Secretaria de Relações Internacionais | Office of International Relations

The Times Higher Education (THE) has published today the results of the World University Rankings 2021, listing the best universities in the world.

In this year’s edition, the Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC) maintained its position among the 601-800 best universities in the world and the eight best universities in Brazil, together with the Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG) and the Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), among others.

The Times Higher Education (THE) is a British magazine that publishes news and articles related to higher education. Annually, THE releases a set of rankings considered to be one of the most comprehensive, balanced and reliable in the world. Universities are evaluated based on 13 performance indicators, including teaching, research, knowledge transfer and international outlook.

The THE World University Rankings 2021 includes more than 1500 universities across 93 countries.

Browse the full results here.