Comenius University in Bratislava is the only Slovak school to be listed in the ShanghaiRanking's 2019 Global Ranking of Academic Subjects. It ranked among top 500 universities in the Natural Sciences field.
In Physics, it ranked 201st-300th place, while in both mathematics and Earth Sciences it placed in the 401st-500th position.
“Regarding the financing of the Slovak education sector and science, it’s remarkable that Comenius University has its place among other world universities,” said its rector, Marek Števček, as quoted in a press release.
The university belongs to the best, particularly in natural sciences.