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The QS World University Rankings Europe 2026, published on 28 January, brought positive news for Brno University of Technology. BUT advanced to 204th place and now ranks among the top 21% of European universities included in the ranking, with a particularly significant improvement recorded in the sustainability indicator.
BUT Rector's Office - Illustrative photo. | Author: BUT ArchivesIn last year’s QS WUR Europe ranking, Brno University of Technology placed in the shared 224th position and ranked fifth among Czech universities. This year’s result represents a rise of 20 places in the European comparison and an improvement of one position within the Czech Republic.
The overall result was driven mainly by a significant increase in the sustainability score (Sustainability). In this criterion, BUT moved from a shared 301st place to 217th, ranking third among Czech universities, behind Charles University (122nd) and Masaryk University (130th).
BUT also improved in International Research Network, moving up one place to 193rd. In the other indicators, the university saw a slight decline in absolute ranking, mainly due to increasing competition – the total number of ranked universities rose by 40% year-on-year.
“The current prestigious QS Europe ranking confirms that succeeding in the ever-growing competition among European and global universities is becoming increasingly demanding, and that the only viable path forward is a systematic and long-term approach to university development – not only in education and research, but across a wide range of other areas as well. I am therefore pleased that the conceptual work on the preparation and implementation of BUT’s sustainability strategy, which has already had a positive impact in the separate QS Sustainability Rankings, is now delivering tangible results even in strong European competition. I also consider the increase in scores in the area of internationalisation to be very important – whether in terms of hosting foreign academics, student exchanges or international research cooperation. At the same time, there is still room for further improvement, particularly in scientific performance and citation impact. I believe that BUT has the potential to continue strengthening its position in international comparison,” commented Martin Weiter, Vice-Rector for Research and Knowledge Transfer, adding: “At the same time, I would like to thank academic and research staff, students and all employees whose daily work and commitment contribute to the good name of our university. Their talent, skills and dedication are the foundation of BUT’s success.”
Among the 18 Czech universities included in the ranking, Charles University performed best, placing in the shared 92nd position, followed by Masaryk University (156th) and the Czech Technical University in Prague (181st). BUT ranked 4th, ahead of Palacký University Olomouc (216th) and the Czech University of Life Sciences Prague (252nd).
In the Eastern Europe region, BUT ranked 8th, behind Charles University, three Polish universities (University of Warsaw, Jagiellonian University, Warsaw University of Technology), Masaryk University, CTU in Prague and Hungary’s Eötvös Loránd University.
The overall winner of the ranking was the University of Oxford, followed by ETH Zurich, with Imperial College London and University College London (UCL) sharing third place.
Year-on-year, the ranking recorded a 40% increase in the number of evaluated universities – from 684 last year to 958 this year.
The QS WUR Europe ranking evaluates higher education institutions based on 12 indicators, including Academic and Employer Reputation, Faculty-Student Ratio, International Research Network, Citation per Paper and Sustainability.
University rankings published by Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) rank among the three most respected global assessments of higher education institutions, alongside the THE World University Rankings and the Shanghai Ranking. The flagship ranking is the QS World University Rankings, in which BUT achieved 575th place last year among 8,500 institutions worldwide.
More information is available on the QS website in the QS World University Rankings Europe section.Authors: Petr Kouřil, Petr Kubíček