The Times Higher Education World University Ranking

The ranking, published since 2010 by the UK's The Times Higher Education, is one of the three most respected global rankings of universities and higher education institutions, focusing on university rankings in several areas: education, research environment, research quality, collaboration with industry and internationalisation. Its latest edition has entailed a relatively significant update of the methodology, with the most recent one so far taking place in 2011. With the new methodology, the assessment indicators have increased from the original 13 to the current 18, and this update means a more detailed assessment of universities, especially in the area of science and research.
Under the original methodology, all five pillars were retained, but three of them were renamed. The most significant changes have been made to the Research Quality pillar, where three new metrics (Research Strength, Research Excellence and Research Influence) have been added to the original one (Citations). For the first time, patents are also rated in the rankings, reflecting how much a university's research is cited in this segment. Also new this year is the study abroad indicator, which still has zero weighting (given the pandemic situation in 2021). The last significant change is the standardisation of three metrics in the international environment pillar, where the population of a given country is now taken into account.

Palacký University improved its position in the updated THE World University Rankings 2024, ranking 801st-1000th, returning to the top 1,000 universities in the world and the (split) third position in the Czech Republic. On the positive side, UP has improved its score in almost all indicators. The best scores among the weighted indicators were achieved by UP in the indicators Research influence and International co-authorship.

UP still holds a good position among domestic universities in the area of research environment, where it achieves the third best result after Charles University and Masaryk University in Brno. The fourth position in the country belongs to it in the area of internationalisation.

 

THE WUR 2024 rank

Overall

Teaching
(29,5 %)

Research Environment
(29 %)

Research Quality
(30 %)

Industry
 (4 %)

International Outlook
(7,5 %)

 

 
   

Charles University Prague

401–500

454–490

388

331

619

601

647

   

Masaryk University in Brno

601–800

370–418

259

310

501

417

663

   

Palacký University Olomouc

801–1000

327–369

234

239

498

368

618

   

Czech University of Life Sciences, Prague

801–1000

327–369

201

154

508

502

764

   

Technical University Brno

1001–1200

283–326

222

193

390

703

583

   
University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague

1001–1200

283–326

328

147

290

457

510

   

Czech Technical University in Prague

1001–1200

283–326

309

188

322

519

602

   

University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice

1001–1200

283–326

214

182

510

195

530

   

University of Hradec Králové

1201–1500

228–282

197

152

408

235

604

   

Mendel University in Brno

1201–1500

228–282

209

194

368

210

551

   

Tomáš Baťa University in Zlín

1201–1500

228–282

181

210

318

261

513

   

VŠB – Technical University in Ostrava

1201–1500

228–282

268

197

278

310

469

   

University of West Bohemia in Pilsen

1201–1500

228–282

205

180

352

277

324

   

University of Jan Evangelista Purkyně

1501+

97–227

161

136

153

180

382

   

University of Ostrava

1501+

97–227

195

163

232

182

462

   

University of Pardubice

1501+

97–227

211

177

177

300

398

   

Prague University of Economics and Business

1501+

97–227

155

149

276

168

479

   

Technical University in Liberec

1501+

97–227

210

189

182

345

442

   

 

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