The 2018 edition of the prestigious Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU), in its measurement by disciplines, positioned the areas of Management, Economics and Business of FEN as the leaders in Chile and Latin America.

 

Although most of the measurements in terms of university rankings focus on universities as a whole, there are several dimensions that review the development of higher education institutions in terms of specific disciplines. 

 

The Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU), better known as the Shanghai Ranking, has existed since 2003 and has placed the Universidad de Chile as the leader in Chile in its general ranking of institutions for 15 consecutive years, something that it has also endorsed with its measurement of disciplines, where, this year, 54 knowledge areas were evaluated based on criteria such as academic journal citation levels and statistics, international collaboration and awards to academics, and staff of universities, analyzing the quality of work and academic staff.

 

If last year the Universidad de Chile appeared prominent in the rankings of 17 disciplines worldwide, this year the figure rose to 25, and in 8 of these it held first place in Latin America, double that in 2017 where it led in Computer Sciences, Mathematics, Transportation Science and Technology, and Management. This year, in addition to these knowledge areas, Political Science, Economics, Business Administration were added.