MCU takes 21-22nd place in the Vladimir Potanin Foundation University Ranking 2021

On September 3, the Vladimir Potanin Foundation announced the University Ranking 2021 within the expert discussion “Role of Universities in Development and Innovations”. The ranking includes 75 Russia’s leading universities, whose students and teaching staff participate in the scholarship and grant Foundation contests. Moscow City University has taken the 21st—22nd place that is significant growth after the last year’s ranking where MCU took 56,5 place.

The ranking shows an experts’ aggregated assessment of the achievements of the universities’ students and teaching staff in the Fellowship and Grant Foundation Competitions. The total score is comprised of the following parameters:

The number of the university students participating in the Fellowship Competition;
The share of the university students winning the Fellowship Competition;
The average score of the university students participating in the online stage of the Fellowship Competition;
The average score of the university students participating in the in-person stage of the Fellowship Competition;
The average score of the university teaching staff participating in the Grant Competition;
The number of the university teaching staff winning the Grant Competition;
The number of the university representatives participating in the Academic Bridges Competition;
The number of the university representatives participating in the Foundation School;
The number of the university representatives winning the individual or project competition at the Foundation School;
The share of applications for the Fellowship Competition rejected for plagiarism;
The share of applications for the Grant Competition rejected for plagiarism.

Within the discussion, the experts have raised the issues of higher education in Russia, developing the potential of the participants within the learning environment, as well as promotion of urban wellbeing. MCU Rector Igor Remorenko has spoken on the significance of Master’s studies at city universities and importance of developing academic exchange:

Professional education has been revised and rethought all over the world. The third mission was considered an innovative aspect only a few years ago. Currently it is crucial for any external interaction. The interaction within the academic community has begun to compensate for the lack of mobility which is typical for our education system.