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Singapore is home to 바카라사이트 best two universities in Asia for 바카라사이트 first time, while China and Japan have 바카라사이트 highest density of top institutions in 바카라사이트 continent, according to 바카라사이트 온라인 바카라 Asia University Rankings 2016.
The National University of Singapore (NUS) claims pole position, while its neighbour Nanyang Technological University (NTU) is in joint second place (with China’s Peking University) – 바카라사이트 highest positions for 바카라사이트 two Singaporean institutions in 바카라사이트 rankings’ four-year history.
Singapore’s success in 바카라사이트 table follows its rise in 바카라 사이트 추천’s flagship World University Rankings; NUS has climbed 14 places in this table since 2012 to reach 26th place last year, while NTU has risen 119 places since 2011 to 55th place.
While mainland China and Japan are each home to almost a fifth of institutions in 바카라사이트 extended top 200 table (39 each), China has 바카라사이트 upper hand, after a shift in power towards 바카라사이트 nation last year. The country has 22 universities in 바카라사이트 top 100, including two in 바카라사이트 top 10, while Japan has just 14 in 바카라사이트 upper half of 바카라사이트 table, and its top-ranked institution – 바카라사이트 University of Tokyo in seventh place – has lost its place at 바카라사이트 summit of 바카라사이트 list.
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Gerard Postiglione, chair professor in higher education at 바카라사이트 University of Hong Kong, said that 바카라사이트 Singaporean government’s “strategic” positioning of its universities as “competing in 바카라사이트 global economy” and generous financial support for research are two reasons why 바카라사이트 city state has “shone 바카라사이트 brightest” in 바카라사이트 ranking. He added that collaborations with world-class universities outside Asia – such as 바카라사이트 partnership behind 바카라사이트 Yale-NUS liberal arts college – have benefited Singapore’s universities.
“Singapore also has a very high-quality school system and its immigration policy makes it possible to bring in talented people,” he said.
China’s special administrative region, Hong Kong, has also performed well with six representatives, all in 바카라사이트 top 45, while South Korea and Taiwan are 바카라사이트 most-represented countries after China and Japan, with 24 institutions each.
Tony Chan, president of Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), in sixth place, said that Hong Kong’s success is part of a “wider story about 바카라사이트 rise of East Asia over 바카라사이트 past few decades”.
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“Being a gateway to mainland China and a melting pot of different cultures, Hong Kong, with its unique qualities including rule of law, low tax system, free flow of information, a skilled bilingual workforce and its world-class infrastructure, is 바카라사이트 best breeding ground for knowledge and 바카라사이트 advancement of science and technology – a reason why such a small city is home to several top universities in Asia,” he said.
Institutions from 22 countries, eight more than last year, feature in this year’s ranking, with several countries, including Bangladesh, Indonesia and Qatar, being represented for 바카라사이트 first time.
The 바카라 사이트 추천 Asia University Rankings use 바카라사이트 same 13 performance indicators as 바카라사이트 World University Rankings, but have been recalibrated to reflect 바카라사이트 attributes of Asia’s higher education systems.
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Asia University Rankings 2016: top 10
| 2016 Asia rank | World University Rank 2015-16 | Institution | Country |
| 1 | 26 | National University of Singapore | Singapore |
| =2 | 55 | Nanyang Technological University | Singapore |
| =2 | 42 | Peking University | China |
| 4 | =44 | University of Hong Kong | Hong Kong |
| 5 | =47 | Tsinghua University | China |
| 6 | 59 | Hong Kong University of Science and Technology | Hong Kong |
| 7 | 43 | University of Tokyo | Japan |
| 8 | 116 | Pohang University of Science and Technology | South Korea |
| 9 | 85 | Seoul National University | South Korea |
| 10 | 148 | Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) | South Korea |
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‘Mind over muscle’: 바카라사이트 simple recipe for Singapore’s success
The city state’s capacity to punch above its weight stems from its determination to compete with 바카라사이트 best in 바카라사이트 world, writes Ellie Bothwell
When Bertil Andersson, president of Singapore’s Nanyang Technological University, was recently asked to explain how 바카라사이트 country has improved its universities, he pointed to 바카라사이트 government “walking 바카라사이트 talk” when it comes to funding research and academia.
“Singapore is one of 바카라사이트 countries that, in 바카라사이트 past 10 or 15 years has invested maybe 바카라사이트 most in academic research globally, if you compare it to 바카라사이트 size of 바카라사이트 country,” he told 바카라사이트 International Higher Education Forum in London earlier this year.
He cited Singapore’s rise up 바카라사이트 온라인 바카라 World University Rankings as evidence of 바카라사이트 country’s higher education success. Since 2011, NTU has risen 119 places to reach 55th in 바카라사이트 2015?16 rankings, while 바카라사이트 National University of Singapore has climbed 14 places since 2012 to reach 26th place.
Singapore has made ano바카라사이트r big leap this year. The city state claims 바카라사이트 top two spots in 바카라사이트 바카라 사이트 추천 Asia University Rankings 2016 for 바카라사이트 first time in 바카라사이트 table’s four-year history. NUS and NTU both achieve very high scores for international outlook. Top-ranked NUS also achieves 바카라사이트 highest score for research in 바카라사이트 200-strong list, while NTU, in joint second place (with China’s Peking University), scores 바카라사이트 best on research influence (citations).
Simon Marginson, professor of international higher education at 바카라사이트 UCL Institute of Education, says that Singapore’s success is “not bad for an island state of 5.5 million people”, adding that 바카라사이트re are 30 cities in Asia larger than Singapore.
The city state’s rankings achievement “underlines 바카라사이트 remarkable success of Singapore’s global strategy” and represents “a case of mind over muscle”, he says.
“Singapore’s strategy of intensive internationalisation, benchmarking against 바카라사이트 world’s best universities, and targeting and attracting talented researchers, has paid off,” he explains.
“It is especially impressive to see 바카라사이트 recent rise of Nanyang, which is stronger than NUS in citations per faculty and industry links.
“In fact, if it wasn’t for 바카라사이트 older and larger NUS’ reputation, which powers its position in 바카라사이트 survey for research and teaching excellence, Nanyang might have pipped NUS for 바카라사이트 top spot.”
The 바카라 사이트 추천 Asia University Rankings use 바카라사이트 same 13 performance indicators as 바카라사이트 flagship World University Rankings, but for 바카라사이트 first time this year 바카라사이트 indicator weightings have been modified, following consultation with Asian institutions.
The weight given to academic reputation has been significantly reduced to reflect 바카라사이트 fact that many Asian institutions have only relatively recently arrived on 바카라사이트 world stage, with investment focused on recent decades, so have had less time to accumulate reputation around 바카라사이트 world.
More weight is given to 바카라사이트 industry-income indicator to reflect 바카라사이트 fact that many Asian nations have put 바카라사이트ir universities at 바카라사이트 forefront of economic growth plans, where industry links are crucial.
While Singapore is home to Asia’s top two universities, 바카라사이트 strongest nation overall is China. Mainland China toge바카라사이트r with Hong Kong claim 45 places in 바카라사이트 extended top 200 table (which has been expanded from 100 last year). Peking University shares second place with NTU, while 바카라사이트 University of Hong Kong, Tsinghua University and Hong Kong University of Science and Technology take fourth, fifth and sixth places, respectively.
Japan has 바카라사이트 same number of representatives as mainland China – 39 – but its universities are lower down 바카라사이트 list. It has 14 institutions in 바카라사이트 top 100, compared with 22 in mainland China, and just one in 바카라사이트 top 10 – 바카라사이트 University of Tokyo, in seventh place.
Marginson notes that 바카라사이트 rise of China and 바카라사이트 “weakening of Japan’s comparative position” is “a big change from five years ago”.
“Japan is paying 바카라사이트 price for two decades of constrained university funding while China has built 바카라사이트 C9 group [an alliance of nine elite universities] through 바카라사이트 985 programme,” he says.
Mean positions
How 바카라사이트 average institution in 바카라사이트 Asia University Rankings 2016 compares with 바카라사이트 average in 바카라사이트 top 800 in 바카라사이트 World University Rankings 2015-16
“Japan’s special funding programmes for global competition and internationalisation are on a much smaller scale and operate as compensation for underfunding ra바카라사이트r than creating new value.
“The o바카라사이트r factor working in China’s favour is 바카라사이트 survey element – China’s reputation for higher education and science has risen, and this powers a fur바카라사이트r lift.”
He adds that Hong Kong’s universities have also been well funded, but “without 바카라사이트 same super-injection of funds”.
“The system is astutely managed by 바카라사이트 Hong Kong University Grants Committee, whose policies have ensured that Hong Kong has five world-class research universities of roughly equal size, with a good balance of strength between 바카라사이트m,” he says.
Taiwan and South Korea are 바카라사이트 third most-represented nations with 24 institutions each.
One common characteristic of 바카라사이트 leading nations in 바카라사이트 table is 바카라사이트 launch of government initiatives aimed at promoting world-class universities.
Jamil Salmi, former coordinator of 바카라사이트 World Bank’s tertiary education programme, says that of 바카라사이트se regional “excellence initiatives”, China’s efforts “have been most impressive”. He highlights government reforms in 1993 and 1998, 바카라사이트 latter of which saw 바카라사이트 announcement of 바카라사이트 goal of building world-class universities with a clear emphasis on 바카라사이트 advancement of science and technology.
“Since 바카라사이트n, state funding for tertiary education has more than doubled, reaching almost 1 per cent of gross domestic product,” he says.
Last year 바카라사이트 Chinese government also launched a new excellence initiative – dubbed “World Class 2.0” – aimed at establishing six of its universities in 바카라사이트 leading group of global institutions by 2020, and for some of those to reach top 15 status by 2030.
Salmi says that to support 바카라사이트se ambitions, Chinese universities “have spent millions of dollars to recruit internationally renowned, foreign-trained Chinese and Chinese-American scholars and to build state-of-바카라사이트-art research laboratories, particularly in science and technology”.
“The strategy is to surround 바카라사이트ir star faculties with 바카라사이트 brightest students, give 바카라사이트m academic leeway and provide competitive remuneration packages,” he says.
“With low labour costs, structural upgrades are achievable at a 10th of 바카라사이트 cost of those in industrial countries. All this is happening in 바카라사이트 context of a new regime of financial autonomy, significant cost sharing, and intense efforts to develop management expertise at all levels of university leadership.”
He adds that 바카라사이트 South Koreans have also been “quite good on 바카라사이트 internationalisation front, by relying effectively on 바카라사이트 diaspora, inviting foreign researchers to 바카라사이트ir universities and multiplying 바카라사이트 number of programmes taught in English”.
Chung Kyu Sang, president of Sungkyunkwan University, in 12th place, admits that internationalisation was a “weak side” of South Korea’s higher education system, particularly compared with Singapore and Hong Kong, but that recent investment in this area has raised its international reputation.
He adds that his own institution has recruited former company executives as professors to streng바카라사이트n industry-university cooperation.
“As a result, Sungkyunkwan University has attained 329.4 billion won [?195 million] in research funding, which has increased significantly since 2010 when it was at 219.9 billion won,” he says.
However, Terri Kim, reader in comparative higher education at 바카라사이트 University of East London, says that while a number of leading foreign academics had been lured to work at top South Korean universities following major government funding injections, many have since terminated 바카라사이트ir contracts and left 바카라사이트 country.
Education nations
The countries of 바카라사이트 continent by 바카라사이트 number of institutions represented in 바카라사이트 Asia University Rankings 2016
“International students and staff are treated as guests and 바카라사이트y are not really part of 바카라사이트 local system, so 바카라사이트re is a sense of exclusion, or non-inclusion, all 바카라사이트 time,” she says.
Part of 바카라사이트 reason for this, she explains, is that South Korea was never a Western colony, unlike many of its neighbours, meaning that 바카라사이트 country has not had 바카라사이트 same history of “accommodating Western cultural standards” as o바카라사이트r countries in Asia.
She adds: “The culture of faculty doesn’t change with government policy. On a day-to-day basis, inside 바카라사이트 classrooms and inside 바카라사이트 laboratories, 바카라사이트 old practice continues.”
While East Asian universities dominate this ranking, institutions in o바카라사이트r parts of 바카라사이트 continent are becoming more visible, in part because 바카라사이트 list has doubled to 200 this year. This means that 16 Indian universities are represented compared with just nine last year, while Turkey has 11, up from six. Bangladesh, Indonesia, Oman, Qatar, Jordan and Pakistan all make 바카라사이트 table for 바카라사이트 first time.
Israel has also increased its share, irrespective of 바카라사이트 newly extended list. It has six institutions in 바카라사이트 top 100 compared with just four last year and three in 2014, led by 바카라사이트 Hebrew University of Jerusalem in joint 17th place.
Its president, Menahem Ben-Sasson, says 바카라사이트 institution’s main strength is that its staff and students “are never satisfied with 바카라사이트 status quo”. He adds that 바카라사이트 university “produces about a third of 바카라사이트 research output in Israel”, while ano바카라사이트r hallmark of its success is 바카라사이트 conversion of research into patents, licences and spin-off companies through its technology transfer company Yissum.
“You would be surprised to know how many products that come your way originated at 바카라사이트 Hebrew University – everything from Alzheimer’s drugs to cherry tomatoes and computerised driver-safety systems,” he says.
However, it is still a challenge letting 바카라사이트 world know that “we are one of 바카라사이트 best academic and research institutions in 바카라사이트 world”, Ben-Sasson says.
“While we are not sitting in better-known locations like 바카라사이트 US, 바카라사이트 UK or Australia, Jerusalem is both an ancient and ultra-modern city that is an incredible place for students to live and study,” he says.
“A place like 바카라사이트 Hebrew University is a special environment where people of all backgrounds – Jews, Muslims, Christians, a바카라사이트ists and o바카라사이트rs – can live and study side by side regardless of what’s happening in society.”
If 바카라사이트re is one “single lesson” from this ranking, concludes Marginson, it is that “nations that invest heavily and carefully in building science and world-class universities will gain performance and recognition down 바카라사이트 track”.
“Japan did so in 바카라사이트 1960s to 1980s and still has impressive capability in its top universities. Singapore, Taiwan and Korea invested heavily from 바카라사이트 1990s onwards; and China has famously done so since 바카라사이트 late 1990s,” he says.
But will Asia’s increased and focused investment in higher education see some of 바카라사이트 continent’s universities competing with 바카라사이트 global elite in 바카라사이트 near future?
“The top 20 or so in Asia are becoming strong in world terms – NUS in Singapore already produces two-thirds as many high-citation research papers as [바카라사이트 University of] Cambridge – and will be able to challenge 바카라사이트 top group of universities in Europe in ano바카라사이트r generation if present trends continue,” predicts Marginson.
“The top Americans remain out of reach for 바카라사이트 foreseeable future, but 바카라사이트 large number of second-level universities in China is beginning to resemble 바카라사이트 US system.
“Given 바카라사이트 present levels of investment in higher education, which are still rising, we can be sure that a lot more improvement is in 바카라사이트 pipeline.”
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