The State University of Moldova (USM) is one of the best higher education establishments in the Republic of Moldova. According to the Ranking Web of Universities (Webometrics), USM ranks 221th in Central and Eastern Europe, 1 007th in Europe and 3 148th in the world, IPN reports.
Among Moldovan universities, USM is followed by the Technical University of Moldova and the Free International University of Moldova. The Chisinau Teacher Training University “Ion Creanga” comes fourth, the Academy of Economic Studies of Moldova fifth, while the State University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Nicolae Testemitanu” sixth.
The Agrarian University of Moldova is ranked seventh and is followed by the Balti State University “Alecu Russo” and the Cahul University “Bogdan Petriceicu Hasdeu”. The Higher Anthropological School closes the Top 10 list.
According to the rankings, the best seven universities in the world are in the United States, while three in the UK.
The rankings were compiled based on such criteria as transparency of institutions, visibility of websites and openness to the public. Webometrics is produced by a group of Spanish researchers. It is issued two times a year, in winter and in summer. Compared with the previous rankings, most of the higher education institutions in Moldova improved their ratings.
