Moscow's National University of Science and Technology (MISiS) took 19th place in the inaugural Times Higher Education’s World’s Best Small Universities Ranking 2016, which was published on Jan. 25.

According to Times Higher Education (THE), small universities are defined as those having fewer than 5,000 students, and conducting courses and research in more than four disciplines.

THE lists only 20 small universities in its Top 800 World University Rankings.

“It is great news that Russia is represented by MISiS in the World's Best Small Universities Ranking 2016,” Phil Baty, THE rankings editor told RIR. “Alongside California Institute of Technology (1st), it demonstrates the world-class offering available at smaller institutions, no matter their location.”

The list has five institutions from the U.S., three from France and Japan, two from India, Turkey and one each from South Korea, Sweden and Switzerland.

In December 2015, 15 Russian universities made it to the 2015-16 Times Higher Education BRICS & Emerging economies university rankings.

And in November, the National Research Nuclear University (MEPhI) jumped almost 60 places to get the 36th rank in the Times Higher Education World Top 100 Rankings for Excellence in the Physical Sciences for 2015-16.

Small rank Institution Country 1 California Institute of Technology USA 2 École Normale Supérieure France 3 École Polytechnique France 4 Pohang University of Science and Technology South Korea 5 École Normale Supérieure de Lyon France 6 Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences Sweden 7 Oregon Health and Science University USA 8 Koç University Turkey 9 University of Alaska Fairbanks USA 10 Sabancı University Turkey 11 University of Neuchâtel Switzerland 12 Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU) Japan 13 National Yang-Ming University Taiwan 14 Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati India 15 University of Tulsa USA 16 Yokohama City University Japan 17 Florida Institute of Technology USA 18 Savitribai Phule Pune University India 19 National University of Science and Technology (MISiS) Russia 20 Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology Japan

Source: www.timeshighereducation.com

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