THUNDER BAY - According to global performance rankings, Lakehead University is once again in the top half of the best universities around the world.
The Times Higher Education World University Ranking has placed Lakehead in the 601-800 category out of more than 1,500 universities from around the world.
“Thank you to our fantastic faculty, staff, students and partners for helping Lakehead University remain in the top half of Times Higher Education’s list of top universities from around the globe,” said Dr. Moira McPherson, Lakehead’s President and Vice-Chancellor, in a media release.
“This ranking acknowledges Lakehead’s commitment to delivering high quality programs, fostering excellence in research and scholarly work, and providing unique and transformative learning experiences that put our graduates on the path to success.”
Last year, Lakehead was also ranked in the 601-800 category and it is the only primarily undergraduate university from Ontario to participate.
Times Higher Education uses 13 performance indicators and post-secondary institutions are rated based on core missions including teaching, research, international outlook, citations, and industry income.
“Our notable showing in the Times Higher Education ranking is strongly influenced by the continued recognition of our research impact,” said Dr. Andrew Dean, Vice-President, Research and Innovation.“Good citation results show that our faculty are viewed as influential in their respective fields.”
Lakehead received a 52.8 in its international outlook, which James Aldridge, Vice-Provost, International says demonstrates the university’s commitment to growing its international student population.
“This ranking is a testament to the efforts we’ve made toward the ongoing internationalization of Lakehead University by developing global perspectives through student mobility programs, through promoting cultural intelligence, and by continuing to grow our international student population,” he said.
“In 2019, Lakehead was the university of choice for over 1,800 students from more than 75 countries, including over 1,450 undergraduate and graduate international students.”
