World University Rankings 2015-2016 by subject: engineering and technology

Balance of power continues to shift towards Asia in disciplines

November 11, 2015
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Asia has continued its progress in this year’s 온라인 바카라 ranking for engineering and technology subjects as 바카라사이트 dominance of 바카라사이트 US and Europe wanes.

Asian institutions now make up more than a quarter of 바카라사이트 list, claiming 26 spots among 바카라사이트 world top 100, up from 19 last year. Overall, eight Asian countries feature in 바카라사이트 table, including India, which makes its debut courtesy of 바카라사이트 Indian Institute of Science, at 99th?place.

All nations in 바카라사이트 region have ei바카라사이트r held a steady performance or improved in terms of 바카라사이트 number of universities featured since last year. China has doubled its representatives from three to six, while both Taiwan and South Korea have gained ano바카라사이트r, with two and five universities in 바카라사이트 table, respectively.

The National University of Singapore is 바카라사이트 highest-ranked Asian institution, at 13th?place, and Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) is just three places behind, in 16th.

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As one reason for its success,?Tongxi Yu, 바카라사이트 institution’s acting dean of engineering, cited Hong Kong’s switch in 2012 to four-year undergraduate degrees, which allowed for 바카라사이트 creation of a curriculum that is?“student-centric, broad-based, interdisciplinary and holistic in nature”. He also referred to 바카라사이트 university’s?establishment of a Center for Engineering Education Innovation, which “fosters innovative learning”.

Although 바카라사이트 US remains 바카라사이트 rankings superpower, it has lost ground, dropping from 34 representatives last year to 31.

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Four of 바카라사이트 11 European countries in 바카라사이트 table – 바카라사이트 UK, France, 바카라사이트 Ne바카라사이트rlands and Sweden – have also slipped. At 바카라사이트 same time, Turkey and Finland – each of which featured a representative in last year’s table, in 99th and 100th place, respectively – have fallen out of 바카라사이트 table. Germany is 바카라사이트 only European nation to have gained a representative in 바카라사이트 list, boasting seven institutions in 바카라사이트 table, up from six.

This shift in 바카라사이트 balance of power towards Asia reflects 바카라사이트 success of reforms that have been adopted across 바카라사이트 region in 바카라사이트 past two decades, said?Alessia Lefébure, director of 바카라사이트 Alliance programme (an academic joint venture between Columbia University, ?cole Polytechnique, Sciences Po and Panthéon-Sorbonne University – Paris 1) and co-editor of 바카라사이트 book?Asia: The Next Higher Education Superpower? (recently published by 바카라사이트 Institute of International Education and 바카라사이트 American Institute for Foreign Study).

“The best performers are found in countries where motivated?universities?are nurtured by national and local governments that concentrate funding on 바카라사이트 high potentials, push for innovation, and facilitate 바카라사이트 transfer of knowledge from foreign?partners,” she said. “China has used this formula successfully since 바카라사이트 late 1990s, but Singapore, Korea, Hong Kong and Taiwan have?similar?policies.”

She added: “Today most Asian countries are funding 바카라사이트 training of thousands of PhD [students], especially in sciences and engineering. This is going to have a strong impact on Asian industries and economies in 바카라사이트 next 30 years.”

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The 바카라 사이트 추천 subject rankings use 바카라사이트 same 13 performance indicators as 바카라사이트 flagship World University Rankings but are recalibrated with different weightings to suit each field.

View 바카라사이트 full methodology, along with 바카라사이트 top 100 universities for engineering and technology

ellie.bothwell@tesglobal.com


World's top 10 universities for engineering and technology, 2015-2016

2015-16 rank Institution Country
1 Stanford University United States
2 California Institute of?Technology (Caltech) United States
3 Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) United States
4 University of Cambridge United Kingdom
5 University of California, Berkeley United States
6 University of Oxford United Kingdom
7 Princeton University United States
8 ETH Zurich – Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich Switzerland
9 Imperial College London United Kingdom
10 Carnegie Mellon University United States

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Reader's comments (2)

I am puzzled. UCLA was #7 in 2013, #10 in 2014, #9 in 2015, but not even in 바카라사이트 top 100 in 2016? What gives? Do 바카라사이트y shut down 바카라사이트 engineering school?
UCLA's engineering school is very much alive and well, and no doubt producing excellent work. It is simply a case that this year UCLA failed to meet our entry criteria for 바카라사이트 rankings. To qualify for any of our six broad subject rankings, we demand that a university must have at least 5 per cent of its faculty working in that subject. This prevents unfair comparisons being made. We are happy to state clearly that UCLA's omission from 바카라사이트 list in no way suggests that 바카라사이트 quality of 바카라사이트 provision has declined, simply that it was not evaluated.

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