The Twitter world has reacted to the latest release of the QS World University Rankings with as much fervour as always.
Here’s a summary of international reaction from the higher education industry and beyond:
The risers
As well as the USA securing each of the top three spots, a number of other countries have done well in this year’s university rankings:
Finland
QS World University Rankings (#QSWUR) has placed ten #Finnish higher learning institutions in the world’s top 550 https://t.co/64vsuwTt4x
— GoodNewsfromFinland (@goodnewsfinland) September 6, 2016
Pakistan
#NUST, #LUMS, #KU among world's top 700 universities- #qswur
Read more: https://t.co/DD6fEgU808 pic.twitter.com/aBWhIzA5h0
— ARY NEWS (@ARYNEWSOFFICIAL) September 6, 2016
Switzerland
Congratulations to ETH Zurich – ranked 8th in the @worlduniranking! @ETH_en #QSWUR #research #innovation
— Swiss Embassy UK (@SwissEmbassyUK) September 6, 2016
Hong Kong
7 of HK govt-funded uni on latest global league table. University of Hong Kong returns as city’s top educator #QSWURhttps://t.co/YDJuILkqCW
— Ed Wong (@EdwardWongTweet) September 6, 2016
Indonesia
This achievement shows that educational institutions in Indonesia are being recognized by the world. #QSWUR
— UniversitasIndonesia (@univ_indonesia) September 7, 2016
The fallers
The UK
Cambridge University falls out of top 3 for first time since world rankings began 12 years ago #QSWUR
— Chloe Keedy (@ChloeKeedyITV) September 6, 2016
Ireland
The fortunes of Ireland's unis are proof that chronic underfunding is no way to run a #highered system. #QSWUR https://t.co/arywUDC2QW
— Jack ?????? (@JackNathanMoran) September 6, 2016
The surprises
China
For the second year in a row, #China has more of the #top100 research-intensive unis than the UK. #QSWUR https://t.co/MHtQrpITsx
— Jack ?????? (@JackNathanMoran) September 6, 2016
The fallout
Funding clamp hurts top SA universities’ reputations internationally https://t.co/C9AOmlNKNv #QSWUR
— Ben Sowter (He/Him) (@bensowter) September 6, 2016
This year's #QSWUR is out, and I've written a piece for @GuardianEdu about this year's trends and takeaways: https://t.co/Lu1ujfYUEj
— Jack ?????? (@JackNathanMoran) September 5, 2016
The inevitable Brexit debate
https://twitter.com/vntk_vshnv/status/773083726989459456
What did you think of this year’s QS rankings?
