UrFU Moved Up In the "The Three University Missions" Ranking

15:43, September 6, 2022

In the world, the university has risen by 20 positions, in Russia it has retained its status

Ural Federal University has significantly improved its position in the new Moscow International University Ranking "The Three University Missions" (MosIUR). The university has risen by 20 positions in the world - from 257th to 237th place. In Russia, UrFU retained the 8th place.

The "The Three University Missions" ranking marked the beginning of the global rankings' reversal towards assessing the significance of the university for society, the so-called third mission, which previously remained out of the view of rating agencies. Thanks to its fundamental novelty, MosIUR was highly appreciated by experts. In 2022, the number of universities represented in this global ranking has increased from 1650 to 1800. According to this parameter, the Three Missions of the University is the most representative in the world. The list of the best includes universities from 103 countries, including 146 Russian universities. To compile the rating, only objective criteria approved by international experts were used, reputation surveys are completely excluded. The sources of information were open data from official websites of universities and national authorities, as well as data from independent international sources.