ZJUranks fourth best in China and No.101 in the world, according to the latestWorld University Rankings released this Wednesday by Times HigherEducation (THE). This represents a jump of more than 70 spots over last year'splacement in the rankings.

TheUniversity sees significant improvement in its performance across the board ona wide range of indicators. The most impressive progress is seen in theindustrial income, moving up to No. 1 in China from the 12th place in lastyear's ranking.

"Itis wonderful to see ZJU recognized for our quality of education and researchcapabilities," said President WU Zhaohui. "This improved ranking byTHE is an exciting affirmation of our efforts to create an open innovationecosystem that promotes synergy and sharing across disciplinary andinstitutional boundaries. In line with 'Double World-Class' Initiative of theChinese government, ZJU is on its path to a more open and global university forall through the implementation of its global strategy."

ThreeChinese universities make it to the top 100: Tsinghua University (22), PekingUniversity (31) and University of Science & Technology of China (93).

Accordingto THE, the rankings focus on five key areas. Thirty percent of the overallscore is based on teaching, 30 percent from research, 30 percent from citationimpact, 2.5 percent from industry income and 7.5 percent from the internationaloutlook. A list of over 1000 top institutions in the world are included inthe rankings.