The list was topped by Peking University with another 22 Chinese schools featured within the top 100. The Hungarian colleges ranked in the lower half of the list: Debrecen and Semmelweis tying at no. 60 along with National Yang-Ming University of Taiwan and the Federal University of Rio di Janiero, while University of Szeged placed 93rd.

The ranking shows the significance of receiving foreign students from counties that are important partners to Hungary as well as the areas where improvement is necessary, Szeged senior official József Pál told news portal Index.hu.

– David Landry contributed to this article