total 7 universities come into the top 100. Last year 4 Korean universities were in the top 100, KAIST, SNU, POSTECH and SKKU.

In Natural Sciences, MIT also NO. 1. followed by Harvard Univ.(USA) and Cambridge Univ.(UK). SNU and Cornell Univ.(USA) tied for 23rd, and KAIST jumped from 54th last year to 28th. Additionally, POSTECH(67th), Korea Univ.(72nd), SKKU(78th), making total of 5 universities in the top 100.

In Social Sciences, Harvard Univ. ranked 1st. 2nd and 3rd were LSE and Oxford Univ. in the UK, respectively. The ranking of SNU, Korea Univ. and Yonsei Univ. which were in top 50 last year, it gained little putting them at 24th, 34th and 42nd respectively in this year. SKKU took 58th which was 65th last year, KAIST took 67th entering the top 100 for the first time.

In Arts & Humanities, Oxford Univ.(UK) was NO.1, followed by Harvard (USA) and Cambridge (UK). Among Korean universities, 4 universities were included in top 100, SNU(26th), SKKU(56th), Korea Univ.(62th) and Yonsei Univ.(64). Especially Korea Univ. is note worthy as it shot up from last year’s 108th place.

In Life Sciences & Medicine, Harvard(USA) was NO. 1. Cambridge and Oxford in UK took 2nd and 3rd, respectively. SNU went rose to 47th from 58th of last year, and was the only Korean university in the top 100, followed by Yonsei Univ. in 106th place.