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Revealed: Asia's 350 Best Universities

QS Quacquarelli Symonds
2016-06-14 12:24 4692

LONDON, June 14, 2016 /PRNewswire/ --

China edges out Japan in battle for regional superiority 

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Quacquarelli Symonds, global higher education analysts, today released on http://www.TopUniversities.com the eight edition of the QS University Ranking: Asia.[1]
National University of Singapore is established as Asia's finest university for the third consecutive year. It is followed by the University of Hong Kong.  Nanyang Technological University rises one place to the podium, taking the bronze medal. China remains the preeminent nation, ahead of Japan.

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NUS President Tan Chorh Chuan said: "Our priority is preparing future-ready graduates and developing top talent, driving innovation and forging strategic collaborations with academic and industry partners, and delivering impact from world-class research. I am heartened that our work is also reflected by NUS continued progress in the rankings."

Highlights include:

  • 17 nations or territories are featured;
  • Hong Kong dominates the top ten with four institutions ranked;
  • Mainland China, Singapore, and South Korea feature two universities apiece in the top 10;
  • Mainland China has 82 universities among the 350 ranked, Japan has 74,

South Korea 54, Taiwan 34, India 23 and Malaysia 20;


  • There are 13 Thai universities in the rankings, 11 Indonesian, 10 Pakistani, 8 Filipino and five Vietnamese.
  • Bangladesh and Sri Lanka have two apiece; Brunei and Macao one apiece.
  • This year's QS University Rankings: Asia are the largest-ever rankings for the region.

QS University Rankings 2016 (Asia): Top 20


2016

2015

Institution

Country/Territory

1

1

National University of Singapore

Singapore

2

2

University of Hong Kong

Hong Kong

3

4

Nanyang Technological University

Singapore

4

5

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

Hong Kong

5

11

Tsinghua University

Mainland China

6

3

KAIST - Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

South Korea

7

9

City University of Hong Kong

Hong Kong

8

6

The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Hong Kong

9

7

Peking University

Mainland China

10

8

Seoul National University

South Korea

11

16

Fudan University

Mainland China

12

10

POSTECH

South Korea

13

12

The University of Tokyo

Japan

14

15

Tokyo Institute of Technology

Japan

15

14

Kyoto University

Japan

16

19

Korea University

South Korea

17

13

Osaka University

Japan

18

18

Yonsei University

South Korea

19

17

Sungkyunkwan University

South Korea

20

20

Tohoku University

Japan



(c) QS Quacquarelli Symonds 2004-2016 http://www.TopUniversities.com

1. Tables will not go live until 00:01 GMT on the 14th June 2016

The full, enhanced methodology can be found here.

The full QS University Rankings: Asia can be viewed in full here

Source: QS Quacquarelli Symonds
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