VSB – Technical University of Ostrava is included in a number of prestigious international rankings which assess and compare institutions of tertiary education. The rankings are compiled on the basis of fixed criteria and indicators. Some of the rankings only work with data available from databases such as the Web of Science or Scopus, others require university data or data taken from academic or employer surveys. The areas which are evaluated most often include the quality of teaching, internationalisation, research performance, including the publication of high-quality scientific papers and citations, or cooperation with the industrial sector.
International Rankings
Academic Ranking of World Universities
VSB – Technical University of Ostrava has been ranked in the prestigious Academic Ranking of World Universities, also known as the Shanghai Ranking
In the latest edition of the Shanghai Ranking, published on 15th August 2022, VSB-TUO ranks 901–1000. Within the Czech Republic, 8 universities made it into the top 1 000, which is one more than last year.
The Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) is the oldest international ranking of universities in the world. It was first published in 2003 by the Shanghai Jiao Tong University, and has been compiled by the ShanghaiRanking Consultancy since 2009. It focuses mainly on the science and research performance of the institutions which it evaluates according to six indicators. These include the number of articles published in the journals Nature and Science, the citation impact of publications, the number of alumni winning the Nobel Prize or the Fields Medal. It also tracks university staff with similar awards and assesses the number of Highly Cited Researchers associated with the institution.
Times Higher Education World University Rankings
The latest edition of the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2024, which inlcludes 1,904 universities from 108 countries, was published on 27th September 2023.
Within the Czech Republic, 18 universities met the key criteria for inclusion in the ranking, the same number as in the previous three years. VSB - Technical University Ostrava (VSB-TUO) has been ranked in the shared position 1201 - 1500, as well as 4 other Czech universities (Mendel University, Tomas Bata University in Zlín, University of Hradec Kralove and University of West Bohemia in Pilsen), and improved its position year-on-year.
The ranking has been published by the Times Higher Education since 2010. This year, the methodology has changed. The ranking is based on 18 indicators (previously there were 13) in five thematic areas (pillars) - teaching, research environment, research quality, industry, and international outlook. Five indicators are completely new, four of which focus on assessing research quality. The best ranking - 828 in the world - was recorded by VSB-TUO in the area of research environment, where it was 889 in the previous year. The University made an even more significant improvement in the area of teaching. While a year ago it was ranked 1229 in the world, this year it is 882. It is also among the top 900 universities in the area of internationalisation (892), a similar position to a year ago (902).
Source
The complete results list is available here.
On the Times Higher Education website you can find the profile and Research Hub of VSB - Technical University Ostrava.
Times Higher Education Impact Rankings
VSB – Technical University of Ostrava (VSB-TUO) has appeared for the fifth time in the Times Higher Education Impact Rankings, which assess and compare universities against the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
The overall ranking of the 2023 THE Impact Rankings edition includes 1,591 universities from 112 countries and regions, which is 185 more institutions than in the previous year. Within the Czech Republic, 8 universities were included in the overall assessment, i.e. two more institutions than in 2022.
VSB-TUO participated in 7 areas, and made it into the top 400 in the category of SDG7 Affordable and Clean Energy. This also ranks VSB-TUO in first place within the Czech Republic. The ranking focuses not only on energy research but also on the universities’ social commitment to inform the general public about energy efficiency and clean and affordable energy. VSB-TUO is also among the top 400 in SDG8 Decent Work and Economic Growth and SDG11 Sustainable Cities and Communities, which measures universities’ research on sustainability, their role as custodians of arts and heritage and their internal approaches to sustainability.
In the overall ranking, which consists of the three best rated SDGs + the compulsory SDG 17 (Partnerships for the Goals), VSB-TUO has been placed in the shared position 400-600.
The placement of VSB-TUO in the international rankings of sustainable development can be considered a success, as it reflects the attention that our University directs towards the issue of social responsibility and sustainability.
OVERALL: 401-600
SDG 4 QUALITY EDUCATION: 801–1000
SDG 7 AFFORDABLE AND CLEAN ENERGY: 301–400
SDG8 DECENT WORK AND ECONOMIC GROWTH: 301–400
SDG 9 INDUSTRY, INNOVATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE: 601–800
SDG 11 SUSTAINABLE CITIES AND COMMUNITIES: 301–400
SDG 16 PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS: 401–600
SDG 17 PARTNERSHIPS FOR THE GOALS: 301–400
Times Higher Education Emerging Economies
VSB – Technical University of Ostrava has been included in the Times Higher Education regional ranking of Emerging Economies. The latest edition of THE Emerging Economies 2022 was published on 19th October 2021 and VSB-TUO was placed in the shared position 401-500, which is the same as last year.
This evaluation focuses on higher education institutions from emerging economies (see a list of countries included below). The evaluation methodology used is based on the same 13 indicators as the THE World University Rankings, with the weight of individual indicators being adjusted. For example, more emphasis is placed on internationalisation and the transfer of knowledge and technology, whereas citations are given less importance.
Advanced emerging:
Brazil, Czech Republic, Greece, Hungary, Malaysia, Mexico, South Africa, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey
Secondary emerging:
Chile, China, Colombia, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Kuwait, Pakistan, Philippines, Qatar, Romania, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates
Frontier:
Bahrain, Bangladesh, Botswana, Bulgaria, Côte d’Ivoire, Croatia, Cyprus, Estonia, Ghana, Iceland, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Malta, Mauritius, Morocco, Nigeria, Oman, Palestine, Peru, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Tunisia, Vietnam
QS World University Rankings
On 27 June 2023, Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), a British company that is the world's leading provider of services, analysis and insight into the global higher education sector, published the 20th edition of the QS World University Rankings 2024. A total of 2 963 institutions were evaluated, of which 1 499 were published in the ranking. VSB-TUO was placed in a shared position of 1 001-1 200. Within the Czech Republic, 16 universities were ranked.
Each institution is assessed according to nine key indicators. This year, three new indicators, sustainability, employment outcomes, and International Research Network (IRN Index), have been introduced, and the weights of other indicators have been rebalanced.
| INDICATOR | 2024 EDITION WEIGHTS | CHANGE FROM PREVIOUS EDITIONS |
| Academic Reputation | 30% | 10% deducted |
| Employer Reputation | 15% | 5% added |
| Faculty Student Ratio | 10% | 10% deducted |
| Citations per Faculty | 20% | no change |
| International Faculty Ratio | 5% | no change |
| International Student Ratio | 5% | No change |
| International Research Network | 5% | new |
| Employment Outcomes | 5% | new |
| Sustainability | 5% | new |
QS Emerging Europe and Central Asia
VSB – Technical University of Ostrava ranked in the TOP 100 of the QS EECA University Rankings 2022
Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), a British company that is the world's leading provider of services, analysis and insight into the global higher education sector, published the QS Emerging Europe and Central Asia University Rankings 2022 (QS EECA) on 15th December 2021. The QS EECA assesses universities according to 10 factors. In the last edition of this ranking, which included 450 universities (50 more than last year) from Central, Eastern, North-eastern and South-eastern Europe and Central Asia, VSB - Technical University of Ostrava achieved 84th place. Within the Czech Republic, our University reached the 9th position.
The Center for World University Rankings
In the latest edition of the Center for World University Rankings (CWUR) 2023, VSB-TUO ranked among the 2,000 best-rated universities, together with 10 other Czech universities. In 2023 edition, 20 531 institutions were ranked (743 more than the previous year), and those that placed at the top made the Global 2 000 list.
CWUR is a leading consulting organisation that has been publishing an international ranking of universities, based on its methodology focusing on the quality of education (25%), alumni employment (25%), quality of faculty (10%) and research performance (40%), since 2012.
Unlike other rankings, CWUR is based primarily on data available from the Thomson Reuters database. It does not send out any academic surveys, nor does it require universities to provide their statistical data. The original goal of this ranking was to capture the TOP 100 universities, but in 2019 the list expanded to include the 2,000 best universities from around the world.
Results are available here.
CWTS Leiden Ranking
VSB - Technical University of Ostrava features in the Leiden Ranking for the first time
The CWTS Leiden Ranking 2023, which compares the scientific performance of 1,411 universities from 72 countries, was published on 21 June 2023 and features universities that have produced at least 800 Web of Science indexed publications in the period 2018 - 2021. Only so-called core publications, publications in international scientific journals, are counted. Also, only research and review articles are taken into account; other types of publications are not considered. In addition, publications produced in collaboration are counted fractionally.
In the previous edition, 7 Czech universities were included in the ranking, in this year's comparison there are 9 - the new additions are VSB - Technical University of Ostrava and the University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice. An overview of the Czech universities in alphabetical order: Brno University of Technology, Charles University, Masaryk University, Palacký University Olomouc, the Czech Technical University in Prague, the Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, the University of Chemical Technology, Prague, the University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, and VSB - Technical University Ostrava.
This ranking assesses 4 main areas: Scientific Impact, International Collaboration, Open Access and Gender, and provides statistics not only at the level of science as a whole, but also at the level of the following 5 main fields of science:
- Biomedical and health sciences,
- Life and earth sciences,
- Mathematics and computer science,
- Physical sciences and engineering,
- Social sciences and humanities.
The Leiden Ranking is produced by the Centre for Science and Technology Studies (CWTS), a research centre in science and technology studies, at Leiden University in the Netherlands.
The authors of the rankings do not attempt to produce a universal ranking, but instead offer the possibility to compile a ranking according to different indicators. The ranking offers the possibility of a more detailed selection of parameters and therefore there are several versions of the final ranking. Unlike other rankings, academic reputation or teaching quality is not assessed and data from universities is not required.
The CWTS Leiden Ranking 2023 results:
https://www.leidenranking.com/ranking/2023/list
CWTS Leiden Ranking 2011/2012-2023 results available for download:
https://www.leidenranking.com/downloads