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ANU has been named the top university in Australia in two new international tertiary education rankings.
In the first Top 100 Global Universities list compiled by the US-based magazine Newsweek, ANU was placed 38. Its nearest contemporary in Australia was the University of Sydney at 50, followed by the University of Melbourne at 53.
The editors of the Newsweek list drew on measures used by the Shanghai Jiao Tong University and the Times Higher Education Supplement in their rankings of the world’s universities.
Half of each university’s score was based on research citations and publication counts. The rest of the score was based on numbers of international staff and students, citations per faculty member, staff-student ratios, and library holdings.
ANU also scored highly in the Shanghai Jiao Tong University Academic Ranking of World Universities for 2006. The University was placed 54 overall, up two positions on last year, and held its place as the top institution in the southern hemisphere.
It was ranked third among universities in the Asia-Pacific region. IARU partner the University of Tokyo ranked first, and Kyoto University ranked second.
The majority of the Shanghai Jiao Tong rank is based on academic awards and research output.
Newsweek ranks: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14321230/site/newsweek/
Shanghai Jiao Tong ranks: http://ed.sjtu.edu.cn/ranking.htm
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