Shanghai – It was published by Shanghai Jiao Tong University a ranking which examines the 500 best universities in the world. In the Academic Ranking of World Universities 2016 (ARWU) Rome’s “Sapienza” confirms last year leadership, standing at the head of Italian universities to 163th position with a total score of 19.23, the only Italian university in the range 151-200 together with the University of Padua in 183th position with a 18.19 score. Following in the range 201-300 Politecnico di Milano and the Universities of Bologna and Florence, Milan and Pisa. The indicators taken into consideration by Arwu are rigorous and include Nobel Laureates and received academic awards, quality of research (papers published and quoted researchers) and performance compared to the number of members. (9colonne)
