The Center for World University Rankings (CWUR) officially released its latest global university rankings on June 2, 2025. In this highly anticipated list, Harvard University once again claimed the top spot, achieving 14 consecutive years of dominance as the world's leading university.
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Kyoto University is a comprehensive university located in Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan. It comprises ten faculties and offers a curriculum based on a "free academic atmosphere" that fosters excellent researchers and individuals with advanced specialized skills through innovative and diverse research activities and dialogues. On the other hand, you can study in a peaceful environment surrounded by the natural and historical cityscape.
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In the 2024 World University Rankings published by the British education magazine "Times Higher Education" (THE), the highest-ranked Japanese university is the University of Tokyo, which is ranked 29th. This is an improvement from its 39th position last year. The second-highest ranked university is Kyoto University, which is ranked 55th (compared to 68th last year). Other universities that made it into the top 200 include Tohoku University (130th), Osaka University (175th), and Tokyo Institute of Technology (191st). The rankings for Japanese universities have significantly improved from the previous year due to revisions in evaluation criteria and the addition of the "patent contributions" category.