The World Reacts: The QS World University Rankings® 2016-17

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The Twitter world has reacted to the latest release of the QS World University Rankings with as much fervour as always.

Here’s a summary of international reaction from the higher education industry and beyond:

The risers

As well as the USA securing each of the top three spots, a number of other countries have done well in this year’s university rankings:

Finland

https://twitter.com/goodnewsfinland/status/773068303841562625

Pakistan

https://twitter.com/ARYNEWSOFFICIAL/status/773160030078205952

Switzerland

https://twitter.com/SwissEmbassyUK/status/773128242886766592

Hong Kong

https://twitter.com/EdwardWongTweet/status/772966828716929024

Indonesia

https://twitter.com/univ_indonesia/status/773512235889070084

The fallers

The UK

https://twitter.com/ChloeKeedyITV/status/773062835056377856

Ireland

https://twitter.com/JackNathanMoran/status/773151835343482880

The surprises

China

https://twitter.com/JackNathanMoran/status/773081045277212672

The fallout

https://twitter.com/bensowter/status/773042294488494081

https://twitter.com/JackNathanMoran/status/772940647896584192

The inevitable Brexit debate

https://twitter.com/vntk_vshnv/status/773083726989459456

 

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