Continental Europe Top 10 Universities, 2014 according to Times Higher Education World University Rankings. Main Results: global assessment of universities with regard to teaching, research, knowledge transfer. Results by 6 fields: Engineering & Technology; Life Sciences; Clinical, Pre-clinical & Health; Physical Sciences; Social Sciences; Arts & Humanities.

1. 2014 152014 - 15
ContinentalContinental
Europe
Top 10
UniversitiesUniversities
Clay Casati
May 2015

2. ContentsContents
 #unirankings: Main Results * #unirankings: Main Results
 #unirankings: Results by fields *
 World Class University
* Source: www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/world-university-rankings/2014-
15/world-ranking/region/europe
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3. Higher Education in Continental Europe
C ti t l E i th d t i f hi hContinental Europe is the second great region of higher
education and research

4. #unirankings: Main Results
#unirankings: #thewur (Times Higher
#unirankings: Main Results
#unirankings: #thewur (Times Higher
Education World University Rankings)
Main Results: global assessment of
i iti ith d t t hiuniversities with regard to teaching,
research, knowledge transfer.
Region: Continental EuropeRegion: Continental Europe
Year: 2014-15
Top 10Top 10
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7. 1
WORLD RANK
2014: 132014: 13
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich, ETHZ,
SwitzerlandSwitzerland
You don't have to be Albert Einstein to study here, but it doesn't hurt.
ETH Zurich (set up in 1855) now teaches around 15,000 students in
16 faculties Einstein received his diploma here in 190116 faculties. Einstein received his diploma here in 1901.
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8. ETH Zürich – Swiss Federal
Institute of Technology Zürich
2014-15 Rankings:
Continental Europe #1, World #13
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9. 2
WORLD RANK
2014: 29
Ludwig Maximilians Universität München Germany
2014: 29
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Germany
Some of the most famous figures in modern history spent their salad
days at Munich: Richard Strauss, Marie Stopes, Erich Fromm, Konrady , p , ,
Adenauer, Lord Acton and others. Founded in 1472, now hosts around
44,000 students pursuing degrees in 150 subjects under the guidance
of approximately 700 professors and 3,600 academic staff.
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10. Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität
München, LMU, Germany
2014-15 Rankings:
Continental Europe #2, World #29
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11. 3
WORLD RANK
2014: 34
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne
2014: 34
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne,
EPFL, Switzerland
Education, research and technology transfer are core to EPFL, which, gy ,
boasts more than 250 on-campus laboratories. Today, the "parc
scientifique" is home to some 7,000 students and 3,000 professors,
assistants and entrepreneurs grouped into seven schools and
associated research institutes.
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12. Swiss Federal Institute of
Technology Lausanne, EPFL
2014-15 Rankings:
Continental Europe #3, World #34
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13. 4
WORLD RANK
2014: 442014: 44
Karolinska Institutet, Solna, Sweden
Celebrating its 200th anniversary in 2010, Karolinska is a top global
medical university and a member of the 22-strong League of
European Research Universities (LERU). On two campuses it covers
the gamut of research and clinical medicine and pharmacology, with a
fac lt of more than 2 300 ser ing aro nd 8 000 st dentsfaculty of more than 2,300 serving around 8,000 students.
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14. Karolinska Institutet, KI, Solna,
Sweden
2014 15 R ki2014-15 Rankings:
Continental Europe #4, World #44
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15. 5
WORLD RANK
2014: 552014: 55
Catholic University of Leuven, UCL, Belgium
Founded in 1425, UCL is the world's oldest surviving Catholic university
and is the largest university in Belgium Today it is a leading Europeanand is the largest university in Belgium. Today, it is a leading European
research university and offers a comprehensive catalogue of Dutch and
English-language degree programmes. Its 6,800 senior and junior
academic staff serve more than 40 000 studentsacademic staff serve more than 40,000 students.
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16. Catholic University of Leuven, UCL,
Belgium
2014 15 R ki2014-15 Rankings:
Continental Europe #5, World #55
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17. 6
WORLD RANK
2014: 61
Ecole Polytechnique, Paris-Saclay, France
2014: 61
Ecole Polytechnique, Paris Saclay, France
École Polytechnique (Polytechnique or " X ") is one of the selective
and prestigious French Grandes Écoles, and is renowned for its
Ingénieur Polytechnicien degree in science and engineeringIngénieur Polytechnicien degree in science and engineering.
Polytechnique was established in 1794 by the mathematician Gaspard
Monge. The establishment was moved in 1976 to Palaiseau on the
Saclay PlateauSaclay Plateau.
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18. Ecole Polytechnique, X, Paris-
Saclay, France
2014 15 R ki2014-15 Rankings:
Continental Europe #6, World #61
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19. 7
WORLD RANK
2014: 63
Scuola Normale Superiore Pisa Italia
2014: 63
Scuola Normale Superiore, Pisa, Italia
Scuola Normale Superiore, founded in 1810, is a public institution of
higher education from the unique features: selection of students
exclusively on merit, lessons in a seminar format, deeply entrenched
teaching / research, integrated collegiate life, openness to international
tradetrade.
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20. Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa,
Italia
2014 15 R ki2014-15 Rankings:
Continental Europe #7, World #63
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21. 8
WORLD RANK
2014: 64
U i it f L id N th l d
2014: 64
University of Leiden, Netherlands
The city is Leiden's "campus", as befits the institution's status as a gift
to the citizens by William of Orange in 1575 for withstanding a siegey g g g
by the Spanish. It has some 17,000 students and 4,000 academic
staff in six faculties of archaeology, humanities, law, medicine,
mathematics and natural sciences, and social and behavioural
sciences.
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22. University of Leiden, Netherlands
2014 15 R ki2014-15 Rankings:
Continental Europe #8, World #64
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WORLD RANK
2014: 67
Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Germany
2014: 67
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Gottingen and world leaders seem to go together. Otto von Bismarck
studied law here and Napoleon declared: "Gottingen belongs to the
whole of Europe " Founded in 1737 since the Brothers Grimm taughtwhole of Europe. Founded in 1737, since the Brothers Grimm taught
here, 45 Nobel laureates have walked its grounds. Currently there are
around 24,000 students at the university, which is informally known as
"Georgia Augusta".g g
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24. Georg-August-Universität
Göttingen, GAU, Germany
2014 15 R ki2014-15 Rankings:
Continental Europe #9, World #67
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25. 10
WORLD RANK
2014: 702014: 70
Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, Germany
The ancient university was founded by Rupert I, one of the Holy Roman
Empire's Prince Electors and it is associated with 11 German andEmpire's Prince-Electors, and it is associated with 11 German and
foreign heads of state. Today, it has 12 faculties, with more than 13,300
employees, and offers degree programmes in 100 disciplines to around
31 000 students31,000 students.
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(Heidelberg)

26. Ruprecht-Karls-Universität
Heidelberg,Germany
2014 15 R ki2014-15 Rankings:
Continental Europe #10, World #70
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27. #unirankings: Results by fields
#unirankings: #thewur (Times Higher
#unirankings: Results by fields
#unirankings: #thewur (Times Higher
Education World University Rankings)
Results by fields: the most significant for
th i li d i iti d i di id lthe specialized universities and individual
faculties.
Region: Continental EuropeRegion: Continental Europe
Year: 2014-15
Top 10Top 10
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28. Results by fieldsResults by fields
Universities can be listed according to research field.Universities can be listed according to research field.
Since there are so many different fields, they have beenSince there are so many different fields, they have been
placed into broader categories.placed into broader categories.
Six broad categories are used by #Six broad categories are used by #thewurthewur::Six broad categories are used by #Six broad categories are used by #thewurthewur::
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29. ARTS & HUMANITIESARTS & HUMANITIES
• Artist John Sloan said, “Though a living cannot
be made at art, art makes life worth living.” It is
this fact which has driven millions of students to
get arts and umanities degrees, focussing their
 Though arts and humanities degrees may not offer as clear
cut a career path as sciences the wide ranging and
attention on painting, literature or history.
cut a career path as sciences, the wide ranging and
transferable skills gained have equipped many graduates
with more than enough to succeed in the professional
world.world.
 http://www.topuniversities.com/courses/arts-humanities/
guide
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30. Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2014 by fields
Continental Europe Top 10 Universities
Europe
Rank
World
Rank ARTS & HUMANITIESARTS & HUMANITIES Country
1 22 ▼ University of München LMU
2 24 ▼ Free University of Berlin FU Berlin
3 25 ▲ University of Leiden Leiden
4 27 ▲ Humboldt University of Berlin HU Berlin
5 31 ▼ University of Heidelberg Uni HD
6 38 ▼ University of Vienna -
77 41 ▼ Catholic University of Leuven UCL
8 45 ▼ University of Amsterdam UvA
9 47 ▲ U i it f Tübi Tübi
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9 47 ▲ University of Tübingen Tübingen
10 50 ▲ Ecole Normale Supérieure de
Paris
ENS

31. CLINICAL, PRE-CLINICAL & HEALTH
 Pre-clinical research covers research that prepares the ground
for clinical research with patients. Typically the work requires no
ethical approval (though some work with animals does) isethical approval (though some work with animals does), is
supervised by people with PhDs rather than medical doctors,
and is carried out in a university or company rather than a
hospital or surgery.hospital or surgery.
 Clinical research is carried out with patients. It is generally
supervised by doctors in a medical setting such as a hospital
and requires ethical approvaland requires ethical approval.
• Health is the level of functional or metabolic
efficiency of a living organism. In humans it is the
ability of individuals or communities to adapt and
self-manage when facing physical, mental or social
challenges. The World Health Organization (WHO)
defined health as "a state of complete ph sical
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defined health as "a state of complete physical,
mental, and social well-being and not merely the
absence of disease or infirmity”.

32. Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2014 by fieldsg y g y f
Continental Europe Top 10 Universities
Europe
R k
World
R k CLINICAL, PRECLINICAL, PRE--CLINICAL & HEALTHCLINICAL & HEALTH Country
Rank Rank CLINICAL, PRECLINICAL, PRE CLINICAL & HEALTHCLINICAL & HEALTH Country
1 15 ▼ Karolinska Institute KI
2 27 ▲ University of München LMU
3 29 ▲ Erasmus University Rotterdam EUR
4 35 ▲ Catholic University of Leuven UCL
5 37 ▲ University of Heidelberg Heidelberg
6 45 ▼ University of Maastricht UM
7 47 ▲ University of Amsterdam UvA
8 49 ▲ Medical University of Vienna MedUni Wien
9 52 ▲ University of Zurich UZH
10 59 ▼ University of Basel UNIBAS

33. ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGYENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY
• Engineering & Technology degrees: aeronautical,
 Engineering technicians use the principles
civil, chemical, electrical, electronic, mechanical,
… engineering; computer science
 Engineering technicians use the principles
and theories of science, engineering, and
mathematics to solve technical problems
in research & development manuin research & development, manu-
facturing, sales, construction, inspection,
maintenance. Their work is more narrowly
focused and application oriented than thatfocused and application-oriented than that
of scientists and engineers.
 Source: en.wikipediap
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34. STEM fields
STEM is an acronym referring to
the academic disciplines ofp
science, technology, engineerin
g and mathematics.
Th t i t i ll d hThe term is typically used when
addressing education policy
and curriculum choices schools
i i i ito improve competitiveness in
technology development.
It has implications for work-forceIt has implications for work force
development, national security
concerns & immigration policy.
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35. Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2014 by fields
C ti t l E T 10 U i itiContinental Europe Top 10 Universities
Europe
Rank
World
Rank ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGYENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY Country
1 8 ↔ Swiss Federal Institute of
Technology Zurich
ETHZ
2 12 ▲ Swiss Federal Institute of
Technology Lausanne
EPFL
Technology Lausanne
3 19 ▲ Delft University of Technology TU Delft
4 28 ▼ Technical University of München TUM
5 30 ▲ Royal Institute of Technology KTH
6 31 ▲ Technical University of Denmark DTU
7 34 ▲ Catholic University of Leuven UCL
8 42 ▲ Ecole Polytechnique X
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9 54 ▼ Aachen University RWTH
10 56 ▼ Karlsruhe Institute of Technology KIT

36. LIFE SCIENCES
• The life sciences comprise the fields of science
that involve the scientific study of living
organisms – such as microrganisms, plants,
animals, and human beings – as well as related
considerations like bioethics.
 Technological advances in molecular biology and bio-
technology have led to a burgeoning of specializations
and interdisciplinary fieldsand interdisciplinary fields.
 Branches of Life Sciences:
 Biology – branch of natural science concerned with theBiology branch of natural science concerned with the
study of life and living organisms, including their
structure, function, growth, evolution, distribution.
 Medicine – applied science or practice of the
diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease.
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37. Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2014 by fields
Continental Europe Top 10 Universitiesp p
Europe
Rank
World
Rank LIFE SCIENCESLIFE SCIENCES Country
1 15 Swiss Federal Institute of
ETHZ1 15 ↔ Swiss Federal Institute of
Technology Zurich
ETHZ
2 18 ▲
Wageningen University and research
centre
WUR
3 32 ▲ University of München LMU
4 38 ▲ University of Ghent UGent
5 39 ▼ Uppsala University UU
6 41 ▲ University of Copenhagen KU
7 S i F d l I tit t f7 43 ▲
Swiss Federal Institute of
Technology Lausanne EPFL
8 44 ▲ University of Zurich UZH
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9 45 ▲ Utrecht University UU.nl
10 48 ▲ Catholic University of Leuven UCL

38. PHYSICAL SCIENCESPHYSICAL SCIENCES
 Physical science is the branch of natural
science that studies non-living systems, insc e ce t at stud es o g syste s,
contrast to life science.
 However, the term "physical" creates an
unintended, somewhat arbitrary distinction,
since many branches of physical science also
study biological phenomena (organic
chemistry, for example).
 Branches of physical science : Astronomy; Chemistry;
Earth science; Physics
F l i di i li d ith f l Formal sciences are disciplines concerned with formal
systems, such as logic, mathematics, statistics, theoretical
computer science, information theory, game theory,
systems theory decision theorysystems theory, decision theory,
 Source: en.vikipedia
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39. Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2014 by subject
Continental Europe Top 10 UniversitiesContinental Europe Top 10 Universities
Europe
Rank
World
Rank PHYSICAL SCIENCESPHYSICAL SCIENCES Country
Swiss Federal Institute of
1 11 ▲ Swiss Federal Institute of
Technology Zurich
ETHZ
2 16 ▲ University of München LMU
3 20 ▲ Swiss Federal Institute of
Technology Lausanne
EPFL
4 25 ▲ Ecole Normale Supérieure de Paris ENS
5 29 ▼ University Pierre et Marie Curie Paris VI
6 31 ▲ Ecole Polytechnique X
7 32 ▼ University of Göttingen GAU
8 40 ▲ Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa SNS
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9 43 ↔ University of Heidelberg Heidelberg
10 49 ▼ Technical University of München TUM

40. SOCIAL SCIENCESSOCIAL SCIENCES
• Social science is a major branch of science,
and a major category of academic disciplines,and a major category of academic disciplines,
concerned with society and the relationships
among individuals within a society. It in turn
has many branches each of which is
 The main social sciences include economics, political
has many branches, each of which is
considered a "social science".
, p
science, human geography, demography and
and sociology.
 In a wider sense, social science also includes among
its branches some fields in the humanities such as
anthropology, archaeology, history, law and linguisticsgy gy y g
 Source; en.vikipedia
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41. Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2014 by fields
Continental Europe Top 10 UniversitiesContinental Europe Top 10 Universities
Europe
Rank
World
Rank SOCIAL SCIENCESSOCIAL SCIENCES Country
1 36 ▼ University of Amsterdam UvA
2 40 ▲ Erasmus University Rotterdam EUR
3 49 ▲ Catholic University of Leuven UCL
4 49 ▲ Hautes Etudes Commerciales
de Paris
HEC
5 55 ▲ University of München LMU
6 62 ▲ University of Maastricht UM
7 63 ▲ Tilburg University TiU
8 64 ▲ Utrecht University UU.nl
9 65 ▼ U i it f L id L id
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9 65 ▼ University of Leiden Leiden
10 67 ▲ University Pompeu Fabra UPF

42. World Class University
World Class University
World Class University
World Class University
Weighting scheme for rankings scores
Times vs. ARWU vs. QS
Users of World University Rankings
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43. World-Class University
A world-class university has three distinguishing outcomes:
1. highly sought graduates;
2. leading-edge research;2. leading edge research;
3. dynamic knowledge and technology transfer.
The dynamic interaction among three complementary sets ofThe dynamic interaction among three complementary sets of
factors - at play in these universities - defines world-class
universities.
1. high concentration of talent, consisting of faculty, students,
researchers and internationalizationresearchers and internationalization.
2. favorable governance features that encourage leadership,
strategic vision, innovation, and flexibility and that enable
institutions to make decisions and manage resources withoutg
being encumbered by bureaucracy.
3. abundant resources to offer a rich learning environment and to
conduct advanced research, with these resources coming from
the public budget endowment revenues tuition fees andthe public budget, endowment revenues, tuition fees and
research grants.
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45. Times Higher Education World Universityg y
Rankings (#THEWUR)
“The Times Higher Education World University Rankings“The Times Higher Education World University Rankings
2014-2015 list the best global universities and are the only
international university performance tables to judge world-
l i iti ll f th i i iclass universities across all of their core missions
teaching knowledge transfer
The top universities rankings employ 13 carefully calibrated
g g
research international outlook
performance indicators to provide the most comprehensive
and balanced comparisons available, which are trusted by
students, academics, university leaders, industry and
governments.”
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Sito: www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/

46. Weighting Scheme
for Rankings Scores
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47. Times vs. ARWU vs. QS
 Times Higher Education World University Rankings has the
objective of evaluating the full range of university activities,
f t hi t h t k l d t f ( ifrom teaching to research to knowledge transfer (measuring
system of 13 indicators)
www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/world-university-rankings
 ARWU measure mainly the "research universities" (6
indicators including: number of faculty and alumni who have
won Nobel Prizes and Fields Medals number of publicationswon Nobel Prizes and Fields Medals, number of publications
in top-tier journals, citations). www.arwu.org
 QS is geared primarily to assess the "University who
teaches" through 6 indicators, including: reputation and
teaching excellence, evaluation of employers,
internationalization) www.topuniversities.com
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48. Users of World University Rankingsy g
 students to choose universities and graduate
programs,
 academics for informed decisions about their career,
 research team to identify new partners for scientific
collaborations,,
 managers of universities to compare, in a competitive
way, performance and defining strategic priorities.way, performance and defining strategic priorities.
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