the ranking Times Higher Education (THE) for Latin America, released this Tuesday (13), points to Unicamp as the third best university in the region. The 2021 ranking took into account 177 higher education institutions in 13 countries. The Pontifical Catholic University (PUC) of Chile and the University of São Paulo (USP) are in the top positions, respectively.
Brazil is the most represented country in the ranking, with 67 universities, 51 of which are public institutions. For the third consecutive year, Unicamp maintains third position. In 2021, it is worth highlighting the fact that we obtained the highest score in terms of research. In this parameter, criteria such as budget revenue and volume of publications and citations are analyzed.
According to a analysis from THE, Latin American universities in general have improved their performance at a marked pace in recent years. “The progress of Latin American institutions is largely driven by a significant increase in their average scores for research publications per team and by citation impact”, points out the publication. Furthermore, universities in the region have improved in areas such as revenue share in industry, knowledge transfer, and proportion of international students. However, some challenges persist, such as the budget issue.
the ranking
Times Higher Education (THE) is a British consultancy focused on higher education, and formulates different types of rankings, such as the world ranking of universities and the Latin American ranking, published since 2016. Ratings They use parameters in the areas of teaching, research, citations, knowledge transfer and internationalization as analysis criteria. In the 2021 Latin America ranking, 177 institutions from the following countries were evaluated: Argentina; Brazil; Chile; Colombia; Costa Rica; Cuba; Ecuador; Jamaica; Mexico; Puerto Rico; Uruguay; Venezuela.
Event addresses strategies for universities in Latin America
On the same day as the Latin America ranking was released, the Latin America Summit 2021 event began, organized in partnership between THE and USP. The program ran until July 14th, with panels featuring leaders from universities in Latin America and institutional partners around the world. The topics of discussion focused on: maximizing the impact of Latin American universities; challenges for internationalization and training to build impact.
The rector of Unicamp, Antonio José Meirelles, was the moderator of one of the panels, whose theme was the attractiveness of Latin American universities for consolidating partnerships with other teaching and research institutions around the world. Find out more about the panel at:
Attractiveness of Latin American universities is discussed at a Times Higher Education and USP event
