IRELAND'S universities have scored highly in a new European ranking system.
Most finished in the top half of the U-Multirank system, with the stand-out performers being Dublin City University (DCU), University CollegeCork (UCC), National University of Ireland Galway (NUIG) and Cork Institute of Technology (CIT), who all finished in the top 10pc.
Education Minister Ruairi Quinn said that Irish colleges and universities had been "punching above their weight" for years with a burgeoning international reputation for excellence.
The top rankings are being hailed as a strategic boost for the sector, given the expansion of the multi-billion European overseas student sector.
A total of 879 universities and colleges were assessed under the new system.
Universities are assessed on a marking system from 'A' for excellent to 'E' for very poor across a range of disciplines ranging from research to graduate studies and facilities Ireland's top performers were DCU (15 As), UCC (14 As), NUIG (12 As) and CIT (11 As). All four made it into the top 10pc.
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