LONDON, Oct. 18, 2017 /PRNewswire/ --
Asia's Leading Universities: Announced
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QS Quacquarelli Symonds, global higher education analysts, have today named Asia's leading 426 universities. The 2018 edition of the QS World University Rankings: Asia sees Nanyang Technological University take the number-one spot from compatriot National University of Singapore (2nd).
Highlights
Table 1: QS University Rankings 2018: Asia (Top 10) |
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2018 Rank |
2017 Rank |
Institution |
Country/Territory |
1 |
3 |
NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY (NTU) |
SG |
2 |
1 |
NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE (NUS) |
SG |
3 |
4 |
THE HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (HKUST) |
HK |
4 |
6 |
KAIST - KOREA ADVANCED INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY |
KR |
5 |
2 |
UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG (HKU) |
HK |
6 |
5 |
TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY |
Mainland China |
7 |
11 |
FUDAN UNIVERSITY |
Mainland China |
8 |
7 |
CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG |
HK |
9 |
9 |
PEKING UNIVERSITY |
Mainland China |
10 |
8 |
THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG (CUHK) |
HK |
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Methodology
QS use a unique methodology to calculate this ranking. The methodology is designed to account for the unique challenges facing the region's universities, and features 10 indicators. They are:
A detailed methodology document can be found at http://www.TopUniversities.com, as can the full table.
Ben Sowter, Research Director, QS, said: "This year's rankings suggest that, in a number of nations, established hierarchies are being disrupted. This is a result of the region's universities continually striving to become competitive, forward-thinking, and internationally attractive."