Three Taiwanese universities ranked among the world’s top 200 in the latest Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings, released yesterday.
National Taiwan University (NTU) ranked 63rd — its highest position ever — followed by National Tsing Hua University (NTHU) at 176th and National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University (NYCU) at 199th.
NTU earned an overall score of 78.9, up from 68.7 last year, tying with City University of Hong Kong.
Photo: Lin Cheng-kung, Taipei Times
Meanwhile, NTHU returned to the top 200 after falling out last year, while NYCU entered the top 200 for the first time.
Several other Taiwanese universities also placed in the top 500, all improving their positions from last year. These include National Cheng Kung University (203rd), National Taiwan University of Science and Technology (345th), National Taipei University of Technology (420th), National Taiwan Normal University (435th) and National Sun Yat-sen University (439th).
Globally, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the US has held the top spot for more than a decade, followed by Imperial College London, Stanford University, the University of Oxford and Harvard University.
This year’s QS World University Rankings feature more than 1,500 universities from more than 100 locations, according to the QS Web site.
The rankings are based on five indicators: research and discovery (50 percent), employability and outcomes (20 percent), learning experience (10 percent), global engagement (15 percent) and sustainability (5 percent), according to the Web site.
Taiwan is to have nine extended holidays next year, led by a nine-day Lunar New Year break, the Cabinet announced yesterday. The nine-day Lunar New Year holiday next year matches the length of this year’s holiday, which featured six extended holidays. The increase in extended holidays is due to the Act on the Implementation of Commemorative and Festival Holidays (紀念日及節日實施條例), which was passed early last month with support from the opposition Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) and Taiwan People’s Party. Under the new act, the day before Lunar New Year’s Eve is also a national holiday, and Labor Day would no longer be limited
Taiwan is to extend its visa-waiver program for Philippine passport holders for another year, starting on Aug. 1, Minister of Foreign Affairs Lin Chia-lung (林佳龍) said on Friday. Lin made the announcement during a reception in Taipei marking the 127th anniversary of Philippine independence and the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the Manila Economic and Cultural Office (MECO) in Taiwan, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said. The decision reflected Taiwan’s commitment to deepening exchanges with the Philippines, the statement cited Lin as saying, adding that it was a key partner under the New Southbound Policy launched in 2016. Lin also expressed hope
Temperatures in New Taipei City’s Sindian District (新店) climbed past 37°C yesterday, as the Central Weather Administration (CWA) issued heat alerts for 16 municipalities, warning the public of intense heat expected across Taiwan. The hottest location in Taiwan was in Sindian, where the mercury reached 37.5°C at about 2pm, according to CWA data. Taipei’s Shilin District (士林) recorded a temperature of 37.4°C at noon, Taitung County’s Jinfeng Township (金峰) at 12:50 pm logged a temperature of 37.4°C and Miaoli County’s Toufen Township (頭份) reached 36.7°C at 11:40am, the CWA said. The weather agency yesterday issued a yellow level information notice for Taipei, New
Costa Rica sent a group of intelligence officials to Taiwan for a short-term training program, the first time the Central American country has done so since the countries ended official diplomatic relations in 2007, a Costa Rican media outlet reported last week. Five officials from the Costa Rican Directorate of Intelligence and Security last month spent 23 days in Taipei undergoing a series of training sessions focused on national security, La Nacion reported on Friday, quoting unnamed sources. The Costa Rican government has not confirmed the report. The Chinese embassy in Costa Rica protested the news, saying in a statement issued the same
RSS