VSB-TUO improves in QS World University Rankings: Europe 2025

"VSB-TUO has not only improved its overall position but has also advanced in several indicators. In Employer Reputation, it is now ranked 246th (up from 251+ last year), and sixth in the Czech Republic. In terms of the Proportion of International Students, VSB-TUO has moved from 265th to 228th place. The University also saw a significant improvement in the indicator assessing the Proportion of Inbound Exchange Students, such as those in the Erasmus programme, scoring 42.6 points (up from 24.7) and ranking 156th in Europe, a jump of 67 positions," noted Kateřina Angus, International Evaluation and Rankings Officer at VSB-TUO.

Nationally, the University has excelled in the Number of Papers per Faculty, maintaining second place as last year. Additionally, VSB-TUO has significantly increased its score for the International Research Network (IRN) indicator, rising from 9.6 to 22.8 points, though it remains in the 301+ position. The IRN index reflects institutions' ability to diversify their international research network by establishing sustainable research partnerships. The Proportion of International Faculty has also improved, with the score rising from 9 to 11.7 year-on-year.

"VSB-TUO is a socially responsible institution that aligns a significant part of its activities with the principles of sustainable development, which is reflected in this ranking, specifically in the sustainability category. It ranked 7th nationally," Angus added.

In the QS Eastern Europe sub-regional ranking, universities from the Czech Republic are included along with those from Bulgaria, Hungary, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, and Ukraine. Five Czech universities have appeared in the top ten: Charles University (1st), Masaryk University (4th), Czech Technical University in Prague (5th), Palacký University Olomouc (8th), and Brno University of Technology (10th) out of a total of 133 universities.

In the overall European ranking, Charles University was 79th among domestic universities, followed by Masaryk University (143rd) and Czech Technical University in Prague (177th). The European ranking is led by ETH Zurich, Imperial College London, and the University of Oxford.

The QS methodology is based on twelve key indicators. Academic Reputation has the highest weighting at 30 percent, followed by Employer Reputation (15 per cent), Citations per Paper (10 per cent), and International Research Network (10 per cent). Student to Academic Staff Ratio, Papers per Faculty, Employment Outcomes, International Faculty, International Student Diversity, and Sustainability each have a weighting of five per cent. The indicators for Inbound and Outbound Exchange Students have a weight of two and a half per cent.

Full results are available at European University Rankings 2025 | Top Universities.

Text: Martina Šaradínová, PR Specialist for R&D