2013 Top 5 Young Universities
1. Hong Kong University of Science & Technology (HKUST)
Also number one in this year’s QS University Rankings: Asia, HKUST was established in 1991. It ranks 33rd in the latest QS World University Rankings, and has benefitted from strong government funding. Impressively, it’s almost within the world’s top 50 in the latest global survey of academics, and also within the top 100 for employer reputation and faculty-student ratio. However its strongest scores are for the international diversity of staff and students – it ranks 10th worldwide for international diversity of staff, and 23rd for students.
2. Nanyang Technological University (NTU)
Singapore’s NTU was also founded in 1991 – though there was a different institution, Nanyang Technological Institute, on the same site before this. It’s currently 47th in the world ranking, and 10= in the QS University Rankings: Asia – and on an upwards trajectory! In the global reputation surveys, it’s rated within the world’s top 50 by employers, and in the top 60 by academics. It has an even higher score than HKUST for international faculty – ranking 5th worldwide on this indicator.
3. University of Warwick
The UK is best known for its historic centers of learning, Oxford and Cambridge, but in fact has lots of leading young universities too. Seven of this year’s Top 50 Under 50 are from the UK, led by Warwick, which is currently ranked 58th in the world. Warwick is rated strikingly well by employers – 13th worldwide – and again scores very well on the internationalization indicators. It’s also making good progress on the research citations measure. However, next year it turns 50, so will no longer be eligible for a place in the Top 50 Under 50!
4. Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)
Back to Asia, to another product of the region’s growing investment in higher education – this time in Korea. Established in 1971, KAIST is one of two Korean universities established by the government to focus on science and technology subjects – the second being Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), established in 1986 and just two places behind KAIST in the Top 50 Under 50. KAIST is currently 63rd in the QS World University Rankings, and definitely on the way up – it climbed an impressive 27 places last year.
5. City University of Hong Kong (CUHK)
And finally, another leading young university from Hong Kong. Established in 1984, CUHK is ranked 95= in the latest QS World University Rankings, sharing this position with the US’s prestigious Purdue University (which is much older – founded in 1869). Like its fellow Hong Kong institution, HKUST, it’s been particularly successful at attracting academics from overseas – it ranks 12th worldwide on the measure of international diversity of faculty.
1. Hong Kong University of Science & Technology (HKUST)
Also number one in this year’s QS University Rankings: Asia, HKUST was established in 1991. It ranks 33rd in the latest QS World University Rankings, and has benefitted from strong government funding. Impressively, it’s almost within the world’s top 50 in the latest global survey of academics, and also within the top 100 for employer reputation and faculty-student ratio. However its strongest scores are for the international diversity of staff and students – it ranks 10th worldwide for international diversity of staff, and 23rd for students.
2. Nanyang Technological University (NTU)
Singapore’s NTU was also founded in 1991 – though there was a different institution, Nanyang Technological Institute, on the same site before this. It’s currently 47th in the world ranking, and 10= in the QS University Rankings: Asia – and on an upwards trajectory! In the global reputation surveys, it’s rated within the world’s top 50 by employers, and in the top 60 by academics. It has an even higher score than HKUST for international faculty – ranking 5th worldwide on this indicator.
3. University of Warwick
The UK is best known for its historic centers of learning, Oxford and Cambridge, but in fact has lots of leading young universities too. Seven of this year’s Top 50 Under 50 are from the UK, led by Warwick, which is currently ranked 58th in the world. Warwick is rated strikingly well by employers – 13th worldwide – and again scores very well on the internationalization indicators. It’s also making good progress on the research citations measure. However, next year it turns 50, so will no longer be eligible for a place in the Top 50 Under 50!
4. Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)
Back to Asia, to another product of the region’s growing investment in higher education – this time in Korea. Established in 1971, KAIST is one of two Korean universities established by the government to focus on science and technology subjects – the second being Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), established in 1986 and just two places behind KAIST in the Top 50 Under 50. KAIST is currently 63rd in the QS World University Rankings, and definitely on the way up – it climbed an impressive 27 places last year.
5. City University of Hong Kong (CUHK)
And finally, another leading young university from Hong Kong. Established in 1984, CUHK is ranked 95= in the latest QS World University Rankings, sharing this position with the US’s prestigious Purdue University (which is much older – founded in 1869). Like its fellow Hong Kong institution, HKUST, it’s been particularly successful at attracting academics from overseas – it ranks 12th worldwide on the measure of international diversity of faculty.
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