BY DAKOTA TAIT
The University of Newcastle has again improved its ranking on the global stage, jumping another four places to number 192 in the QS World University Rankings.
The University has now climbed by more than 100 places in under a decade.
The institution's ranking is obtained based on six indicators: academic reputation, employer reputation, faculty to student ratio, citations per faculty, international student ratio, and international faculty ratio.
Vice-Chancellor Professor Alex Zelinsky says it's proof to international students, Newcastle is an education destination.
"The student experience is very, very important," he said. "International students do look at world rankings because they pay good money to come to study in Australia or any other country."
"They are looking at top-ranked institutions, and to get into the top 200 is really one of those thresholds that you're really seriously taken as a University that's going places."
It comes just weeks after the University was named in major funding commitments by both the Coalition and Labor, to develop pathways and research into green energy and manufacturing across the Hunter and Australia.
Professor Zelinsky says, as a global leader, it's important the University plays a role in the search for solutions to global challenges.
