The West University of Timişoara (UVT) is ranked among the top 6.8% of universities in the world, out of a total of 21.462 higher education institutions classified by the Center for World University Rankings (CWUR), 2025 edition, occupying the 1451st position internationally. At the national level, it is ranked sixth, in the context of which only eight universities from Romania were ranked in the ranking of the best 2000 universities in the world.
This ranking, published since 2012, is unique in that it is based only on objective performance indicators for all four key pillars that form the basis of the ranking methodology (quality of education, professional insertion of graduates, quality of academic staff and research performance), without relying on opinion polls and information reported by universities. The ranking places equal emphasis on education and research, and the nearly 21.000 universities are analyzed and ranked according to their performance.
CWUR measures the performance of universities based on 4 performance indicators: quality of education (25%), professional insertion of graduates (25%), quality of academic staff (10%) and research performance (40%). This last indicator is divided as follows: research results – number of articles (10%), high-quality publications – number of articles published in top journals (10%), research influence – number of articles published in highly influential journals (10 %) and citations – number of articles with a high number of citations (10%).
The Center for World University Rankings is a leading organization, located in the United Arab Emirates, that provides policy advice, strategic insights and consultancy services to governments and universities to improve educational and research outcomes. CWUR 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 metaranking.
Additional information can be found at: https://cwur.org/2025.php
