Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» of Queensland continues to strengthen its international competitiveness, gaining 11 places to rank 56th globally in the National Taiwan University (NTU) .
The latest NTU rankings see Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» first in Australia for the subjects of agricultural sciences, civil engineering, materials science, environment/ecology, and plant and animal science, and third nationally in the overall ranking.
Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»’s international performance has improved since 2013 in all six fields of the NTU rankings – agriculture, clinical medicine, engineering, life sciences, natural sciences and social sciences.
Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» Provost and Senior Vice-President Professor Max Lu said Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»’s NTU result gave further veracity to other independent signals that Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» had the capacity to perform exceptionally.
“Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»’s strong performance is made possible by dedicated staff, our partners and a steady pipeline of high quality students and alumni,” Professor Lu said.
“I note that the NTU rankings result is similar to the (without indicators of Nobel laureates and Field medallists), which places Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» at 58th globally.”
The NTU rankings evaluate university performance based on scientific papers assessing research productivity, research impact and research excellence.
Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»’s 2014 rankings show that the University has consolidated its position among the world’s top 100 universities.
Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»’s International Rankings
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Visit the following sites for information about opportunities at Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»:
- Undergraduate and postgraduate programs – www.uq.edu.au/study
- Research higher degrees – www.uq.edu.au/grad-school
- International students – www.uq.edu.au/international.
Media: Carolyn Varley, Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» Communications, c.varley@uq.edu.au, 07 3365 1120
