21/09/2016 - The University of Edinburgh, University of
Glasgow, University of St. Andrews, University of Dundee and the University of
Aberdeen remained in the top 200 universities for 2016-17 in the world’s most
comprehensive global league table of higher education.
The new rankings mean Scotland has more institutions per
head of population in the top 200 than any other country except Luxembourg.
The THE rankings examine a university’s strengths including
research, knowledge transfer, international outlook and the teaching
environment.
Minister for Further Education and Higher Education
Shirley-Anne Somerville said:
“I welcome these figures which underline our strength in
higher education and the value with which the Scottish approach is held
globally. Credit is due to the staff and students at all five universities for
their hard work to achieve this.
“Scotland continues to punch above its weight, having more
institutions per head of population in the top 200 than any other country
except Luxembourg. This continued strong performance is against a backdrop of other
European universities suffering in the rankings due to the ascent of Asian
institutions.
“The Scottish Government is investing over £1 billion in our
higher education institutions in 2016-17, ensuring that all of our institutions
receive financial support to enable them to deliver high quality teaching,
world class research and knowledge exchange and remain internationally
competitive.”
Source: Scottish
Government
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