Shanghai ranking: The Hebrew University jumped to 57th place * The Technion is a leader in computer science

In the 102-150 places are in the following order: Tel-Aviv University, the Weizmann Institute and the Technion and in the 301-400 places are Bar-Ilan University and Ben-Gurion University * Haifa University is in the closing Maya

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem was ranked 57th in the list of the 100 best universities in the world in a ranking conducted annually by Jiaotong University in Shanghai, China. This year the university rose 15 places compared to last year and reached the highest place since it began in 2003. The Hebrew University is the only Israeli university that has ever entered the list of the 100 best universities in the world in this ranking. At the top of the list are the American universities Harvard, Stanford and MIT.

The ranking gives details only to the top 100 universities and ranks the other universities according to clusters: Tel Aviv University, the Weizmann Institute and the Technion were included in the list of 150-102 best universities in the world, Bar-Ilan University and Ben-Gurion University of the Negev were included in the list of 301-400, similar to the ranking in previous years. Rounding out the list is the University of Haifa, which is in the group of universities in places 401-500. It should be noted that the very fact that all the Israeli universities are on this distinguished list before many universities in the US and Europe that are not ranked, is an impressive achievement for the Israeli higher education system.

The president of the Hebrew University, Prof. Menachem Ben-Shashon: "I am happy that the Hebrew University continues to star in the list of the 100 best universities in the world and even moved up 15 places compared to last year. I hope that the processes the university is going through will strengthen the recognition it receives from the international scientific community, which sees it as an important partner in leading the world's research agenda." Ben-Shashon added and said that "the fact that we reached such a high ranking testifies to the outstanding work of the university's researchers and for that I am proud and grateful."

In addition to a general ranking of the universities, a ranking by fields was also published: in the field of natural sciences and mathematics, the university was ranked 35th in the world, the Weizmann Institute and the Technion were ranked 75-51 and Tel Aviv University was ranked 100-76; In the field of social sciences, the university was ranked 76-52 and Tel Aviv University was ranked 100-76.

The Shanghai ranking also made a division according to academic subjects (mathematics, physics, chemistry, computer science and economics and business administration). An impressive achievement was recorded this year by the Department of Mathematics, ranked 22nd in the world, followed by Tel Aviv University in 32nd place and the Technion ranked 75-52.

In the field of computer science, the university was ranked the 26th highest in the world. It is preceded by the Weizmann Institute (11th place) and the Technion (15th place), followed by Tel Aviv University (28th place).

In the field of physics, the Hebrew University was ranked in the category between 51 and 75, together with Tel Aviv University and the Weizmann Institute.

Each year, Shanghai Jiaotong University reviews more than 2,000 universities from all over the world and ranks the 500 best among them. The ranking is made according to criteria such as the number of studies published in scientific journals, the number of Nobel Prize winners, the most cited researchers in 21 different fields, and the academic achievements of the university in relation to its size. The Shanghai rating is considered a more objective rating compared to other ratings that usually use subjective measures.

Computer science at the Technion - in 15th place out of 500 leading universities in the world * The Technion is ranked 42nd in engineering and technology

Computer science at the Technion is ranked 15th in the world (out of 500 universities) in the prestigious Shanghai ranking published this week. Jiao Tong University has published its university ranking, which is considered the most prestigious and reliable - http://www.shanghairanking.com/index.html. Harvard University leads the overall ranking, MIT leads the ranking in engineering and technology.
The Technion is ranked 42nd in the world in engineering and technology and among the 75 leading universities in the world in life sciences, mathematics and chemistry.

The Shanghai ranking began in 2003 and is designed to improve the level of Chinese universities, while comparing them to 500 leading universities in the world. The ranking is based on objective criteria and many data. Among the criteria - the number of winners of the Nobel Prize and other prestigious awards, the number of scientific articles published in the leading journals - Nature and Science and other performances relative to the size of the university. The basic Chinese research encompasses 1000 universities, from which the top 500 universities are selected.
The president of the Technion, Professor Peretz Lavi, said that the high position of the Technion in the computer professions explains the high position of the State of Israel in the global hi-tech industry. "The research that is being completed these days shows that the graduates of the Technion are indeed driving the hi-tech locomotive that attracts the Israeli economy," he said. "It turns out that 76% of the graduates of the Technion in the last two decades were absorbed into the high-tech industry in Israel, which is responsible for 51% of the industrial exports of the State of Israel. Of these, 25% are CEOs or VPs, 21% serve in other management positions, 10% are team leaders and 12.6% are engaged in research and development. 59 out of 129 Israeli companies traded on Nasdaq were founded or managed by Technion graduates."