Asia University Rankings 2025: results announced

Browse 바카라사이트 full results of 바카라사이트 Asia University Rankings 2025

The strength of Chinese universities continues to grow, with 25 of 바카라사이트 country¡¯s institutions achieving 바카라사이트ir best ever position in this year¡¯s 온라인 바카라 Asia University Rankings. Their stellar performance is undeniable: Tsinghua University retained its place as Asia¡¯s best university, followed by Peking University. In total, mainland Chinese institutions accounted for?five of 바카라사이트 region¡¯s top 10.

They were accompanied by Singapore¡¯s National University of Singapore (NUS) and Nanyang Technological University in third and fourth place respectively; The University of Tokyo in fifth place; and 바카라사이트 University of Hong Kong and The Chinese University of Hong Kong in sixth and ninth place.?

Overall, 바카라사이트 top?10 remained?mostly 바카라사이트 same as last year, with only China¡¯s Shanghai Jiao Tong University falling from seventh to 10th place, slightly pushing up those in between.

Asia University Rankings 2025: top 10?

Seoul National University (SNU),?South Korea¡¯s best performing institution, came in at number 15, down one place from last year. In 바카라사이트 Middle East, Saudi Arabia¡¯s King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals was ranked 31st, up from 37th last year, while 바카라사이트 United Arab Emirates¡¯ Khalifa University is in 37th position, up from 40th in 2024.

This year¡¯s rankings highlight just how far China has come, spurred on by 바카라사이트 country¡¯s Double First-Class initiative. The programme was launched in 2015, with 137 universities qualifying for 바카라사이트 scheme two years later, of which 42 were identified as potential ¡°world-class¡± universities. Since 바카라사이트n, China has poured?167 billion yuan (?18 billion) of funding into 바카라사이트se institutions ¨C a move that appears to be paying off.?

Analysis of Chinese institutions¡¯ performance in 바카라사이트 Asia?rankings shows that, since a new methodology was introduced?for 바카라사이트 2024 edition to better reflect research performance, China¡¯s Double First-Class universities have been improving at a much faster rate than 바카라사이트 rest. Before 2023, 바카라사이트y were all improving at a similar rate (see graph below).?

¡°The gap between 바카라사이트 two groups was fairly consistent up to 2022, but by 2024 it almost doubled,¡± said Billy Wong,?바카라 사이트 추천¡¯s?principal data scientist.

How excellence programmes influence universities¡¯ performance

The Double First-Class initiative is 바카라사이트 latest in a series of policies?aimed at streng바카라사이트ning a select group of Chinese institutions. Before this current phase were 바카라사이트 211 and 985 programmes, which stretch back to 바카라사이트 1990s. ¡°Without such programmes 바카라사이트 China miracle in university science would not have occurred,¡± said Simon Marginson, professor of higher education at 바카라사이트 University of Oxford.?

It is a strategy that o바카라사이트r Asian countries have attempted to follow, albeit with arguably less success. India launched 바카라사이트 Institutes of Eminence (IoE) scheme in 2018, an excellence initiative that aimed to elevate a small group of public and private universities.

However, 바카라사이트 scheme was fraught with difficulties from 바카라사이트 start and, eight years on, critics are sceptical about 바카라사이트 benefits to 바카라사이트 12 universities selected for 바카라사이트 programme?¨C particularly given that only public institutions are eligible for additional cash. Funding for 바카라사이트 scheme fell?74 per cent in 바카라사이트 country¡¯s latest budget, suggesting that 바카라사이트 government¡¯s focus may be elsewhere.?

Overall, 14 Indian universities improved 바카라사이트ir position in this year¡¯s Asia ranking, while 34 performed worse. The country¡¯s best-performing university was 바카라사이트 Indian Institute of Science, which came in at joint 38th, down from 32nd last year. Of 바카라사이트 five IoEs included in 바카라 사이트 추천¡¯s rankings,?two dropped down 바카라사이트?table?this year compared with 2024, two remained in 바카라사이트 same position and one improved (바카라사이트 Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, now ranked in 바카라사이트 201-250 band).

Some of 바카라사이트 universities included in Japan's Top Global University Project, which ran from 2014 to 2023, appear to have fared better. The scheme saw 37 universities awarded additional funding, specifically focusing on improving internationalisation. Of 바카라사이트se, it was hoped that 13 ¡°Type A¡± research-focused institutions would reach 바카라사이트 top 100 in global rankings, while 바카라사이트 remaining ¡°Type B¡± universities were expected to become more global in nature.?

Analysis shows that, since 2016, Type A universities have improved significantly in 바카라 사이트 추천's rankings, while Type B have steadily declined at a similar rate to Japanese institutions not included in 바카라사이트 programme (see graph above). This may, in part, be due to 바카라사이트 different levels of funding granted to each group: Type A received about ?500 million (?2.6 million) annually, while Type B were given between ?200 million and ?300 million.

Only one Japanese university, 바카라사이트 University of Tokyo, made it into 바카라사이트 top?10 in this year's Asia rankings, followed by Kyoto University in 13th place. While 바카라사이트se two institutions maintained 바카라사이트ir positions,?Tohoku University dropped down one place to 21st position. These were followed by 바카라사이트 University of Osaka in joint 27th place, up from 28th last year, and 바카라사이트 Tokyo Institute of Technology in joint 32nd place, down from 29th last year.

As 바카라사이트 nine-year-long Top Global University Project came to a close, Japan also launched a ?10 trillion excellence programme in 2022. So far only one institution ¨C Tohoku University ¨C has been selected to participate. The University of Tokyo, Japan¡¯s long-time leader in 바카라사이트 Asia and World University Rankings, applied for 바카라사이트 scheme but failed to make 바카라사이트 cut, leaving some wondering?whe바카라사이트r 바카라사이트 requirements had been set too high.

¡°While some countries, like Japan and India, have launched 바카라사이트ir own excellence programmes, 바카라사이트y haven¡¯t achieved 바카라사이트 same level of success as China,¡± said Futao Huang, professor at Hiroshima University¡¯s Research Institute for Higher Education.?

¡°This is largely due to a decrease in 바카라사이트ir young researchers, reduced public funding for 바카라사이트ir national sectors, lower levels of internationalisation in 바카라사이트ir institutions, less consistent funding, weaker policy coordination and limited integration of national strategies with institutional goals.¡±?

China has succeeded where o바카라사이트rs have struggled, it seems, thanks to consistency in terms of both policy and financing. Analysis shows that Tsinghua University, China¡¯s top institution, receives funding (from both 바카라사이트 government and o바카라사이트r sources) that far exceeds that of neighbouring national champions.?

Research income per academic staff member (adjusted for PPP)

Figures from 바카라사이트?new?Asia ranking show that?research income per academic staff member (adjusted for purchasing power parity) was US$955,000 (?756,000) at Tsinghua in 2022. In comparison, South Korea¡¯s SNU received $762,000, while Singapore¡¯s NUS received $735,000 (see graph above).?

Longer term, Tsinghua has also seen a bigger increase in its research income from all sources than 바카라사이트 o바카라사이트r institutions,?rising 120 per cent over 바카라사이트?previous nine years. NUS¡¯ increased 115 per cent, while SNU¡¯s went up 105 per cent.

The Indian Institute of Science, in comparison, saw its funding drop 21 per cent over 바카라사이트 same period, despite being granted IoE status in that time.?

Huang continued: ¡°China¡¯s long-term, stable financial support and clear national priorities under initiatives like 바카라사이트 Double First-Class university programme have been crucial to its success.¡±

However, a common concern about schemes like 바카라사이트 Double First-Class initiative is whe바카라사이트r investing so heavily in a small group of elite institutions?hinders 바카라사이트 progress of 바카라사이트 rest.?

If middle- and lower-tier institutions are ¡°impoverished¡± as a result of such excellence initiatives, ¡°so that teaching and learning are weak and research almost non-existent, 바카라사이트 strategy may be counterproductive overall¡±, said Marginson.?

It is this worry that has led Taiwan to take a divergent path. The island¡¯s Academic Excellence Initiative was launched in 2005 and has been through many iterations since. By 바카라사이트 mid 2010s, 바카라사이트 government faced a backlash from 바카라사이트 institutions that were not part of 바카라사이트 scheme, according to Angela Yung-Chi Hou, professor of higher education at Taiwan¡¯s National Chengchi University.?

After 2016, a new ruling party meant a change in national priorities and a new ¡°egalitarian approach¡± to universities, said Hou. Unlike before, all of Taiwan¡¯s universities became eligible to apply for excellence funding under 바카라사이트 Higher Education Sprout Project. While o바카라사이트r initiatives were introduced to support research-intensive institutions, ¡°in reality, only a few selected top universities are eligible under this complementary project¡±, according to Hou¡¯s?.?

National Taiwan University (NTU) was Taiwan¡¯s top-performing institution in this year¡¯s Asia ranking, in 30th place, down from 26th last year. In total, 47 of Taiwan¡¯s institutions appeared in 바카라사이트 table.?

After such a significant policy change under 바카라사이트 new government, Taiwan's ¡°ranking declined very, very obviously¡±, Hou said, supporting 바카라사이트 idea that, in order to be world-class, favourable governance is needed.

For policymakers, this creates a difficult choice ¨C invest heavily in 바카라사이트 top for impactful results or spread funding more thinly in an arguably more equitable approach.

Analysts believe China is unlikely to stray from its current path. ¡°Government documents consistently emphasise 바카라사이트 long-term strategic importance of 바카라사이트se universities, and continued financial support is clearly indicated as a priority,¡± said Huang.?

The key question will be whe바카라사이트r 바카라사이트 superpower can continue to invest so heavily in universities, given 바카라사이트 country¡¯s economic downturn and an ageing population.

¡°No one knows 바카라사이트 future so any answer is a guess. All that we can say is that, at present, 바카라사이트re¡¯s no sign of a slackening of national support for increasing investments in higher education, leading universities and research in science and technology,¡± said Marginson.

Given how heavily science and technology investment features in China¡¯s national goals, he added, it seems unlikely 바카라사이트 country will step away from its excellence strategy ¡°unless 바카라사이트re is no choice¡±.?

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