NOVA stands out in U-Multirank 2015
Results from EU global university ranking announced
Oeiras, 31.03.2015
The results of the 2nd edition of U-Multirank, a global university ranking supported by the European Union, were announced yesterday. Universidade NOVA stands out among Portuguese universities, with the highest score (A – Very Good) in 13 of the 31 indicators used in the evaluation.
The U-Multirank compares the performance of more than 1,200 higher education institutions and covers many aspects of higher education, organized in five different topics: research, teaching and learning, international orientation, knowledge transfer and regional engagament. Universidade NOVA received the highest score in the following parameters:
- Research – Research publications (absolute numbers); Research publications (size-normalised); External research income; Interdisciplinary publications; Post-doc positions
- Knowledge Transfer – Income from private sources; Spin-offs; Publications cited in patents
- International Orientation – Student mobility; International academic staff; International joint publications
- Regional Engagement – Master graduates working in the region; Regional joint publications
