According to the data released by international higher education QS in official website, the 20th edition of the World University Rankings first included employability and sustainable development indicators into the ranking system, becoming the only ranking in the world that includes both indicators.

The ranking covers 1500 universities from 104 higher education system. The ranking is based on the analysis of more than1750,000 academic papers and professional opinions of more than 240,000 scholars and employers.

Among them, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) topped the list for the first year in a row with 12, Cambridge University still ranked second in the world, and Oxford University rose one place over last year, ranking third in the world. Peking University is the only university in China (Mainland China) that ranks among the top 20 universities in the world, ranking 17.