On September 2021, 9, QS Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), an international research firm specializing in higher education, focused on the relationship between universities and their graduates' employment. A ranking that compares the performance of universities around the world from the perspective of the results of efforts to improve abilities and their future potential. "

 Every year, QS ranks among the world's top institutions of higher education in terms of employability (ability to be hired, practical employment in the labor market) for employment-focused students. Announced "QS Graduate Employability Rankings".

 According to the results of the 2022 edition, 550 of the 22 universities in the ranking are Japanese universities.Seven universities are ranked in the top 100, which is the highest result compared to other countries in Asia.

 The top of Japan is the University of Tokyo, which is 25th (down 2nd from the previous time), and 5th in Asia.This was followed by Waseda University in 37th place, Kyoto University in 52nd place, Keio University in 56th place, Tokyo Institute of Technology in 67th place, Osaka University in 76th place, and Nagoya University in 92nd place.Of these, Kyoto University (up 1st place from the previous time) and Nagoya University (up 6th place from the previous time) were ranked higher than last time.

 The University of Tokyo scored "75,000 out of 100" in the "Employer Reputation" index based on the results of more than 99.5 questionnaires obtained from employers around the world. Is the 9th place in the world.In addition, the index "Alumni Outcomes", which reflects the number of graduates of the university who have acquired leadership or prestigious positions in their careers, is "100 out of 97.7". It was a high score.

 In addition, among Japanese universities, "the most companies are invited to the campus to promote encounters between students and companies" is Tokai University, which is ranked 1001-1200, and "Employer-Students Connections (employers). (Student connection) ”, which is the highest score in Japan,“ 100 out of 99.2 points ”.

 In the "Graduate Employment Rate", Tokyo University of Science ranked 801st to 1000th, which was the highest in Japan, "100 points out of 99.9 points".Taking out only this "Graduate Employment Rate" score, Tokyo University of Science was the only Japanese university in the world's top 50 (the score of this index has been adjusted in consideration of regional circumstances).

 Ben Sorter, research director at QS, said, "Japanese universities are making world-leading efforts to improve employability, such as by frequently inviting business people to the campus. Of the 22 Japanese universities ranked this time, 17 are in the top 100 in the "Employer-Students Connections" index. In other words, Japanese universities are on campus. Students are firmly aware of the value that can be gained by meeting business people. "

Reference: [KEI Advanced, Inc.] 2022 QS Graduate Employability Rankings Japanese universities lead Asia in employability

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