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The most innovative universities in Europe 2019

Germany has the highest number of innovative universities in Europe, according to new Reuters’ analysis

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    Seeta Bhardwa

    Editor, THE Student
    May 6 2019
    Most innovative universities in Europe

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    KU Leuven in Belgium has been named the most innovative university in Europe for the fourth year running.Ìý

    The analysis was carried out by Reuters in collaboration with Clarivate Analytics and looked at which universities produce original research, create useful technology, and stimulate the global economy.Ìý

    To compile the rankings, Clarivate Analytics identified more than 600 global organisations that publish the most academic research. Then each institution was evaluated based on 10 different metrics focusing on patent filings and research paper citations, and then separated into regions.Ìý

    The 51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ of Erlangen-Nuremburg climbs two spots this year to take second position. This bumps École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (fifth) all down one place.Ìý

    Germany has the highest number of universities on the list with 23 institutions in the top 100. The UK closely follows with 21 institutions, France is third with 18 universities, Netherlands has 9, Belgium has seven, Spain and Switzerland have five each, Italy has four, Denmark has three, Norway has two, and Austria and Ireland have one each.


    The most innovative universities in Europe: top 50

    Most innovative rank 2019 51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ Country
    1 KU Leuven Belgium
    2 51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ of Erlangen-Nuremberg Germany
    3 Imperial College London UK
    4 51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ of Cambridge UK
    5 École Polytechnique Fédérale de LausanneÌý SwitzerlandÌý
    6 UCL UK
    7 Technical 51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ of Munich Germany
    8 51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ of Manchester UK
    9 51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ of Zurich Switzerland
    10 ETH Zurich SwitzerlandÌý
    11 Heidelberg 51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ Germany
    12Ìý 51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ of Oxford UK
    13 Technical 51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ of Denmark Denmark
    14 Leiden 51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ Netherlands
    15 Paris-Sud 51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ France
    16 Delft 51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ of Technology Netherlands
    17 Montpellier 51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ France
    18 Paris Descartes 51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ France
    19 51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ of Basel Switzerland
    20 LMU Munich Germany
    21 King'sÌý College London UK
    22 Sorbonne 51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ France
    23 Free 51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ of Berlin Germany
    24 51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ of Bordeaux France
    25 Utrecht 51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ Netherlands
    26 Johannes Gutenberg 51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ of Mainz Germany
    27 RWTH Aachen 51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ Germany
    28 Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin Germany
    29 Eindhoven 51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ of Technology Netherlands
    30 51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ of Freiburg Germany
    31 TU Dresden Germany
    32 Humboldt 51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ of Berlin Germany
    33 Grenoble Alpes 51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ France
    34 Technical 51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ of Berlin Germany
    35 51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ of Copenhagen Denmark
    36 Erasmus 51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ Rotterdam Netherlands
    37 51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ of Edinburgh UK
    38 Saarland 51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ Germany
    39 51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ of Lille France
    40 Vrije Universiteit Brussel Belgium
    41 Claude Bernard 51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ Lyon 1 France
    42 51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ of Dundee UK
    43 Université Catholique de Louvain Belgium
    44 51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ of Glasgow UK
    45 51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ of Tübingen Germany
    46 51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ of Birmingham UK
    47 Goethe 51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ Frankfurt Germany
    48Ìý Ghent 51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ Belgium
    49 Queen Mary 51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ of London UK
    50 Aix-Marseille 51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ France

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