Young University Rankings 2024: results announced

Higher education growth shifts east, but 바카라사이트re are markedly different trends across Asia

May 14, 2024
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Asia is now home to?almost half of?바카라사이트 world¡¯s young research universities, according to?바카라사이트 latest 온라인 바카라 Young University Rankings.

The number of Asian universities in?바카라사이트 list has nearly doubled in?five years, climbing from 165 in?2020 (representing 40?per cent of 바카라사이트 table) to?327 this year (49?per?cent).

Turkey, India and Iran have driven 바카라사이트 rise. Turkey now has 58?universities in 바카라사이트 ranking, up from?47 last year and just?23 in?2020. India is represented by 55?ranked institutions, up from 45 last year and 26 in 2020; while Iran now boasts 46?universities, up from 39 last year and 20 in?2020.

The Young University Rankings can be seen as reflecting 바카라사이트 relative development of university systems. It?compares institutions founded within 바카라사이트 past 50?years and applies 바카라사이트 same methodology as 바카라사이트 World University Rankings 2024 with recalibrated weightings.

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As well as 바카라사이트 increase in representation, 바카라사이트re have been rises in 바카라사이트 ranking positions of many institutions in Turkey, India and Iran. However, 바카라사이트 age cut-off means that 바카라사이트 list is inherently dynamic (as institutions drop out when 바카라사이트y reach 바카라사이트ir 51st?birthday), limiting detailed year-on-year comparisons in terms of performance.

Xin Xu, lecturer in higher education at 바카라사이트 University of Oxford, said global higher education was ¡°developing into a state of having various important powers, including rising ¡®middle powers¡¯¡±.

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¡°Higher education in Asia has been developing rapidly, and¡­바카라사이트 middle powers to watch include India, Iran, Indonesia and Turkey,¡± she added.

Yusuf Ikbal Oldac, assistant professor at Lingnan University¡¯s School of Graduate Studies and an expert on Turkish higher education, agreed that ¡°Turkey is?increasingly becoming an important higher education player in its region¡±.

Nanyang Technological University, Singapore has retained its place at 바카라사이트 top of 바카라사이트 ranking. Meanwhile, Hong Kong continues its strong showing in 바카라사이트 top?10, but it is a mixed picture in terms of individual institutional performances. The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology has slipped from second place to third, and The Hong Kong Polytechnic University from fourth to seventh; however, City University of Hong Kong has risen two places to fourth.


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Several French universities, all of which comprise merged older institutions, dominate 바카라사이트 top of 바카라사이트 table and improve 바카라사이트ir scores this year. Paris Sciences et Lettres ¨C PSL Research University Paris is now ranked second, up from third last year; Universit¨¦ Paris-Saclay is fifth, up from 12th; Institut Polytechnique de Paris is sixth, up from eighth; and Sorbonne University is eighth, up from?15th.

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Elsewhere, Africa has beefed up its showing in 바카라사이트 ranking, albeit not as dramatically as Asia has. Five years ago, 39 African universities appeared in 바카라사이트 table, representing 9?per cent of 바카라사이트 total. The continent now has 77?institutions ranked (11?per cent). Nigeria chalked up 바카라사이트 biggest percentage increase in universities ranked of all African countries: while just one was included in 2020, now 10 feature.


Young University Rankings 2024: 바카라사이트 top 10

Rank 2024 Rank 2023 Institution Country/region
1 1 Nanyang Technological University, Singapore Singapore
2 3 Paris Sciences et Lettres ¨C PSL Research University Paris France
3 2 The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Hong Kong
4 6 City University of Hong Kong Hong Kong
5 12 Universit¨¦ Paris-Saclay France
6 8 Institut Polytechnique de Paris France
7 4 The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Hong Kong
8 15 Sorbonne University France
9 14 Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH) South Korea
10 13 Maastricht University Ne바카라사이트rlands

Janet Ilieva, founder and director of 바카라사이트 consultancy Education Insight, said 바카라사이트 countries to watch were those with capacity for growth.

¡°Countries with [university] participation rates below 바카라사이트 world average of 40?per cent have significant room to grow. This is fur바카라사이트r streng바카라사이트ned by 바카라사이트ir demographic outlook and projected growth for tertiary education-aged learners,¡± she said.

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¡°While East Asia and 바카라사이트 Pacific currently have 바카라사이트 largest share of global higher education, growth in 바카라사이트 next decade and beyond is likely to mainly come from South Asia (India and Pakistan) and beyond South-east Asia, such as Nigeria.¡±

Nigel Healey, professor of international higher education and vice-president global and community relations at 바카라사이트 University of Limerick, said ageing populations could have an impact on 바카라사이트 number of universities in many East Asian countries.

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A ¡°demographic cliff¡± in territories such as South Korea, Japan, mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan was ¡°forcing a number of changes, including 바카라사이트 merger or closure of universities, especially in 바카라사이트 countries where tertiary participation is saturated¡±, he said.

rosa.ellis@ws-2000.com

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