LONDON - Top Asian universities have been evaluated in the first regional ranking from QS Quacquarelli Symonds Ltd, the compilers of the Times Higher Education - QS World University Rankings.
Five countries dominate the top 10 places in the QS.com Asian University Rankings:
Rank Institution Country 1 University of Hong Kong Hong Kong 2 The Chinese University of Hong Kong Hong Kong 3 University of Tokyo Japan 4 Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Hong Kong 5 Kyoto University Japan 6 Osaka University Japan 7 KAIST - Korea Advanced Institute of Science & South Korea Technology 8 Seoul National University South Korea 9 Tokyo Institute of Technology Japan 10= National University of Singapore (NUS) Singapore 10= Peking University China
Top Asian universities in the remaining six countries featured in the QS.com Asian University Rankings:
Rank Institution Country 22 National Taiwan University Taiwan 30= Indian Institute of Technology Bombay India 30= Mahidol University Thailand 39 Universiti Malaya Malaysia 50 University of Indonesia Indonesia 63= University of the Philippines Philippines
Nunzio Quacquarelli, Managing Director of QS explains: “The results of the QS.com Asian University Rankings focus on regionally relevant measures of excellence, with the top performing universities distinguished not only by quality, but also by high productivity of research, compared to their regional peers.”
Ben Sowter, Head of Research at QS adds, “The advantage of these regional rankings is in the richer picture we can create when comparing universities at a regional rather than global level, through the inclusion of additional factors. For example, countries with a first language other than English use student exchanges as a key approach to internationalization, which is reflected in the QS.com Asian University Rankings.”
“These adjustments have had an inevitable influence on the results, the position of institutions in Hong Kong, Japan and Singapore was to be expected, but the stronger performance of South Korean institutions in contrast to the world rankings suggests a strength known in the region that has yet to be fully acknowledged globally.”
For full results and key methodological differences between the THE-QS World University Rankings and the QS.com Asian University Rankings go to www.topuniversities.com
Media inquiries: Simona Bizzozero QS Head of Media Relations +44(0)20-7284-7248 simona@qsnetwork.com
Source: QS
Media inquiries: Simona Bizzozero, QS Head of Media Relations, +44(0)20-7284-7248, simona at qsnetwork.com
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