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Aalto University's marine technology ranked 27th globally

Seven fields of Aalto University ranked among the top one hundred in the prestigious Shanghai Ranking Global Ranking of Academic Subjects
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Aalto University once again performed outstandingly in the prestigious ShanghaiRanking Global Ranking of Academic Subjects which compares universities around the world across various disciplines.  In this year’s ranking Aalto University’s marine technology was placed 27th globally.

A total of seven fields at Aalto University were ranked among the top 100 worldwide. These fields were marine / ocean engineering, textile science & engineering, business administration, mining & mineral engineering, library and information science, telecommunications engineering and electrical & electronic engineering. 

ShanghaiRanking is a subject-specific global ranking that has been published since 2017. It evaluates universities in 57 subjects across the natural sciences and engineering, as well as medical, social and life sciences. Criteria for the ranking include the quality and impact of research, top-level research, international collaboration, and academic recognition and leadership positions. This year, the comparison included around 2,000 universities from 92 countries and regions. The fields of art and design, which are important to Aalto University, were not included in the comparison.

Read more about the ranking (shanghairanking.com)

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Aalto University performs well in international university rankings. In subject-specific rankings, we place 8th globally in art & design and are in the top 100 in several other subjects.

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