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Source: Novosibirsk State University –
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Novosibirsk, October 16, 2025: The ninth Moscow international ranking "Three University Missions"In 2025, 2,581 universities from 165 countries were ranked, with the final ranking table including 2,000 universities from 112 countries, including 156 universities from Russia. NSU ranked 238th globally, moving up 3 spots from last year, and retained its 6th place in Russia. The top 10 Russian universities also included Moscow State University, St. Petersburg State University, Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, Higher School of Economics, Moscow Engineering Physics Institute, Tomsk State University, Peoples' Friendship University of Russia, Bauman Moscow State Technical University, and MISiS.
The ranking methodology includes an assessment of 16 indicators, which are grouped into three groups: education (45%), science (25%), and university and society (30%). The "education" and "science" groups consist of four indicators, while the "university and society" group consists of eight indicators.
According to the ranking's compilers, Russian universities improved their positions thanks to the third group—"university and society." Specifically, a significant increase was seen in the "number of massive online courses" indicator. Furthermore, Russian universities proved competitive in two indicators within the "education" group: "share of international students" and "number of student victories in international student competitions."
"International engagement is a key focus at NSU. Currently, the university has approximately 1,700 students from 60 countries, and we collaborate with 98 partner universities in 21 countries. We have significantly increased our cooperation with China, where we currently have 14 partner universities and 20 dual degree programs," commented NSU Rector and RAS Academician Mikhail Fedoruk.
Thus, in September, a new joint undergraduate program in physics was launched with Chongqing University, with a pilot enrollment of 80 students. NSU is also launching new dual-degree programs and increasing the number of Chinese students within the Sino-Russian Institute, a joint project with Heilongjiang University. Furthermore, over the past two years, NSU has strengthened its collaboration with West African countries.
"Our students demonstrate excellent results in international competitions. For example, this year our team won a gold medal at the prestigious SynBio Challenge synthetic biology competition in China, and at the 32nd International Mathematical Olympiad (IMC-2025), the NSU student team achieved its best result in 10 years. This further confirms that NSU attracts some of the strongest students in the country and has built a unique education system based on strong fundamental training," added Mykhailo Fedoruk.
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