{"id":728,"date":"2019-08-07T14:48:00","date_gmt":"2019-08-07T12:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/executive-programs.smtest.gr\/?p=728"},"modified":"2025-01-15T16:36:55","modified_gmt":"2025-01-15T14:36:55","slug":"new-distinction-for-nkua-in-the-center-for-world-university-rankings-cwur-2019-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/executive-programs.smtest.gr\/en\/new-distinction-for-nkua-in-the-center-for-world-university-rankings-cwur-2019-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"New Distinction for NKUA in the Center for World University Rankings (CWUR) 2019-2020"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Center for World University Rankings (CWUR)<\/strong> has published its 2019-2020 list of the world\u2019s top 2,000 universities<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This marks the first time in the ranking\u2019s eight-year history<\/strong> that the list includes 2,000 universities<\/strong>, compared to the 1,000 universities<\/strong> it covered until 2018.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NKUA\u2019s Global and Regional Rankings<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The 2019-2020 ranking brought another significant distinction<\/strong> for the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA)<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  • 297th globally<\/strong> among the top 2,000 universities.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • 1st in the Balkans<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • 1st in Greece<\/strong> among the 14 Greek universities<\/strong> included in the ranking.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    Countries Leading the CWUR Rankings<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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    • United States<\/strong>: 358 universities, including 8 in the top 10<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • China<\/strong>: 349 universities.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Japan<\/strong>: 130 universities.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • France<\/strong>: 95 universities.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • United Kingdom<\/strong>: 94 universities in the top 2,000.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

      About CWUR<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

      The CWUR<\/strong> is a leading organization providing advisory services to governments, public organizations, and universities to improve their educational and research outcomes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Its global rankings are known for their objectivity, transparency, and consistency<\/strong>, making them trusted by students, academics, university administrators, and government officials worldwide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Unlike other rankings, the CWUR evaluates universities based on quality of education<\/strong>, faculty prestige<\/strong>, and research performance<\/strong>, without relying on surveys, questionnaires, interviews, or submissions from the universities themselves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Unique Objectivity and Methodology<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

      Several features highlight the objectivity and impartiality of CWUR\u2019s methodology:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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      1. Unlike ARWU (Shanghai Ranking), which focuses on Nobel Prize and Fields Medal winners while ignoring other significant awards, CWUR includes a broad range of awards such as:
        Abel Prize, Breakthrough Prize, Fields Medal, Kyoto Prize, Templeton Prize, Turing Award, and more<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      2. Rankings like QS heavily rely on reputation surveys<\/strong> (50% of the evaluation), which favor large, historic universities that heavily advertise. CWUR avoids this bias.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      3. Some rankings exclude publications in Humanities and Arts<\/strong>, while CWUR includes them.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

        CWUR Ranking Indicators (2019\/20)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

        The CWUR<\/strong> methodology for ranking the top 2,000 universities worldwide<\/strong> includes seven indicators:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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        1. Quality of Education (25%)<\/strong>: Measured by the number of alumni who have won major international awards, prizes, and medals relative to the university\u2019s size.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        2. Alumni Employment (25%)<\/strong>: Measured by the number of alumni holding CEO positions in the world\u2019s top companies relative to the university\u2019s size.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        3. Quality of Faculty (10%)<\/strong>: Measured by the number of faculty members who have won major international awards, prizes, and medals.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        4. Research Output (10%)<\/strong>: Total number of research publications.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        5. Quality of Publications (10%)<\/strong>: Measured by the number of research articles in top-tier journals.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        6. Research Influence (10%)<\/strong>: Number of research papers appearing in high-impact journals.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        7. Citations (10%)<\/strong>: Number of highly cited research articles.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

          NKUA\u2019s inclusion in the top 300 universities globally<\/strong> and its 1st place in Greece and the Balkans<\/strong> highlight its academic and research excellence<\/strong> on an international scale.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

          The Center for World University Rankings (CWUR) has published its 2019-2020 list of the world\u2019s top 2,000 universities. This marks the first time in the ranking\u2019s eight-year history that the list includes 2,000 universities, compared to the 1,000 universities it covered until 2018. NKUA\u2019s Global and Regional Rankings The 2019-2020 ranking brought another significant distinction […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":640,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-728","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mi-katigoriopoiimeno"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/executive-programs.smtest.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/728","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/executive-programs.smtest.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/executive-programs.smtest.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/executive-programs.smtest.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/executive-programs.smtest.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=728"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/executive-programs.smtest.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/728\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":729,"href":"https:\/\/executive-programs.smtest.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/728\/revisions\/729"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/executive-programs.smtest.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/640"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/executive-programs.smtest.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=728"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/executive-programs.smtest.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=728"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/executive-programs.smtest.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=728"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}