West China School of Nursing, Sichuan University stands out as one of the world’s top 150 in QS World University Ranking by Subject 2021, which was recently published by the international higher education consulting institution Quacquarelli Symonds (QS).
QS World University Rankings, together with the Times Higher Education World University Rankings, U.S. News & World Report Best Global Universities Rankings and ShanghaiRanking’s Academic Ranking of World Universities, are recognized as the four most authoritative world university rankings.
QS World University Ranking by Subject is published once a year, involving 51 disciplines. The ranking indicators include academic reputation (40%), employer reputation (10%), faculty/student ratio (20%), research impact (20%), and internationalization performance (faculty 5% & student 5%). It is one of the most famous World University Rankings involving the largest numbers of participating institutions.
The nursing discipline of Sichuan University has developed rapidly in recent years. It has gradually established as a superior discipline with "Chinese characteristics, Sichuan University style, and the West China brand" in the development of cultural inheritance and innovation. Focusing on discipline construction, West China School of Nursing, Sichuan University is devoted to cultural construction, nursing education, nursing research, supporting platforms, international cooperation, and social reputation. Up to now, it has formed a framework for cultivating high-caliber talents with the strong support of 4 hospitals and 15 teaching and research sections; created a discipline construction framework comprising the head nurses of department, the head nurses of specialties, and the deputy head nurses of specialties; and fostered a new force for the construction of nursing discipline through integration, innovation and inheritance. In the new era, West China School of Nursing is geared to push forward the construction of the nursing discipline with full enthusiasm and broad mind.
