Seven Taiwanese universities have been named among the top 100 of Times Higher Education’s Asia University Rankings 2024, the British magazine announced on Tuesday.
The list ranks National Taiwan University (NTU) at 26th, China Medical University (CMU) at 56th, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University (NYCU) at 64th, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology (NTUST) and National Tsing Hua University (NTHU) tied at 71st, Taipei Medical University (TMU) at 83rd, and National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) at 94th.
NTU’s ranking improved slightly from 29th last year. NYCU and NTHU climbed more than 20 spots, while NTUST and NCKU returned to the top 100 after falling off the list in 2022. CMU and TMU, on the other hand, fell in the rankings.
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NTU yesterday said its scores in most indices used to evaluate universities had improved. Its world ranking in Times Higher Education’s list also improved from 187 to 152.
CMU said it has monitored teacher performance, invested in equipment, closely assisted students with research plans, and interacted with top universities worldwide.
It added that the institution has featured in the rankings for many years and would continue improving.
NYCU said its higher ranking was due to hard work from faculty and students, and reflects its achievements in teaching and research.
NCKU senior vice president Tai Nyan-hwa (戴念華) said that improved research quality and increased citations in academic papers improved the university’s ranking.
The school has set up a talent development fund to encourage teachers, which would in turn improve their performance and that of students, Tai said.
China’s Tsinghua University and Peking University were No. 1 and No. 2 respectively on the list, followed by the National University of Singapore, Nanyang Technological University in Singapore and the University of Tokyo.
Tsinghua University was ranked No. 1 for the sixth consecutive year, while Peking University was ranked second for the fifth straight year.
Rounding out the top 10 were the University of Hong Kong, Shanghai Jiao Tong University in China, Fudan University in China, Zhejiang University in China and the Chinese University of Hong Kong.
This year’s ranking includes 739 universities from 31 territories, the magazine said.
The rankings uses the same 18 performance indicators as Times Higher Education’s World University Rankings, but is recalibrated to reflect attributes common at Asian institutions, it said.
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