Brazil led the ranking and obtained seven of the top 10 positions. Meanwhile, Argentina achieved slight progress by adding three institutions to the list compared to 2023.
Despite the Government’s adjustment in the education budget, public universities continue to demonstrate quality at an international level. This was demonstrated by a recent ranking that positioned eight national universities among the 100 best in Latin America. Meanwhile, Brazil’s higher education institutions achieved the best qualifications, achieving first place and obtaining seven of the first 10 positions.
The data arises from the 2024 Regional University Ranking prepared by Times Higher Education (THE) that evaluated 214 institutions from 16 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean. lto University of Saint Paul achieved first place. Meanwhile, among Argentine institutions, the National University of La Plata (UNLP) was the one that achieved the best performance and was placed in the 28th place.
In addition to the La Plata school, seven other Argentine educational establishments were among the top 100. These are the University Austral (43rd), the National University of Córdoba (47th), the National University of San Martín (52nd), the National University of the Litoral (70th), the National University of Cuyo (83rd), the Catholic University Argentina (98th) and the National University of Comahue (100°).
THE university ranking: the performance of Argentine institutions
THE Latin American university ranking analyzed the best universities in the Latin American and Caribbean region. The methodology is based on the evaluation of the main missions of educational centers: teaching, research, knowledge transfer and international perspective.
Ámbito participated in the presentation held at the headquarters of the Austral University. There he had the opportunity to talk with Oscar Mumford, who works in THE’s data analysis sector.
“This year It was not the strongest for Argentine universitiesalthough they stand out in reputation and have a good position in the research area” highlighted Mumford.
On the other hand, the specialists explained the reason why the UBA did not integrate the ranking: “This is related to the fact that to participate you have to submit the data and For now, that university did not participate. If we do not have the data, we cannot analyze it and include the establishment” they argued.
The National University of La Plata, the best in Argentina in the THE ranking
After knowing the result of the THE ranking, Ámbito spoke with Martín López Armengol, president of the UNLP, and highlighted that it is something “important because it evaluates issues linked to teaching, quality of research, international perspective and relationship with the industry”.
“For us, what these rankings say always works as a reference, and although it is not an end in itself, it helps us to evaluate how we have been functioning in these basic activities and eventually address improvement processes,” Armengol remarked.
Meanwhile, the Universidad Austral was the privately managed university that obtained the best results in the evaluation.
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Source: Ambito
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