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UVT maintains Timișoara in the international academic elite, being the only university in the Western Region present in one of the most prestigious rankings – QS World University Rankings 2026

UVT maintains Timișoara in the international academic elite, being the only university in the Western Region present in one of the most prestigious rankings – QS World University Rankings 2026

Just a few days after receiving the news of its presence in a leading position among Romanian universities in the Times Higher Education Impact ranking, the West University of Timișoara (UVT) consolidates its status as a reference higher education institution, being ranked between 1201–1400 in the most recent edition of the global QS World University Rankings 2026.

This result reconfirms UVT's position among the most prestigious universities in Romania and the world, with only nine other universities in the country achieving this feat. Among the universities in Timisoara, UVT remains the only institution in the region present in this prestigious international ranking, QS World University Rankings 2026. Five member universities of the European university alliance UNITA, including UVT, are found in the 2026 edition of the QS Ranking, three of them (the universities of Turin, Zaragoza and Brescia) being ranked with scores higher than those of the nine Romanian universities present in the ranking.

Thus, from the perspective of the analysis of the reference indicators, UVT is in third place nationally in terms of academic reputation, being ranked 701+ worldwide in this criterion, which is also the most important criterion in establishing the final hierarchy. The Employment Outcome category continues to record the best score, ranking us in 518th place worldwide, with a score approximately 50% above the global average.

This ranking concerned the evaluation of 8467 universities from 106 different locations of the world, of which only 1501 universities were classified in the ranking. The methodology used in the ranking of universities is specific to all the processes carried out by QS and includes the following performance indicators: research and discoveries - 50%, employability and labor outcomes - 20%, the learning experience - 10%, engagement globally - 15%, sustainability - 5%.

QS World University Ranking publishes a global university ranking, known for its objectivity, transparency and consistency, being one of the 9 rankings officially recognized by the Ministry of Education and Research, by including its results in the national metaranking.

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https://www.topuniversities.com/world-university-rankings?countries=ro