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Every year, universities【小题1】 ( rank ) by different organizains.On Sept. 2, Times Higher education brought out the World University Rankings 2022 , in【小题2】 Chinese mainland universities wrote a newpage in the rankings history.This year,a record 10 Chinese mainland universities ranked in the world’s top 200 universities.Tsinghua University and Peking University tied for 16th place, 【小题3】 ( mark) the first time that two Chinese mainland universities have made【小题4】 into the top 20.

The Chinese mainland has the【小题5】 (four) highest number of universities in the ramkings , behind the United States with 183 , Japan with 118 and the UK with 101.

The COVID-19 pandemic(大流行)has had an infuence【小题6】the rankings. Universities that did research on understanding and managing the pandemic saw【小题7】 clear rise on the rankings table. 11 Chinese mainland universities , including Huazhong University of Science and Technology in Wuhan and Capital Medical University in Beijing, all move up at least two ranking【小题8】 ( band).

“There is a clear change happening across higher education around the world, and perhaps most【小题9】 ( rapid) in the Chinese mainland.”said Phil Baty, chief knowledge officer at Times Higher Education.“It is interesting【小题10】 ( see ) whether the Chinese mainland can challenge the US and UK’s long-running advantage in the global top 10,”he added.