Trinity College remains the country s top institution, placing 101st for the second year running.
UCD has risen 4 places to 173.
Half Of Irish Universities Slip Down Ranking
Overall, half of Ireland s universities dropped places in the list.
Maynooth and UCC slipped down the rankings.
NUIG dropped 20 places to 258 while the University of Limerick now sits just outside the top 500.
Jack Moran is a spokesperson for QS and he says investment is a key issue for Irish universities. You need to hire qualified faculty to teach increasing numbers of students, he said. And of course, doing higher quality, impactful research also requires the financial, infrastructure and resources to do so.
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In the latest QS ranking, ETH Zurich is listed in 8th place. It is thus still the best university in continental Europe, even if it loses two places compared to the previous year.
New Delhi [India], June 9 (ANI): Expressing pride that several Indian higher education institutes featured in the coveted Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings, Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal (Nishank) on Wednesday said the country is emerging as a 'Vishvaguru' or world leader.