This Wednesday, June 8, the QS World University Ranking 2023list published by Quacquarelli Symonds, a British firm specializing in the higher education sector. The ranking evaluated nearly 1,500 universities from all continents. According to their results, the UCAB It is the second best university in Venezuela and the first privately managed university in the country.
Globally, it was located in the range 751-800 of the entire planet, which means that it climbed at least 50 steps compared to the 2022 version of this same list, when it was positioned in the 800-1000 range. From the count of QS World University Ranking 2023UCAB ranks 49th in Latin America.
In the previous edition, the university reached position 57. In other words, this year he rose eight places. It is important to mention that Quacqquarelly Symonds annually publishes a special ranking dedicated to weighting Latin American universities. The 2023 one is expected to come to light next November. In 2022 (published at the end of last year), UCAB reached 76th place in the subcontinent.
UCAB rises in Venezuela
UCAB’s achievements were felt in the country. According to the QS World University Ranking 2023, UCAB climbed two positions and went from fourth to second place among its Venezuelan peers. Locally it is only surpassed by the Central University of Venezuela (UCV), which ranks first and is in the range 700-751 globally. After UCAB they follow the Simon Bolivar University, USB (third place in Venezuela and 801-1000 in the world); the University of the AndesULA (fourth place and 801-1000 global) and the Metropolitan UniversityUNIMET, in the fifth (worldwide, it was located in the range 1201-1400).
The other two Venezuelan higher education institutions that appeared in this international list are, in consecutive order, the University of Carabobo (6 national and 1201-1400 worldwide) and the University of Zulia (7 in Venezuela and 1201-1400 worldwide). global).
Who are at the top of the world?
According to the opinion of QS World University Ranking 2023the list of the best universities in the world is led by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) from the United States, in first place; they follow the University of Cambridge (UK) in second place; the Stanford University (USA) in third place; the University of Oxford (UK) in the fourth and Harvard University (also from the United States) in fifth position.
In Latin America, the five best houses of higher education are, in descending consecutive order, the Buenos Aires’ University, from Argentina (67 worldwide); the National Autonomous University of Mexico (104 globally); the University of Sao Paulo, Brazil (115 in the global ranking); the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile (121 worldwide) and the University of Chile (167 globally).
As stated on their websitethe QS World University Ranking is based on the evaluation of participating institutions based on various indicators, including academic reputation, reputation among employers, research citations, and faculty/student ratio, among others.
In addition to this list, UCAB recently became the only Venezuelan university to be included in the “Impact Ranking 2023” of the specialized British magazine Times Higher Educationwhich evaluates the commitment of higher education institutions with the Sustainable Development Goals established by the UN in its 2030 Agenda. There, UCAB was ranked +1001 among 1406 study houses from more than 100 countries and in position #101 of 138 universities in Latin America.
