An impressive Israeli achievement: The Hebrew University of Jerusalem is ranked 77th in the world, in the Shanghai Index, which ranks academic institutions in the world according to their quality and is published once a year. This is a record that has not been broken since 2016 and is the first among the higher education institutions in Israel in this ranking.
Along with Hebrew, the Technion in Haifa and the Weizmann Institute in Rehovot were also ranked 83rd, which means they are also on the list of the top 100 academic institutions in the world.
For the Technion, this is the highest ranking it has received in the prestigious academic index in the last four years
As part of the ranking, the Hebrew University rose 13 places and was ranked 77th this year. This is also a jump for the Technion - this is an increase of 11 points compared to last year, when the Technion was ranked 94th.
Since 2012, the Technion has been consistently ranked in the Top 100 list of the Shanghai Index, and the current ranking is the highest the Technion has received in the last four years.
The Technion in Haifa, photo: Michel dot com
The list of the five leading universities in the world is opened by Harvard, followed by Stanford, MIT, Cambridge, and Berkeley in California.
The Shanghai index, which is published every year, is considered one of the most reliable rankings in the field of academia.
The rankings relate to the quality of research in the academic institutions and are based on various indicators, including the number of faculty members and graduates who won Nobel Prizes and Field Medals, and the scope and quality of publications in the leading journals.
Among the top 100 institutions, 39 are in the USA, 9 in China, 8 in the UK, 7 in Australia, 5 in Canada, 4 in France and 4 in Germany, and 3 in Israel.
Professor Asher Cohen, President of the Hebrew University, stated that "the upward trend in the ranking of the Hebrew University in the Shanghai Index is evidence of the academic and research excellence of the researchers of the Hebrew University. Our achievements in many and varied fields of knowledge, including: the development of life-saving drugs and the establishment of influential companies in the industry, place Israel at the forefront The science is at the international level and for that we are proud and grateful to the researchers of the university."
The presence of the Technion in the list of the top 100 universities in the world, and the increase in its position for two consecutive years, is a significant and important achievement," said Technion President Professor Uri Sion. "This is international recognition of the Technion's academic and research excellence, and I am very proud of our excellent faculty members.
The Technion will continue to invest efforts and resources to continue to improve in the years to come.
The Technion's strength and success lie in its excellent human resource, which leads its many achievements and breakthroughs in research and teaching."
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