Quacquarelli Symonds, a global evaluation body for higher education, has released the 2022 World University Rankings.

 The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has been ranked number one in the world for 10 consecutive years, further breaking the record.Oxford University has returned to second place since 1, while Stanford University and Cambridge University are in third place at the same rate.

 ランキングには日本の大学48校が含まれており、2021年版よりも7校増加したが、ランク入りした日本の大学の半数近くにあたる23校(47.9%)が前年度より順位を下げた。一方、順位を上げた大学はわずか5校(10.4%)で、東京大学は世界ランキングで順位を1ランク上げて同率23位、アジアの大学では6位という結果に。

 In addition, Kyoto University (33rd) rose 5th from the previous year to the highest ranking since 2011.Tokyo Institute of Technology (56th, the same as the previous year) has maintained that ranking since it won its highest ranking in the 2009 edition.Osaka University dropped to 75th place at the same rate, which is the second lowest ranking in the history of the university.Keio University is down 2 ranks to 10st.Waseda University (201rd) was in the top 203 schools in the 2019 edition, but this time it was not in the top 200 schools.

 Ben Sorter, head of research at QS, said about Japanese universities: "In the QS World University Rankings, Japanese universities continue to struggle. The main reason for Japan's retreat is the decline in research performance. As a result of the stagnation of Japanese investment in intellectual capital for 20 years, for example, the total number of students enrolled in Japanese doctoral programs has decreased to almost half compared to 2003. On the other hand, China has consistently increased the number of doctoral degrees, and the difference between Japan and China has become remarkable. "He continued, "At the beginning of this year, a new" creation of a university fund "was announced in Japan. This is a hopeful step toward the revival of the declining research results of Japan, but the start of investment is It's after 2022, and it will be a few more years before we can see the results in our rankings, "he said.

 The 2022 QS ranks the top 97 universities in 1,300 locations around the world (up 145 more than last year).

Reference: [KEI Advanced, Inc.] 48% of Japanese universities are down from the previous year in the latest world rankings-World standard university rankings "2022 QS University Rankings" released today-

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