LONDON: The world's most popular university ranking (viewed over
18million times on http://www.topuniversities.com) is now even more
accessible to its diverse users, thanks to an innovative new iPhone
App. The QS World University Rankings App, designed for students,
parents and ranking fanatics, allows users to conduct their own study
destination research by providing global, regional and subject-based
rankings as well as profiles and contact details of 500 of the world's
top universities.
QS World University Rankings can be viewed and interpreted in three
different ways - globally, regionally and by subject area. Users who
have reviewed the App said it is, "Very thorough and organised", and
also "Great to be able to see info about the universities I'm
interested in all in one place".
Marcos Angelides, Online Marketing Manager at QS and co-creator of the
App said, "Every year, QS surveys over 40,000 undergraduate and Masters
applicants who register on topuniversities.com to meet universities
face-to-face. Results revealed that they want to discuss university
choices with their friends whilst on the move."
The iPhone App is the first of a series of initiatives to be launched
by QS in the lead up to the release of the 2010 QS World University
Rankings; it is free to download on iTunes. A demo of the App can be
viewed at: (http://www.topuniversities.com/videos/iphone-app)
Country/Territory No. of universities Top-ranked university
in 2009 ranking (2009 rank)
US 103 Harvard (1)
UK 51 Cambridge (2)
Germany 42 Technische Universitat,
MUNCHEN (55)
Japan 35 University of Tokyo (22)
France 29 Ecole Normale
Superieure, Paris (28)
Australia 21 Australia National
University (17)
Canada 20 McGill University (18)
Italy 19 University of Bologna (174)
South Korea 16 Seoul National
University (47)
China 13 Tsinghua University (49)
Spain 13 University of Barcelona (171)
Taiwan 12 National Taiwan
University (95)
Switzerland 8 ETH Zurich (Swiss Federal
Institute of Technology) (20)
Hong Kong 5 University of Hong Kong (24)
Malaysia 5 Universiti Malaya (180)
Singapore 2 National University of
Singapore (30)
