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Sofia University goes 50 positions up the rating of the most prestigious universities in the world

For fifth consecutive year the oldest and most reputable high academic institution in this country has kept its position among the most prestigious universities of the world. Alma mater is the only Bulgarian high academic institution, which has been listed in the prestigious rating since 2012.

In the QS World University Rankings for 2016 announced today, Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski” has improved its rating by 50 positions compared with last year and is included in the 651-700 group.

The QS World University Rankings, which has been carried out for 13 consecutive years, rates universities on the basis of six criteria: academic reputation, scientific standing, prestige in the employers’ circles, the student-faculty ratio, citations of faculty, number of foreign students, and visiting lecturers.