15 de junho de 2011

Six Latin American universities make the grade in new QS World University Rankings: Arts and Humanities



Six Latin American universities were featured in the QS World University Rankings®: Arts and Humanities released on http://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings, revealing strength in Latin America’s universities in Modern Languages, Philosophy, Geography, History, English and Linguistics.

  • Brazil, with four universities featured, is best-performing country in the region
  • Mexico’s Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) ranks in top 100 in five of the six ranked subjects
  • Argentina’s Universidad de Buenos Aires in top 100 for Modern languages and English
Latin American universities in top 200
Philosophy
RankInstitutionCountry
51-100Universidade de São PauloBrazil
51-100Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM)Mexico
101-150Universidad de Buenos AiresArgentina
101-150Universidade Estadual de CampinasBrazil
151-200Universidade Federal de Minas GeraisBrazil
151-200Universidade Federal do Rio de JaneiroBrazil
Modern Languages
RankInstitutionCountry
51-100Universidad de Buenos AiresArgentina
51-100Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM)Mexico
Geography & Area Studies
RankInstitutionCountry
51-100Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM)Mexico
151-200Universidade de São PauloBrazil
History
RankInstitutionCountry
51-100Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM)Mexico
Linguistics
RankInstitutionCountry
101-150Universidade de São PauloBrazil
English language and literature
RankInstitutionCountry
51-100Universidad de Buenos AiresArgentina
51-100Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM)Mexico
© QS Quacquarelli Symonds 2004-2011 www.topuniversities.com – All rights reserved In order to qualify for inclusion in the QS World University Rankings® – Arts and Humanities Subject Rankings 2011, universities must offer a course or the option to specialize in these disciplines, and meet the discipline specific threshold for papers published.

This series of the subject rankings sees Latin American universities take six of the top 100 positions in the six arts and humanities subjects, the highest number so far in comparison with their performance in engineering and technology (2), natural sciences (3), and life sciences and medicine (0).
“The criteria for these subjects were more heavily weighted towards academic and employer reputation rather than research citations, therefore the top-performing universities were voted as having a strong reputation among both academics and employers.” says Ben Sowter, head of research at QS, “The fact that Latin American universities excel in the area shows that they are competing at the top level with the elite and longer-established institutions around the world in arts and humanities. The more granular view of the rankings by subject again points to areas of excellence that are missed in the world exercise”.
The QS World University Rankings®: Arts and Humanities is the fourth of a five-part series of the QS World University Rankings® at a more granular subject level. Individual subject rankings for Engineering and Technology, Life Sciences and Medicine, and Natural Sciences are available onwww.topuniversities.com.
The last of the series will be released later in June; revealing the top ranked universities in Social Sciences subjects. QS and its various rankings such as QS World University Rankings®: Arts and Humanities and QS Asian University Rankings have recently been featured in media around the world including:

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