Shifts in the global competition in the market of world-class universities (WCUs) are analyzed; the long-term restructuring of this market is considered in three geopolitical centers—the United States, Europe, and Asia—over the past 18 years of the 21st century. Nine of the most authoritative global university rankings were used as an information base. Calculations show that even though the positions of American universities in the top lists of world rankings are weakening, giving way to European and Asian universities, the United States continues to maintain leadership in this area. However, the authors’ expert forecast makes it possible to say that, if the emerging trends continue, by 2030 the number of WCUs of Europe and the United States in the Top 100 of many global ratings can be equalized, leading to a kind of Euro–American parity in the higher education sector. According to the authors, the desire of countries to create their own WCUs is a positive trend in terms of the development of global science.

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国际排名镜中大学的全球竞争

分析世界一流大学（WCU）市场全球竞争的变化；在 21 世纪的过去 18 年中，美国、欧洲和亚洲这三个地缘政治中心考虑了这个市场的长期重组。九个最权威的全球大学排名被用作信息库。计算表明，尽管美国大学在世界排名前列的位置正在减弱，让位于欧洲和亚洲大学，但美国在该领域继续保持领先地位。然而，作者的专家预测可以说，如果新兴趋势继续下去，到2030年，欧洲和美国在许多全球评级中前100名的WCU数量可以持平，导致高等教育领域的某种欧美平等。这组作者认为，就全球科学发展而言，各国希望创建自己的 WCU 是一个积极的趋势。