Pubblicata la classifica delle migliori 100 giovani Università del pianeta. A stilare la graduatoria è stata l’autorevole Times Higher Education: solo 2 le posizioni occupate da Atenei italiani.
A dominare la classifica delle migliori Università con meno di cinquantanni sono ancora una volta gli Atenei asiatici: al primo posto, infatti, si attesta la South Korea’s Pohang University of Science and Technology (Postech), mentre al terzo posto si piazza la rivale Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) Seconda posizione per la svizzera École Polytechnique Fédérale di Losanna.
Buono il risultato dell’Italia, che piazza due Università in graduatoria: al 21esimo posto troviamo l’Università Milano Bicocca, fondata nel 1998 e già entrata in classifica negli anni precedenti, mentre al 100esimo e ultimo posto fa il suo esordio in graduatoria l’Università di Roma Tre, nata nel 1992.
Come detto dominio asiatico nelle prime posizioni: alla quarta piazza troviamo infatti la Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, mentre al quinto sale la Nanyang Technological University di Singapore.
L’unica rappresentante a stelle e strisce presente nella top 10 è la University of California, Irvine; mentre il vecchio continente si aggiudica oltre alla seconda pizza anche la sesta con l’olandese Maastricht University; l’ottava e la nona con le francesi Université Paris-Sud e Université Pierre e Marie Curie; e la decima dove si attesta la Lancaster University (UK).
A differenza della classifica delle migliori Università del mondo (redatta dalla stessa Times Higher Education), questa graduatoria non prende in considerazione il prestigio e la storia degli Atenei, ma la loro dinamicità e capacità di progettazione:
Le nazioni con più Atenei in lista sono a pari merito Regno Unito e Australia (14). Gli Stati Uniti, che generalmente dominano questo genere di graduatorie, presentano stavolta solo 8 Università nelle prime 100. In Europa fanno bella mostra dei loro giovani Atenei la Spagna, con 7 istituzioni in lista, Francia e Germania (entrambe 6).
In totale, la classifica delle migliori 100 Università con meno di 50 anni comprende Atenei stanziati in 29 Paesi in tutto il mondo.
Ecco la classifica completa:
2013-14 World University Rankings | Founded | Institution | Country/region |
60 |
1986 |
PohangUniversity of Science and Technology | South Korea |
37 |
1968 |
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne | Switzerland |
56 |
1971 |
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology | South Korea |
57 |
1991 |
Hong KongUniversity of Science and Technology | Hong Kong |
76 |
1991 |
Nanyang Technological University | Singapore |
=98 |
1976 |
Maastricht University | Netherlands |
93 |
1965 |
University of California, Irvine | US |
=114 |
1971 |
Université Paris-Sud | France |
96 |
1971 |
Université Pierre et Marie Curie | France |
137 |
1964 |
Lancaster University | UK |
136 |
1965 |
University of California, Santa Cruz | US |
141 |
1965 |
University of Warwick | UK |
=191 |
1965 |
University of Illinois at Chicago | US |
=164 |
1990 |
Pompeu Fabra University | Spain |
=188 |
1969 |
University of Texas at Dallas | US |
201-225 |
1967 |
Universität Ulm | Germany |
201-225 |
1984 |
CityUniversity of Hong Kong | Hong Kong |
=178 |
1970 |
Université Paris Diderot – Paris 7 | France |
201-225 |
1966 |
University of Calgary | Canada |
226-250 |
1966 |
Universität Konstanz | Germany |
226-250 |
1998 |
University of Milan-Bicocca | Italy |
251-275 |
1964 |
University of Essex | UK |
226-250 |
1968 |
Autonomous University of Barcelona | Spain |
226-250 |
1965 |
Simon Fraser University | Canada |
251-275 |
1977 |
SwedishUniversity of Agricultural Sciences | Sweden |
251-275 |
1970 |
Université Montpellier 2 | France |
251-275 |
1966 |
Sharif University of Technology | Iran |
251-275 |
1965 |
University of Newcastle | Australia |
251-275 |
1966 |
Brunel University | UK |
251-275 |
1994 |
Hong Kong Polytechnic University | Hong Kong |
226-250 |
1984 |
Bilkent University | Turkey |
276-300 |
1989 |
Queensland University of Technology | Australia |
276-300 |
1975 |
University of Wollongong | Australia |
276-300 |
1966 |
University of Bath | UK |
276-300 |
1964 |
Macquarie University | Australia |
251-275 |
2004 |
Medical University of Vienna | Austria |
276-300 |
1966 |
University of Southern Denmark | Denmark |
301-350 |
1966 |
State University of Campinas | Brazil |
301-350 |
1965 |
Umeå University | Sweden |
301-350 |
1980 |
NationalSunYat-SenUniversity | Taiwan |
276-300 |
1993 |
Koç University | Turkey |
276-300 |
1992 |
Plymouth University | UK |
351-400 |
1974 |
NationalTaiwanUniversity of Science and Technology | Taiwan |
301-350 |
1973 |
University of Tsukuba | Japan |
301-350 |
1964 |
University of Waikato | New Zealand |
301-350 |
1975 |
Linköping University | Sweden |
301-350 |
1988 |
University of Technology, Sydney | Australia |
301-350 |
1973 |
University of Crete | Greece |
301-350 |
1975 |
Universität Bayreuth | Germany |
301-350 |
1991 |
University of South Australia | Australia |
301-350 |
1969 |
Universität Bielefeld | Germany |
301-350 |
1966 |
Heriot-Watt University | UK |
301-350 |
1969 |
University of Eastern Finland | Finland |
301-350 |
1971 |
Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 | France |
301-350 |
1974 |
Aalborg University | Denmark |
351-400 |
1967 |
University of Stirling | UK |
351-400 |
1972 |
George Mason University | US |
301-350 |
1968 |
Autonomous University of Madrid | Spain |
301-350 |
1974 |
Deakin University | Australia |
301-350 |
1992 |
University of Hertfordshire | UK |
301-350 |
1973 |
Murdoch University | Australia |
351-400 |
1965 |
Ruhr-Universität Bochum | Germany |
351-400 |
1966 |
University of Surrey | UK |
351-400 |
1968 |
University of Tromsø | Norway |
351-400 |
1966 |
University of Maryland, BaltimoreCounty | US |
351-400 |
1991 |
University of Rovira i Virgili | Spain |
351-400 |
2003 |
Universität Duisburg-Essen | Germany |
351-400 |
1997 |
National University of Ireland, Maynooth | Republic of Ireland |
351-400 |
1989 |
Charles Darwin University | Australia |
351-400 |
1966 |
Johannes Kepler Universität Linz | Austria |
351-400 |
1967 |
King Abdulaziz University | Saudi Arabia |
351-400 |
1966 |
Loughborough University | UK |
– |
1965 |
Florida International University | US |
351-400 |
1964 |
University of Guelph | Canada |
351-400 |
1973 |
University of Minho | Portugal |
351-400 |
1989 |
University of Vigo | Spain |
351-400 |
1968 |
Polytechnic University of Valencia | Spain |
– |
1964 |
University of Strathclyde | UK |
– |
1973 |
Aveiro University | Portugal |
– |
1965 |
University of Kent | UK |
– |
1966 |
Aston University | UK |
– |
1987 |
Curtin University of Technology | Australia |
– |
1966 |
Flinders University | Australia |
– |
1971 |
Griffith University | Australia |
– |
1969 |
Université du Québec à Montréal | Canada |
– |
1968 |
Université Paris Dauphine | France |
– |
1994 |
Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati | India |
– |
1973 |
New University of Lisbon | Portugal |
– |
1989 |
University of Western Sydney | Australia |
– |
1964 |
Massey University | New Zealand |
– |
1969 |
University of Texas at San Antonio | US |
– |
1989 |
Dublin City University | Republic of Ireland |
– |
1977 |
Isfahan University of Technology | Iran |
– |
1992 |
Dublin Institute of Technology | Republic of Ireland |
– |
1971 |
Polytechnic University of Catalonia | Spain |
– |
1974 |
Concordia University | Canada |
– |
1975 |
National Yang-Ming University | Taiwan |
– |
1965 |
Tampere University of Technology | Finland |
– |
2001 |
Asia University, Taiwan | Taiwan |
– |
1967 |
La Trobe University | Australia |
– |
1992 |
University of Rome III | Italy |