ShanghaiRanking’s Academic Ranking of World Universities 2017

Academic Ranking of World Universities 2017 (ARWU)

Since 2003, ShanghaiRanking has been producing a league table of the top 500 universities in the world. Recently, ShanghaiRanking Consultancy released the updated list of the World’s top 500 universities. This is also the first time that they also published the list of universities ranked between 501 and 800 as the ARWU World Top 500 Candidates. These universities have the potential to break into the Top 500 list in the near future.

Each year 1.200 universities are reviewed and the top 500 is published. For those people studying on Dutch Universities this is good news as this years list shows that Dutch universities are scoring higher then ever before. In total, 12 universities from the Netherlands are listed in the top 500.

Shanghai ARWU ranks universities based on different qualities. The look at the number of award-winning (Fields Medals and Nobel Prize) scientists are located there, how much of their research is cited and referenced around the world, and how much they’ve contributed to different academic fields. After calculating and comparing these criteria, ARWU ranks the universities accordingly.

USA & UK dominate top 10

USA and the UK are the only countries with universities on the top 10. The list is the following:

Harvard University has maintained the top spot in the ShanghaiRanking Academic Ranking of World Universities 2017 for the 15th year running. In fact, the top 10 universities remain unchanged from last year, although there has been some shifting in positions. The University of Cambridge, for example, has overtaken the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the University of California, Berkeley to take third position.

*source: http://www.shanghairanking.com

Dutch Universities

This is good news for students studying in the highly ranked universities; The job market is becoming more competitive and a university degree from a highly ranked university can certainly boost your confidence and improve your chances of getting the desired job position.

The list with the Dutch universities ranked on the top 500 are the following:

*source: http://www.shanghairanking.com

After you have received your university degree, be aware that resume formats change over time and that your degree could be presented in several formats to capitalize on your skills. Your cover letter in that case is vital to capturing a potential employer’s interest. You must research a company thoroughly to write an engaging cover letter.

In addition, keep a calendar and log of all your job search activities. Post your resume and a skills list next to your telephone and note that an potential employer may interview you on the phone as well. Keep constantly active in the job search, as if you were already working full-time. This will help you secure a position more quickly after graduating from university.

How can the ranking support recruiters?

As a recruiter it is important to keep up with the list when screening CVs. Nowadays companies really give a big importance on the education of the candidate. There are currently 198 universities from Europe within the top 500. Having a possible candidate that studied in one of the highly ranked universities can increase the chances of a perfect match between the company and the candidate.

In addition, this is good news for recruiters because at Qreer.com we focus on international recruitment for companies with a technical background within Europe. Since the number of European universities is quite high, this allows recruiters to have a greater number of highly qualified candidates. To assist on that, we have an extensive database system with CVs that can be very helpful for recruiters that are sourcing.

Contact Qreer.com

Qreer.com has a database that includes candidates that studied in those universities. To be able to reach out to those candidates contact Qreer.com to discuss a possible campaign for a job position available from your company.

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