MIT is the best university in the world for 5 consecutive years

(Baonghean.vn) - On September 6, the QS Global University Rankings Report announced the top 100 best universities in the world for the 2016-2017 school year. Accordingly, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) of the US is the best university according to QS rankings for the 5th consecutive time.

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the US has been ranked the best university by QS for the fifth consecutive year. Photo: Alamy

Also according to the QS Rankings report, Cambridge University (UK) for the first time in more than a decade has fallen out of the list of the world's top 3 universities.

The UK's highest-ranked university has dropped from third to fourth place, the lowest ranking Cambridge has placed since the rankings were published in 2004, according to the list.

Alongside Cambridge, a number of top UK universities have fallen in the rankings in 2016. Prestigious schools such as Cambridge, Oxford, UCL and Imperial College London remain in the top 10.

Ben Sowter, director of research at QS, said issues related to immigration policy and long-term funding had affected the rankings of UK universities.

Mr Sowter also said that “the ability to find jobs and retain young talent around the world appears to be damaging the reputation of the UK higher education sector”.

However, in terms of cities, London continues to have the highest number of universities in the top 40 in the world with eight.

List of 10 best universities in the world:

1. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

2. Stanford University

3. Harvard University

4. University of Cambridge

5. California Institute of Technology (CALTECH)

6. Oxford University

7. UCL (University of London)

8. Swiss Federal University of Technology (ETH ZURICH)

9. Imperial College London

10. University of Chicago

Thanh Hien

(According to Telegraph)