18th of November 2015. Three Russian universities have been included in the top 100 of the World University Rankings in Physical Sciences. The participant of the Project “5-100” – MEPhI – is among the best Russian universities, as the press service of the Ministry of Education and Science reported on Wednesday.

“The Times Higher Education magazine has released a ranking of universities in Physical Sciences. Top 100 includes 3 Russian Universities. The participant of the project for enhancement of international competitiveness MEPhI has the best result, taking the 36th place. While Lomonosov Moscow State University takes the 59th place, and Novosibirsk State University – 86th”, it is stated in the message.

“MEPhI has managed to become the strongest Russian University in the physics ranking and to improve its result by nearly 60 positions in comparison with the previous year – it is a significant achievement”, the press service cites the words of the Deputy Minister of Education and Science Alexander Povalko. “It is noteworthy that the Moscow Nuclear University managed to leave strong competitors from Asia behind – Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong University, Tsinghua University”.

The Deputy Ministry also highlighted the fact that this year MEPhI was in the top 100 in Physical Sciences in QS ranking as well.

“Subject ratings are very important for students because it guides their choice of University in a particular specialty”, said Povalko. “The fact that Russian universities entered the physics rating will allow us to attract talented students from around the world”.

He also noted that the project “5-100”, unlike many similar, concentrates its efforts on areas that are really important for the development of Russian science and economy, so the success of national universities in subject rankings is of great importance.

The ranking of universities in Physical Sciences and other THE subject ratings include 100 of the strongest universities in a competitive subject area.

The Chief Editor of Times Higher Education rankings Phil Baty thinks that Russia, with three universities which are again included in the elite universities of the world, has confirmed its strong position in the field of Physical Sciences.

Separately Baty notes the National Research Nuclear University “MEPhI”, which in recent years is a confident participant of one hundred strongest universities in the world, and this year has entered top-40.

“The project to improve international competitiveness plays an important role in the development of the University. Thanks largely to it MEPhI has become a platform for many international scientific conferences, symposia, workshops, schools; academic mobility of teachers and students of the University has increased, as well as its effectiveness of research activity both in fundamental and applied science”, the rector of MEPhI Mikhail Strikhanov commented on the success of the University.