Global research consultancy QS Quacquarelli Symonds has published an annual list of the 450 best universities in developing countries in Europe and Central Asia.

This year, 41 higher education institutions from Ukraine are included in the QS Emerging Europe and Central Asia University Rankings, which is 16 more than last year.

To compile the QS Emerging Europe and Central Asia University Rankings regional ranking of universities, ten indicators are taken into account: the academic reputation of the university, its reputation among employers, the ratio of the number of teachers and students, the number of publications per teacher and employee, the number of citations per publication, the share of foreign teachers and employees, the share of foreign students, the share of teachers and employees with academic degrees, the depth of international scientific collaborations and the presence of the educational institution in the online environment.

According to Ben Sauter, director of the QS Quacquarelli Symonds analytical center, the number of Ukrainian higher education institutions among the best in Eastern Europe and Central Asia has increased to 41, which is an absolute record in the history of this regional rating.

At the same time, the presence of Ukraine in the top-100 ranking decreased from four to three universities against the background of a general decline in their reputational and scientometric indicators.

3 Ukrainian institutions are included in the list of the 100 best universities of this year's rating: Kyiv National University named after Shevchenko - 35th place (33rd place in 2021), NTUU "Kyiv Polytechnic Institute named after Sikorsky" – 63rd place (66th place in 2021) and Kharkiv National University named after Karazina - 69th place (67th place in 2021).

In total, 16 universities entered the ranking for the first time, 4 universities improved their positions compared to last year's positions, and 7 universities maintained their positions compared to last year.