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The University of Tartu in Estonia has topped a new Times Higher Education table of the best research-intensive universities in “New Europe” – the 13 nations that have joined the European Union since 2004.
As well as taking the overall number one spot in the THE New Europe ranking, Tartu ranks top in the region for its research environment.
The overall top three is completed by Cyprus University of Technology, which ranks first for citation impact, and the University of Cyprus, which leads on the industry income and international outlook measures.
Charles University in Prague is ranked fourth and comes top for teaching environment.
The table includes 53 institutions in total and uses the same methodology as the flagship THE World University Rankings.
Institutions from across 12 of the 13 newest EU member states make the list; only Malta does not. The Czech Republic is the most represented country, with 13 institutions, while Poland claims 12 of the places, Hungary takes seven, and Romania has five.
The ranking was launched at THE’s Research Excellence: New Europe Summit, which is being held this week in partnership with the Czech Republic’s Palacký University Olomouc to explore the current centres of excellence and rising higher education stars in central and southern Europe.
ellie.bothwell@timeshighereducation.com
The Times Higher Education New Europe ranking
| Rank | World University Rank 2018 | Institution | Country | Teaching score | Research score | Citation score | Industry score | International score | Overall score |
| 1 | 301–350 | University of Tartu | Estonia | 24.5 | 25.3 | 83.6 | 33.5 | 50.4 | 44.6 |
| 2 | 351–400 | Cyprus University of Technology | Cyprus | 17.8 | 13.8 | 88.6 | 33 | 69.9 | 42.1 |
| 3 | 401–500 | University of Cyprus | Cyprus | 20.8 | 25 | 63.1 | 48.1 | 76.8 | 39.6 |
| 4 | 401–500 | Charles University in Prague | Czech Republic | 29 | 22 | 56.3 | 32.1 | 55.6 | 37.2 |
| 5 | 401–500 | Semmelweis University | Hungary | 22.6 | 11.9 | 61.5 | 34.4 | 73.8 | 35.2 |
| 6 | 501–600 | University of Warsaw | Poland | 25.9 | 18.3 | 47.1 | 32.4 | 44.6 | 31.5 |
| 7 | 501–600 | Masaryk University | Czech Republic | 22.2 | 22.7 | 42.8 | 33.7 | 56.3 | 31.4 |
| 8 | 501–600 | University of Split | Croatia | 16.8 | 12.5 | 60.3 | 33.5 | 41.7 | 30.9 |
| 9 | 601–800 | University of Maribor | Slovenia | 18.9 | 15.3 | 49 | 39.2 | 36.7 | 28.7 |
| 10 | 601–800 | Palacký University Olomouc | Czech Republic | 19.3 | 12.2 | 45 | 32.5 | 54.6 | 27.9 |
| =11 | 601–800 | University of Ljubljana | Slovenia | 25.7 | 16.1 | 35.8 | 35.6 | 38.5 | 27.1 |
| =11 | 601–800 | Eötvös Loránd University | Hungary | 21.1 | 12.6 | 42.2 | 32.4 | 47 | 27.1 |
| =13 | 601–800 | Jagiellonian University | Poland | 23.1 | 14.2 | 37.9 | 32.7 | 34.3 | 26 |
| =13 | 601–800 | University of Pécs | Hungary | 19.4 | 10.1 | 39.3 | 46.9 | 55.3 | 26 |
| 15 | 601–800 | Vilnius University | Lithuania | 20.1 | 13.5 | 35.6 | 40 | 47.9 | 25.3 |
| 16 | 601–800 | Warsaw University of Technology | Poland | 19.9 | 9.8 | 44.1 | 36.2 | 23.4 | 24.8 |
| 17 | 601–800 | Babeş-Bolyai University | Romania | 24.8 | 11.3 | 32.9 | 32.2 | 40.8 | 24.5 |
| 18 | 601–800 | Tallinn University of Technology | Estonia | 17.9 | 11.8 | 34.9 | 45.5 | 50.7 | 24.3 |
| 18 | 601–800 | University of Szeged | Hungary | 20.4 | 10.8 | 34 | 35.4 | 51.7 | 24.3 |
| 20 | 601–800 | Czech Technical University in Prague | Czech Republic | 20.2 | 17.3 | 28.5 | 39.3 | 45.3 | 24.2 |
| 21 | 601–800 | University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague | Czech Republic | 24.8 | 13.8 | 20.9 | 39.2 | 49.4 | 22.5 |
| =22 | 601–800 | AGH University of Science and Technology | Poland | 18.6 | 12.3 | 35.6 | 35.7 | 20.3 | 22.4 |
| =22 | 601–800 | Comenius University in Bratislava | Slovakia | 22.6 | 11.9 | 25.3 | 31.8 | 49.1 | 22.4 |
| 24 | 801–1,000 | Brno University of Technology | Czech Republic | 19.1 | 13.6 | 24 | 40.1 | 43.7 | 21.3 |
| 25 | 801–1,000 | Budapest University of Technology and Economics | Hungary | 17.7 | 12.8 | 29 | 45.3 | 29.7 | 21.2 |
| 26 | 801–1,000 | University of Wrocław | Poland | 20.1 | 10.9 | 25.8 | 33.8 | 32.5 | 20.3 |
| =27 | 801–1,000 | University of Debrecen | Hungary | 18.8 | 3.4 | 27.5 | 40.4 | 50.1 | 19.7 |
| =27 | 801–1,000 | Technical University of Košice | Slovakia | 21.4 | 12.4 | 23.5 | 41.9 | 19.5 | 19.7 |
| 29 | 801–1,000 | West University of Timişoara | Romania | 20.1 | 7.8 | 26.3 | 31.8 | 30.7 | 19.3 |
| 30 | 801–1,000 | University of Ostrava | Czech Republic | 16 | 11.4 | 24.1 | 31.9 | 39.4 | 19.2 |
| 31–40 | 801–1,000 | Czech University of Life Sciences Prague (CULS) | Czech Republic | 18.7 | 12.1 | 12.1 | 47.7 | 66.9 | 16.8–19.1 |
| 31–40 | 801–1,000 | Adam Mickiewicz University | Poland | 18.7 | 11.6 | 22.8 | 32.3 | 30.5 | 16.8–19.1 |
| 31–40 | 801–1,000 | University of Zagreb | Croatia | 21 | 11.1 | 20.3 | 41.6 | 28.5 | 16.8–19.1 |
| 31–40 | 801–1,000 | Gdańsk University of Technology | Poland | 16.6 | 9.5 | 28.6 | 37.4 | 19.1 | 16.8–19.1 |
| 31–40 | 801–1,000 | University of Latvia | Latvia | 18.8 | 9.3 | 20 | 32.3 | 40.1 | 16.8–19.1 |
| 31–40 | 801–1,000 | Alexandru Ioan Cuza University | Romania | 22 | 9.3 | 17.2 | 31.8 | 36.7 | 16.8–19.1 |
| 31–40 | 801–1,000 | University of Bucharest | Romania | 22.7 | 6.5 | 17.1 | 31.8 | 39.5 | 16.8–19.1 |
| 31–40 | 801–1,000 | Corvinus University of Budapest | Hungary | 16.9 | 9.5 | 18 | 32 | 43.7 | 16.8–19.1 |
| 31–40 | 801–1,000 | Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń | Poland | 19.2 | 8.9 | 20.9 | 32.9 | 24.2 | 16.8–19.1 |
| 31–40 | 801–1,000 | Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava | Slovakia | 21.6 | 13.2 | 11.5 | 34.7 | 26.5 | 16.8–19.1 |
| 41+ | 801–1,000 | Riga Technical University | Latvia | 18.3 | 11.3 | 14.8 | 39 | 32.7 | 12.6–16.7 |
| 41+ | 801–1,000 | Tomas Bata University in Zlín | Czech Republic | 17.9 | 13 | 13.4 | 33.6 | 33.6 | 12.6–16.7 |
| 41+ | 801–1,000 | VŠB – Technical University of Ostrava | Czech Republic | 18.6 | 13.1 | 12.8 | 39.5 | 30.4 | 12.6–16.7 |
| 41+ | 801–1,000 | University of Silesia in Katowice | Poland | 18.5 | 7.8 | 20.4 | 31.8 | 22.9 | 12.6–16.7 |
| 41+ | 801–1,000 | University of Pardubice | Czech Republic | 18.4 | 13.4 | 14.2 | 32.4 | 23.9 | 12.6–16.7 |
| 41+ | 801–1,000 | University of West Bohemia | Czech Republic | 18.5 | 11.8 | 13.6 | 35.7 | 26.4 | 12.6–16.7 |
| 41+ | 801–1,000 | Grigore T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy | Romania | 20.1 | 7.1 | 9.9 | 32 | 51.2 | 12.6–16.7 |
| 41+ | 1,001+ | University of Gdańsk | Poland | 17.5 | 9.3 | 14.8 | 32.2 | 28.8 | 12.6–16.7 |
| 41+ | 1,001+ | Sofia University | Bulgaria | 19.6 | 8.6 | 9 | 33 | 39.2 | 12.6–16.7 |
| 41+ | 1,001+ | University of Łódź | Poland | 17.4 | 9.5 | 13.8 | 31.9 | 23 | 12.6–16.7 |
| 41+ | 1,001+ | Łodz University of Technology | Poland | 17 | 10.4 | 12.8 | 36.4 | 19.4 | 12.6–16.7 |
| 41+ | 1,001+ | Technical University of Liberec | Czech Republic | 18.5 | 10.2 | 4.7 | 37.1 | 30.9 | 12.6–16.7 |
| 41+ | 1,001+ | Kaunas University of Technology | Lithuania | 18.1 | 11.7 | 3.3 | 35.7 | 23.7 | 12.6–16.7 |
