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 | Research Environment | Research Quality | Industry | International Outlook |
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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 |