The University of Canberra (UC) has held on to its top spots in the Times Higher Education (THE) Young University Rankings for another year.
Acting Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Research and Enterprise at UC, Mick Cardew-Hall welcomed the news that UC had remained it the top 20 worldwide and number two in Australia.
“The THE rankings systems are considered one of the largest, most trusted and diverse of their kind, assessing over 1,600 universities in 99 countries during the calendar year in various areas, including subjects, overall performance and region-specific rankings,” Professor Cardew-Hall said.
“Using the same methodology as the THE World University Rankings, the Young University Rankings list the world’s best universities that are 50 years old or younger, with over 539 universities ranked in this year’s results,” he said.
“The University of Canberra has consistently remained in the top 20 for the last three years since breaking into the top 100 in 2017.”
Professor Cardew-Hall said the University’s continued performance in the Young University Rankings were a reflection of its purpose and identity – “a young and dynamic civic university committed to meaningful research and preparing our students for the workforce”.
The Acting Deputy Vice-Chancellor said the results reinforced and rewarded the work being done at UC, particularly in light of the challenges of the past year, which required patience, resilience and adaptability from both staff and students.
“This is a testament to our vision to create not only a positive experience for our students, but also to equip them for life after University and give them the best possible arsenal with which to begin their careers,” he said.
“The results also acknowledge the quality of the research coming out of UC and the world-class teaching staff we are so fortunate to have here,” Professor Cardew-Hall said.
