University rankings are a modern tool for integrating a university into the global educational space. Webometrics , one of the largest international rankings of higher education institutions, was updated at the end of January. This time the rating was compiled according to a new method: previously, universities were assessed according to four indicators, and now - according to three. The main assessment criteria are the presence of the university on the Internet and the citation of scientific publications. Despite the changes in the assessment system, Francisk Skorina Gomel State University managed to defend its position and took the 4th place among Belarusian universities again, also it became the first higher education institution of the region. GSU occupies 3608 place in the world ranking and is included in 12% of the best educational institutions. In total, about 30 thousand institutions of higher education are taken into account in the Webometrics ranking. The Webometrics ranking is compiled by the independent Spanish research laboratory Laboratorio de Internet in January and July.
