AsianScientist (July 17, 2017) – For the fourth consecutive year, Nanyang Technological University (NTU Singapore) has topped the list of the world’s most dynamic young universities.
NTU is ranked first in the latest Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) Top 50 Under 50 league for universities that are 50 years old or younger, maintaining its lead ahead of Hong Kong University of Science and Technology that has been placed second since 2015.
NTU maintained its top spot because of its superior reputation among international employers and academics, and the diversity of its faculty and student populations. It also scored high marks for its citations per faculty.
Last month, NTU moved up two places to be ranked 11th among the world’s top universities by QS, the highest position ever achieved by an Asian or Singaporean university. In the last seven years, NTU has vaulted more than 60 places from the 74th place in the 2010 QS global ranking.
“NTU is honoured to once again plant the Singapore flag at the top of QS’ global league of young universities,” said NTU President, Professor Bertil Andersson.
“We can expect to see more intense healthy competition among the region’s universities, which will motivate them to adopt global best practices that can spur the region’s development in higher education and research,” Prof Andersson added.
In last month’s QS World University Rankings, NTU’s reputation among global employers improved the most by 10 positions from last year to 38th. This was followed by citations per faculty that climbed up seven places to 57th worldwide.
Unlike the QS World University Rankings that assess institutional performance regardless of age, the QS Top 50 Under 50 is designed to be forward-looking, to showcase young universities established within the last 50 years with the potential to become higher education and research powerhouses of the future.
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Source: Nanyang Technological University.
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