Quacquarelli Symonds compiled a list of the best student cities in the world. The list included four representatives of Russia: Moscow, St. Petersburg, Tomsk and Novosibirsk. Over the past year, the capital has improved its performance and rose to 28th place. Experts noted the financial accessibility of the educational institution, the activity of employers. Petersburg also rose in the rating and took 76th place. Tomsk showed a significant improvement and moved from 91 places to 74, thus overtaking the city on the Neva. Novosibirsk, on the contrary, surrendered its positions and dropped to 96 seats out of 100. London became the best student city in the world. In the top 5 hit Tokyo, Melbourne, Montreal and Paris.