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The annual classification of the World University of QS has seen the British elite Oxford (above) and the universities of Cambridge will present themselves to a place in the fourth and sixth respectively.
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The best British universities fell into the world ranking last week, experts increasing red flags on the region’s ability to continue to attract international talents and feed innovation.
The annual QS World Universities The British universities of Oxford and British Cambridge fall respectively to a place in the fourth and sixth. Meanwhile, 54 of the 90 British universities fell into the ranking. They include a number of main ones, including the University of Edinburgh, which dropped seven places to 34th, and the London School of Economics and Political Science, which dropped six places to 56th.
The classification of QS global universities has measured the performances of more than 1,500 universities in more than 100 locations in the world using measures such as research and discovery, learning experience, employability, global commitment and sustainability.
However, Sankar Sivarajah, head of the Kingston Business School, said CNBC Made that despite the figures of the head, there have been some progress: 17 of the 90 British universities made the world top 100 and institutions such as the Imperial College of London, the University of Oxford, the University of Cambridge and the University College of London occupied their post in the Top 10.
“Intensify global competition”
However, “the sector is faced with major challenges to intensify global competition, the drop in research funding and the difficulties in improving measures such as the ratio and the internationalization of student teachers,” said Sivarajah.
He explained that institutions in China, Singapore and Australia “make supported investments in research, international partnerships and recruitment of teachers”, while the United Kingdom is late in these fields.
“The United Kingdom must prioritize the investment supported in research and development, the emphasis on the results of graduates and the reputation of employers, and strengthen strategic global commitment to remain competitive,” he said.
Edward Knight, president of the venture capital company Antler, added that the declining classification, above a offered tax of 6% On foreign students studying in British universities, could make the region a less attractive study destination.
“What I hear at the same time … is that more and more, in places like China and India, the story moves to” Hey, children no longer go abroad to study. You can stay at home. “Thus, the combination of these taxes more to make it more expensive, for foreign students, is obviously not useful,” said Knight.
“If you put taxes on people who arrive at the same time that there is an increasing hesitation in going to study abroad anyway, then it is obviously not a set of engines particularly healthy for the overall health of the ecosystem,” added Knight.
“ Europe is considerably behind the rest of the world ”
British universities delay in global rankings are also alarm clock for the technological sector and starting the region, which has constantly been considered lagging behind Behind the United States and China.
“It is by saying that the United Kingdom is the first place for innovation in Europe, but I think you will get a more rounded and more balanced perspective if the reference set is actually wider than that,” said Knight.
He stressed that artificial intelligence will be integrated into the national primary school in China; The United States has the Stargate project, an initiative investing $ 500 billion over the next four years to build an IA infrastructure; And ABU Dhabi launched MGX, an investment company for AI technologies.
“I think what you would probably conclude is that everything is well at the top of the pile in Europe, but Europe is considerably behind the rest of the world,” added Knight.
Knight noted that the University of Cambridge had produced some of the best technology companies in the region, including Deepmind and Darktrace, but that the United Kingdom has lost these companies against the United States. DarkTrace was bought by a investment capital company in the United States, while Deepmind was sold in Google.
“For any reason, these companies believe that they are better domiciled in the United States, but also because multiple growth, the evaluation of growth that the United States market puts in these companies is higher than in the United Kingdom,” said Knight.
“Revolut is probably a company of $ 50 billion. Will they become public in the United States or will they stay here? Spotify is out of Stockholm, but it is listed on the Nasdaq. If you want to host these companies and these companies, you must be able to provide a more favorable new environment,” he added.
