UNIVERSITY RECEIVED 3 STARS IN QS WORLD UNIVERSITY RANKINGS

26.06.2017

Bogomolets National Medical University (BNMU) to actively demonstrate changes in all kinds of its activities. That changes are directed to increase competitiveness within the space of European education. It is worth to mention, that basis for competitiveness is a high-quality education. There are several important steps to achieve the high-quality education, such as accreditation, establishment of internal system for evaluation of high-quality education, as well as independent audit. BNMU performs movements to guarantee high-quality education in the university, which is supported by facts of establishment of internal system for evaluation of high-quality education, carrying out of independent audit, ISO certification. Furthermore, other important criterion for evaluation of university competitiveness is data analysis of national and global rankings, playing a key role to spread of information about educational potential and achievements of university within the field of education and research. Entering to recognized global ranking is an evidence of significant achievements as well as high potential of university. There are several systems of global rankings for universities. The most distinguished rankings are Academic Ranking of World Universities, QS (Quacquarelli Symonds) World University Rankings and Times Higher Education World University Ranking. The unique features of QS World University Rankings are recognition and visualization of university advantages by using comprehensive analyses of its activities during the QS audit. The QS audit is resulted in creation of “Road map for development of QS Stars”, providing overall result of university, its scientific achievements using various parameters including data from Scopus; furthermore, that road map allows to show the key activities of university and major directions for improvements.

According to QS audit for BNMU in 2016, our university got 3 QS Stars. This indicates that BNMU is the first and only one medical university in Ukraine, which is got such a high overall grade. In 2017, there are 6 universities from Ukraine to hold a position within the QS World University Rankings (https://www.topuniversities.com/universities/country/ukraine).

It is worth to mention, that QS World University Rankings organizes various scientific meetings, which are dedicated to discuss current problems and challenges for universities within the pre- and postgraduate education, research, and rankings. BNMU was invited to one of such meetings, which was EduData Summit 2017 in London, UK, on June 12-14. BNMU represented Andrii Dinets MD, PhD, Head of Department for Research. Within the EduData Summit 2017 there was a meeting with Larisa Osipova (Business Development Manager of QS Central Europe & Central Asia) and Shiloh Rose (Product Manager, QS Stars). During the meeting, there were discussed possible actions by BNMU to improve key directions and to increase university competitiveness in field of education and research. Andrii Dinets received an official certificate with QS Stars of BNMU.

 

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