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PRagic



Joined: 24 Feb 2006
PostPosted: Sun Feb 22, 2015 9:59 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Yup, ranked up there with some big name US, Euro, and other Asian universities. Find and review the rankings. There are all sorts of criteria, and like most, SNU probably excels at some and is found wanting in others.
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World Traveler



Joined: 29 May 2009
PostPosted: Sun Feb 22, 2015 10:08 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
PRagic wrote:
SNU is a global top 40 overall

Is that true? According to this, they are 120th in the world (and the top ranked Saudi university 157th):
http://www.shanghairanking.com/ARWU2014.html
(If one were to average all the "best of" lists, SNU would not be in the top 40. In one list (once) they broke the top 40.)
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PRagic



Joined: 24 Feb 2006
PostPosted: Sun Feb 22, 2015 10:19 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
No. 50 for 2014-2015 according to...

http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/world-university-rankings/2014-15/world-ranking

Don't know where or when I saw the top 40 ranking. A different list no doubt.

Good to see U of T and UBC in there from Canada, and a rising star in Asia, Singapore.
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PRagic



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PostPosted: Sun Feb 22, 2015 10:26 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
No. 31 here...

http://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/world-university-rankings/2014#sorting=rank+region=+country=+faculty=+stars=false+search=
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World Traveler



Joined: 29 May 2009
PostPosted: Mon Feb 23, 2015 12:04 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
31...or 32? I'd hate to be in the middle of that discussion (SNU vs. University of Tokyo).

Of course I've seen that above ranking. Many Koreans like to show to to me often. (That's one list and the highest SNU has ever got. Still not bad I suppose.)
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PRagic



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PostPosted: Mon Feb 23, 2015 12:29 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
...and down to 72 here...

http://www.usnews.com/education/best-global-universities/search?region=&country=argentina&country=south-korea&subject=&name=
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young_clinton



Joined: 09 Sep 2009
PostPosted: Mon Feb 23, 2015 9:05 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
I'm surprised U.S. News would even consider them. Say what you want, let the fun begin.
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PRagic



Joined: 24 Feb 2006
PostPosted: Mon Feb 23, 2015 6:16 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
We'll, personally I can tell you that I did my PhD with a lot of a SNU grads, and they were pretty damn impressive.
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World Traveler



Joined: 29 May 2009
PostPosted: Mon Feb 23, 2015 6:52 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Right. It's believable Korea has one (and only one) university in the world's top #150. Korea's an education obsessed society. SNU is a decent uni (though ranked behind many, many American unis).

http://www.usnews.com/education/best-global-universities/rankings
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Chaparrastique



Joined: 01 Jan 2014
PostPosted: Mon Feb 23, 2015 8:27 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
World Traveler wrote:
Right. It's believable Korea has one (and only one) university in the world's top #150.


According to the Times higher education rankings of last year (2014), SNU is No. 44 and KAIST is at 56.

Maybe they had a Korean person helping them compile the list that year?

http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/world-university-rankings/2013-14/world-ranking
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World Traveler



Joined: 29 May 2009
PostPosted: Mon Feb 23, 2015 8:41 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Well, in this one, KAIST isn't even in the top 200:
http://www.shanghairanking.com/ARWU2014.html

In this one KAIST is #179:
http://www.usnews.com/education/best-global-universities/south-korea

Are you saying Brits are easily bribed? Smile

Kidding, man; lists vary but the one thing everyone agrees upon is on average American universities are the best there are anywhere in the world (with perhaps the U.K. not far behind).
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Qonny



Joined: 28 Oct 2014
PostPosted: Mon Feb 23, 2015 11:04 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
University ranking systems obviously vary from list to list. I guess it's where they are placing the emphasis. A Korean told me the reason why Korean never does well on those lists is becuase of the lack of international students. Don't know if that's true.

I was under the impression that the QS ranking was the most authoratative.
SNU - 31
KAIST - 51
Pohang - 86
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Chaparrastique



Joined: 01 Jan 2014
PostPosted: Mon Feb 23, 2015 11:11 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
According to the center for world university rankings, best is Yonsei at 107th.

http://cwur.org/2014/


My university is near the 700 mark. I chose it for its location...
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World Traveler



Joined: 29 May 2009
PostPosted: Mon Feb 23, 2015 11:16 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Qonny wrote:
I was under the impression that the QS ranking was the most authoratative

Who says they are the most authoritative? Certainly, they are the one ranking Korean unis (and other Asian/other non-United Statesian unis) the highest, but where are you getting they are the best/most reliable?

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/universityeducation/9584155/University-rankings-which-world-university-rankings-should-we-trust.html
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Qonny



Joined: 28 Oct 2014
PostPosted: Mon Feb 23, 2015 11:25 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
World Traveler wrote:
Qonny wrote:
I was under the impression that the QS ranking was the most authoratative

Who says they are the most authoritative? Certainly, they are the one ranking Korean unis (and other Asian/other non-United Statesian unis) the highest, but where are you getting they are the best/most reliable?

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/universityeducation/9584155/University-rankings-which-world-university-rankings-should-we-trust.html


Your mum told me.

But really, like i said it was just an impression. I am willing to admit that i have no idea. A few years ago a Professor from the University of Chicago gave a talk at company i worked for back home. He mentioned it.
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