This year, only two Bangladeshi universities found a place at the top level of the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Ranking 2023.
The position of Dhaka University (DU) is between 551-600 and Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (Buet) is above 601, according to the QS report unveiled on Wednesday.
However, in the 2022 rankings, the positions of Dhaka University (DU) and Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (Buet) were in the 801-1000 range, while private universities Brac and North South (NSU) were placed in the 1001-1200 range.
QS World Rankings are based on six key metrics: Academic reputation (40%), Employer reputation (10%), Citations per faculty (20%), Faculty/student ratio (20%), International faculty ratio (5%), and International student ratio (5%).
