I suppose you misinterpret, but that is up to you. I'm not saying nobody is making lists, I'm saying the lists don't matter. Unless you are in some sort of alte

I suppose you misinterpret, but that is up to you. I'm not saying nobody is making lists, I'm saying the lists don't matter. Unless you are in some sort of alternate reality where you have to compete for work, the specific university you went to has no weight to it. You can probably find some sort of multinational or a FAANG job where they do try to rank applicants based on the name of the university but that is more an exception than a rule here in western Europe. The last four large companies I worked at or contracted for didn't even look at what university I went to 15 years ago, or how certified I am. The past 5 or 6 years were relevant, and that's about it. Perhaps if you are inexperienced or all you have is your years at a University it might matter at your first entry-level job. Or if you want to purely work in academia. But that is not what most of the MS or BS work revolves around and it is not where people are needed the most.