China and Taiwan now have more universities than the US in the top
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- China and Taiwan now have more universities in the top 500 of the Shanghai Ranking than the US.
- China's rise in the rankings is attributed to increased investment in higher education.
- US universities face challenges due to funding cuts and ideological policies under Trump.
- Spain's universities are stagnating, with 36 institutions in the ranking but no improvement in scores.
- The Shanghai Ranking criteria include Nobel Prizes, highly cited researchers, and publications in Science and Nature.
- Asian universities benefit from large size, leading to high scientific output.
- US risks losing its leadership in the ranking if funding trends continue.
- Spain aims to allocate 1% of GDP to higher education by 2030, but lags behind the EU average.
- The University of Barcelona is Spain's top performer in the ranking.
- Spain's public university system is efficient but lacks global top-tier institutions.