What do Turkish soap operas have to do with Times Higher Education’s Asia University Rankings? According to our deep dive into the internationalisation of higher education in certain countries, they are part of the reason students are flocking to Turkey to study.
But not all nations are seeing a rise in globalisation [measured by scores for international students, international faculty, and international research collaboration]. China and Hong Kong have a different story to tell.
This is the 11th edition of our Asia University Rankings, and this year 669 universities are ranked, up from 616 last year. Thirty-three nations are represented, with the most universities coming from Japan [117], followed by China [95], India [75], Iran [65] and Turkey [61].
Over a decade’s worth of solid data allows us to explore important trends in the region, such as Asia’s growing influence on the spread of knowledge and ideas, as measured by citations.
Asia University Rankings 2023: results announced
As well as delving into trends in internationalisation and research citations, we have interviews with Rocky Tuan and Lily Kong, two of the region’s most distinguished university leaders. We also have comment pieces exploring the dearth of new qualified leaders across the region, China’s digital learning revolution and whether India can fulfil its higher education ambitions.
As always, thank you to the institutions that took the time to submit data for the rankings. You contribute to an ever richer dataset that continues to benefit the sector.
rosa.ellis@timeshighereducation.com
Countries/regions represented in the Asia University Rankings 2023
Country/region
Number of institutions
Top institution
Rank
Japan
117
The University of Tokyo
8
China
95
Tsinghua University
1
India
75
Indian Institute of Science
48
Iran
65
Sharif University of Technology
64
Turkey
61
Koç University
52
Taiwan
43
National Taiwan University [NTU]
\=29
South Korea
37
Seoul National University
11
Pakistan
29
Quaid-i-Azam University
98
Malaysia
22
Universiti Teknologi Petronas
63
Saudi Arabia
21
King Abdulaziz University
20
Indonesia
18
University of Indonesia
251-300
Thailand
18
Chulalongkorn University
201-250
18
King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi
201-250
18
Mahidol University
201-250
Iraq
8
University of Babylon
\=199
Israel
8
Tel Aviv University
32
Hong Kong
6
University of Hong Kong
4
United Arab Emirates
6
United Arab Emirates University
40
Vietnam
6
Ton Duc Thang University
\=86
Bangladesh
5
University of Dhaka
\=186
Jordan
5
Jordan University of Science and Technology
133
Lebanon
5
American University of Beirut
\=71
Philippines
4
Ateneo de Manila University
84
Kazakhstan
3
Al-Farabi Kazakh National University
351-400
Macao
2
Macau University of Science and Technology
\=35
Singapore
2
National University of Singapore
3
Sri Lanka
2
University of Peradeniya
\=119
Brunei Darussalam
1
Universiti Brunei Darussalam
60
Kuwait
1
Kuwait University
201-250
Nepal
1
Tribhuvan University
251-300
Oman
1
Sultan Qaboos University
185
Palestine
1
An-Najah National University
\=113
Qatar
1
Qatar University
28
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