lEngineering careers offer the opportunity to develop creative thinking, innovate, design, apply scientific principles, code, build, create, analyze and use data, among many other things. There are several types, such as industrial, mechanical, biomedical, civil, environmental and computer science.
It is a field that opens the doors to many possibilities, which is why choosing where to study it is important. The Quacquarelli company is responsible for annually publishing the list of the best universities of the world, it is about ‘QS World University Rankings’ and also offers the classification of these institutions by areas of study and other factors.
According to the results, The two universities that lead the lists are the University of the Andes and the National University of Colombia. In the general area of the engineering career they are the first two, with scores of 69.2 and 68.8respectively.
They occupy the first places in the general area of engineering.
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However, ‘QS World University Rankings’ also offers the classification of Colombian institutions according to the specific type. Following, the Complete rankings by engineering career in Colombia:
Best universities to study chemical engineering
- National university of Colombia.
- University of the Andes.
- Industrial University of Santander – UIS.
- University of Antioquia.
Best universities to study civil engineering
- University of the Andes.
- National university of Colombia.
Best universities to study computer and systems engineering
- University of the Andes.
- National university of Colombia.
- Pontifical Javeriana University.
- University of Antioquia.
Best universities to study electrical and electronic engineering
- National university of Colombia.
- University of the Andes.
- University of Antioquia.
- Pontifical Javeriana University.
Best universities to study petroleum engineering
- Industrial University of Santander – UIS.
- National university of Colombia.
- University of the Andes.
Best universities to study mechanical engineering
- National university of Colombia.
- University of the Andes.
- Pontifical Javeriana University.
- University of Antioquia.
- EAFIT University.
- Industrial University of Santander – UIS.
- Northern University.
- Valley University.
Best universities to study mining and mineral engineering
- National university of Colombia.
What are the best universities to study engineering worldwide?
Again, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) took first place in this year’s ranking. The statistical company highlighted that the University of Oxford, the Federal Polytechnic School of Zurich (ETH), the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) and the Federal Polytechnic School of Lausanne (EPFL) improved their performance and moved one space up in the list.
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), in the United States.
- Stanford University, in the United States.
- Oxford University, in England.
- University of Cambridge, in England.
- University of California, Berkeley (UCB), in the United States.
- Federal Polytechnic School of Zurich (ETH), in Switzerland.
- Imperial College London, in England.
- Harvard University, in the United States.
- California Institute of Technology (Caltech), in the United States.
- Federal Polytechnic School of Lausanne (EPFL), in Switzerland.
Which are the best universities in the world?
According to the official website, this year’s classification was the largest they have ever done and evaluated more than 1,500 universities in 105 higher education systems.
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), in the United States.
- Imperial College London, in England.
- Oxford University, in England.
- Harvard University, in the United States.
- University of Cambridge, in England.
- Stanford University, in the United States.
- Federal Polytechnic School of Zurich (ETH), in Switzerland.
- National University of Singapore (NUS), in Singapore.
- University College London (UCL), in England.
- California Institute of Technology (Caltech), in the United States.
- University of Pennsylvania, in the United States.
- University of California, Berkeley (UCB), in the United States.
- The University of Melbourne, in Australia.
- Peking University, China.
- Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.
- Cornell University, in the United States.
- University of Hong Kong, China.
- University of Sydney, Australia.
- University of New South Wales, Australia.
- Tsinghua University, in China.
What are the best universities in Colombia?
These were the positions that Colombian universities obtained in the world ranking:
- University of the Andes Colombia (179).
- National University of Colombia (219).
- Pontifical Javeriana University (377).
- Rosario University (771-780).
- University of Antioquia (791-800).
- EAFIT University (901-950).
- Externado University of Colombia (901-950).
- Pontifical Bolivarian University (901-950).
- University of La Sabana (951-1,000).
- ICESI University (1,001-1,200).
- Universidad del Norte (1,001-1,200).
- Universidad del Valle (1,001-1,200).
- Industrial University of Santander – UIS (1,201-1,400).
- Jorge Tadeo Lozano University of Bogotá Foundation (1,401+).
- Catholic University of Colombia (1,401+).
- Technological University of Bolívar (1,401+).
- Technological University of Pereira (1,401+).
- University of Caldas (1,401+).
- University of Cartagena (1,401+).
- University of Córdoba (1,401+).
- De La Salle University (1,401+).
- University of Medellín (1,401+).
- University of Santander – UDES (1,401+).
- University of Cauca (1,401+).
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