2026 Shanghai rankings: France holds steady while China advances
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- South China Morning Postseen 16 Aug, 16:08headline rewritten
University of Hong Kong, CityU secure spots in global university top 100HKU, CityU secure spots in global university top 100 - Channel News Asiaseen 19 Aug, 04:13headline rewritten
Commentary: Are perceptions of university prestige changing as Asian institutions rise up the ranks?Commentary: Do university rankings still matter to parents and students?
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How it spread - 9 original reports
Sat, 15 August 2026
7 reports- Le Figaro (France)04:00first to report
CLASSEMENT - Dans cette nouvelle édition du prestigieux palmarès international, toujours dominé par les universités anglo-saxonnes, les 27 établissements français classés obtiennent des places honorables.
- Le Monde (France)04:01
La France compte, comme en 2025, 27 universités dans le classement rendu public samedi 15 août, dont quatre dans le top 100. Les universités chinoises gagnent des places dans un palmarès toujours dominé par les établissements anglo-saxons.
- Le Monde (France)04:30
Malgré des risques d’ingérence et d’espionnage, des établissements français maintiennent et poussent même à développer une coopération scientifique étroite avec l’empire du Milieu, passé expert en intelligence artificielle.
- France Info (France)07:49
Paris-Saclay reste l'université française la mieux classée, à la 13e place mondiale, selon le classement paru samedi. Les universités Paris Sciences et Lettres (PSL) et Paris Cité progressent, la Sorbonne chute de plusieurs places. Aux Etats-Unis, Harvard, Stanford et le MIT restent en tête.
- Le Monde English09:48
France maintains its presence in the annual world university rankings, with 27 universities listed, unchanged from 2025, including four in the top 100. Chinese universities continue to rise in a ranking still dominated by American and British institutions.
- Il Fatto Quotidiano (Italy)14:34
La Sapienza di Roma è la migliore università italiana. È quanto emerge dall’Academic Ranking of World Universities (Arwu), la classifica internazionale pubblicata dalla Shanghai Ranking Consultancy. Alle spalle dell’ateneo romano si piazzano l’Università di Padova e il Politecnico di Milano. Nessuna università italiana, tuttavia, entra tra le prime cento al mondo. Per trovare la prima […] L'articolo Università, la classifica Arwu 2026: La Sapienza è la prima in Italia, ma nel mondo è solo...
- Libération (France)16:16
Les établissements américains et britanniques squattent toujours les premières places du classement de Shanghai. En tête, l’université Harvard, haïe par l’administration Trump. Quatre institutions françaises font partie du top 100.
Sun, 16 August 2026
2 reports- South China Morning Post12:20edited after publishing
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University of Hong Kong, CityU secure spots in global university top 100Two Hong Kong universities have secured places in the top 100 of an academic ranking that assesses 1,000 institutions worldwide. The University of Hong Kong (HKU) rose five places from 67th last year to 62nd, while City University (CityU) climbed four places from 99th to 95th in the Academic Ranking of World Universities, released by ShanghaiRanking Consultancy on Saturday. Launched in 2003, the annual ranking was initially published by Shanghai Jiao Tong University before ShanghaiRanking...
- Channel News Asia22:00edited after publishing
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Commentary: Are perceptions of university prestige changing as Asian institutions rise up the ranks?University rankings are shifting, but they do not automatically rewrite long-held beliefs about what a “good” university looks like, says mum writer June Yong.