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Best World UniversitiesUPPA Enters the Times Higher Education Ranking

In September 2021, the French Minister of Higher Education and Research, Frédérique Vidal, congratulated the University of Pau and Pays de l’Adour on its inclusion in the 2022 Times Higher Education (THE) International Ranking.

Since 2004, this British ranking focuses on the quality and “essential” missions of higher education institutions around the world. Nearly 1,700 universities are listed, on the basis 13 indicators divided into 5 categories:

  • teaching (30%)
  • research (30%),
  • citations (30%),
  • international outreach (7.5%)
  • knowledge transfer to industry (2.5%).

UPPA ranked above 1200th place in the general ranking, and achieves a fine 318th place for international outreach, and 675th place for knowledge transfer.

UPPA also ranked in three Times Higher Education thematic rankings:

  • Life Sciences: rank 601-800
  • Engineering: rank 601-800
  • Physical Sciences: rank 801-1000

UPPA THE Rankings


In May 2021, the University of Pau and Pays de l’Adour confirmed its place (obtained since 2019) in the rank 301-400 of thematic field “Energy Sciences and Engineering” of famous international Shanghai Ranking's Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2020.

See Shanghai Ranking's Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2020 - Energy Science & Engineering

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