UBT ranked among the top 100 best universities in the world for Real Impact – WURI 2021
27/08/2021UBT has achieved another outstanding international success by being ranked among the world’s 100 best universities for innovation.
On the list of “World’s Universities with Real Impact (WURI)“, which is led by prestigious universities such as Stanford and Harvard, for the first time for unrivalled achievement, there is also a holder of higher education from Kosovo.
UBT is holding kosovo’s flag high in the international arena where in recent years it has achieved great successes in strong competitions against universities with hundreds of years history.
The country’s leading educational institution – UBT, has been praised by WURI for its outstanding innovative role, ranking among the 51-100 best universities for Real Impact in Crisis Management, Real Impact on Entrepreneurial Spirit, Real Impact on Ethical Value and Real Impact on Industrial Applications. It is ranked among the 52-100 best universities for Real Impact on Mobility and Opportunity for Students and among the 101-200 best universities for Real Impact.
This ranking by WURI is not based on tradition, reputation or popularity of a university, but rather focuses on new concepts such as innovation, entrepreneurship, responsibility and crisis management. These are the areas where great achievements have been scored by UBT which have been internationally evaluated by the prestigious WURI organization.
“We are pleased to inform you that UBT has been selected as one of the most innovative universities among the World Universities with Real Impact (WURI) for the 2021 rankings,” said Hwy-Chang MOON, founding director of The WURI Ranking, to UBT President and Founder, Prof. Dr. Hwy-Chang Moon. Edmond Hajrizi.
“Although WURI 2021 ranked MIT, Stanford and Harvard at the top of the list, it also included many lesser-known but extremely innovative higher education institutions that had not previously appeared in other traditional university rankings.”
“We believe that your experiences with innovative programs are worthy of being shared with other higher education institutions. Given the great challenges as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, such experiences are now more valuable than ever” reads the letter sent by the founding director of “The WURI Ranking” to Rector Hajrizi, through which UBT was encouraged to participate in the WURI 2022 ranking, to present new innovative achievements during the new year.
The president and founder of UBT, prof.dr. Edmond Hajrizi, has highly rated this ranking for UBT, seeing this as the product of several years of large investments in this institution, including the creation of a super modern ecosystem and unmatched quality of teaching.
“UBT has an extraordinary community, a modern infrastructure and a wonderful youth. All three of these components, united in an Innovative and Scientific Park at UBT, are daily elevating kosovo’s image in front of the world with great achievements in each field” said Rector Hajrizi.
“UBT as a leading educational institution has become a model institution in the region and beyond. We will aim to make Kosovo an attractive and competitive place for students of other countries, proving before each that the quality and scientific and technological achievements belong to innovative institutions and are not exclusive to tradition or popularity” added Rector Hajrizi.
During this year, UBT has been a member of the European University Association and has also been ranked among the best institutions in the world for impact on sustainable development according to the prestigious magazine “Times Higher Education”, while at the same time it has reached the highest level in the “Positive Impact Rating Edition 2021” ranking.