Border closures have been blamed for the slip of Sydney's top universities in global rankings
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The latest 2023 Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) rankings show that there are still five Australian universities in the world's top 50, but a drop of one from last year. Despite.“Many universities are rising as they fall. Australia shines for research excellence, but its recognition among the global academic community and employers has taken a hit, linked to low international engagement during the pandemic,” he said. The annual rankings, produced by QS, higher education analysts since 2004, are the world's most widely read and use six indicators to compile university performance. Indicators include academic and employer reputation, which are based on academic survey responses, as well as student ratios, citations and international student ratios. All of NSW's highest ranked universities fell into the position. The University of Sydney fell from 38 to 41, the University of NSW from 43 to 45, and the University of Technology Sydney from 133 to 137. The University of Melbourne was the only Australian institution in the top 50 to improve its ranking, rising from 37 to 33. The country's universities fell in indicators of QS measuring the proportion of international students and faculty, attributed to Australia's COVID-19 Given to the management of epidemics and border closures. Australia also fared poorly when measured on its teaching resources and student-to-staff ratio, with 84 percent of universities falling in this metric. Only three local universities made it to the top 500 in the world. Professor Mark Scott, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Sydney, said the institute performed strongly to maintain its third ranking in Australia.UNSW Vice-Chancellor Professor Attila Brungs, who was ranked fourth in the country, said: "This result is a recognition of the efforts of our academic peers and the broader community of our work caliber and our staff to improve the quality with global impact. To life through innovative, pioneering research,” he said.