Monash University ranked in top 0.5 per cent of Universities in the world
Monash University’s standing as one of the world’s leading universities has been reinforced overnight with the release of the prestigious Times Higher Education rankings in London.
The 2016 Times Higher Education World University Rankings places Monash University 74th in the world. Monash has maintained its ranking in the top 100 ranked Universities since 2012.
A total of 980 universities from 79 countries were evaluated in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings. Universities were evaluated on their performance on the following indicators: –teaching (the learning environment), research (volume, income and reputation), citations (research influence), international outlook (staff, students and research) and industry income (knowledge transfer).
The top 100 ranking for Monash reflects its success in building a global reputation for excellence in its academic and research programs. The ranking is also a pointer to the quality of the university’s staff, its strategic partnerships and collaboration with industry.
Monash University is Australia’s largest university with 70,000 students and campuses in Malaysia, India and China and a learning centre in Prato, Italy.
The Times Higher Education ranking follows the recent release of global rankings by other organisations that saw Monash placed 65th in the QS World University Rankings and 79th in the Academic Ranking of World Universities. Monash was rated 32nd in the Reuters Top 75: Asia’s Most Innovative Universities.