University of Havana Improves Position in World 500

University of Havana Improves Position in World 500

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The University of Havana (UH), nearly 300 years old, climbed to 467th place in the 2023 QS World University Rankings and is ranked among the top 500 institutions of its kind for the third consecutive year, according to the island’s official media.

According to a report by the Cuban News Agency (ACN), the country’s most emblematic higher education institute has improved by 35 positions compared to the previous year.

Miriam Alpizar, Deputy Head of the Ministry of Higher Education (MES), highlighted the news on her Twitter profile, where she expressed the educational institution’s commitment to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the National Plan for Economic and Social Development 2030 (PND2030 ) expressed. .

According to media reports, the rector of UH, Miriam Nicado, shared on her profile on the same social network that this Thursday was a special day for the country because of the achievements achieved and considered the fact of having achieved them as “a commitment to the leaders, for the homeland and for Cuba.

ACN recalls that in 2020, UH became the first Cuban university to be included in the top 500 in the world. A year later it climbed to 498th place and this year to 467th place in a list of nearly 1,500 universities, in which the top positions were held by universities from Europe, Asia and North America, underlines the text.

The QS World University Ranking System is a prestigious comparative index among the world’s universities, based on indicators such as the quality and specialization of faculty, the production of knowledge through scientific research, the relationship between students and professors, and the visibility of your information on the Internet.

In addition, it takes into account academic prestige through independent surveys of graduates and their employers in Cuba and around the world. The location in the above order serves as a reference for international organizations and individual citizens when searching for higher education centers to promote or conduct undergraduate and graduate studies and research.