世界大學聲譽排行榜發佈 清華北大繼續穩居前20
Two Chinese universities have been placed in the top 20 of this year's Times Higher Education World Reputation Rankings, according to data released last Thursday.
上週四公佈的一項數據顯示，兩所中國頂尖大學躋身今年《泰晤士報高等教育專刊世界大學聲譽排行榜》的前20名。Tsinghua University and Peking University are ranked in 14th and 17th place respectively -- the same positions they held in last year's rankings.
清華大學和北京大學分別排在第14位和第17位，與它們去年各自的排名相同。The top 20 comprises 13 US universities, four British and three others.
排名前20的大學有13所大學是美國的大學、還有4所英國大學和3所其他大學。
Harvard topped the league table, followed by Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Stanford University.
哈佛大學位居榜首，緊隨其後的是麻省理工學院和斯坦福大學。The list has four British universities, which are Cambridge, Oxford and London's University College and Imperial College. The University of Tokyo is also included in top 20.
這份榜單的四所英國大學分別是劍橋大學、牛津大學和倫敦大學和帝國理工學院。東京大學也位列前20名。
Traditionally Chinese universities scored less well in international ranking tables compared to US and European incumbents in levels of teaching and research.
傳統上，在教學和研究水平方面，中國大學在國際排名排行榜上的評價要比美國和歐洲的高校遜色一些。This changed two years ago, though, when Tsinghua University broke into the top 20 for the first time, ranking 18th in 2016. Last year, Peking University joined it in the top 20.
但是，這一情況在兩年前發生了變化，清華大學首次躋身前20名，2016年排名第18位。去年，北京大學也躋身前20名。Phil Baty, editor of the rankings, said: "it seems that China's relentless march up the global league tables has stalled, after making major gains in recent years. This new data shows just how hard it is for emerging powers to break into the traditional global elite."
該排名的編輯菲爾·巴蒂稱：“在近幾年取得重大進展之後，中國在全球排名榜上的持續增長似乎已經停滯。這些新數據顯示，新興力量要打入傳統的全球名校階層是多麼困難。”However, Baty said the stabilization of Chinese universities' rankings is no cause for alarm. "Continued investment built on decades of spending, and increased internationalization in Chinese higher education will no doubt ensure China's universities continue to strengthen," he said.
不過巴蒂表示，中國大學排名的穩定並不值得擔憂。他說：“數十年的持續投資建設以及中國高等教育國際化程度的提高，無疑將使得中國的大學變得越來越好。”
