Ranking of Top Asian Universities by the THES:

League Table 2009 - Top 20 list (QS Quacquarelli Symonds):
1 University of Hong Kong
2 The Chinese University of Hong Kong
3 University of Tokyo Japan
4 HKUST Hong Kong
5 Kyoto University Japan
6 Osaka University Japan
7 KAIST - Korea, South
8 Seoul National University Korea, South
9 Tokyo Institute of Technology Japan
10= National University of Singapore (NUS) Singapore
10= Peking University China
12 Nagoya University Japan
13 Tohoku University Japan
14 Nanyang Technological University (NTU) Singapore
15= Kyushu University Japan
15= Tsinghua University China
17 Pohang University of Science And Technology (POSTECH) Korea, South
18 City University of Hong Kong
19 University of Tsukuba Japan
20= Hokkaido University Japan
20= Keio University Japan

A total of 13 institutions in Asia made into the Top 100 list in the world in 2006:

Asian Rank, World Rank, Name, Country
  1. 14 Beijing University China
  2. 19= National University of Singapore Singapore
  3. 19= University of Tokyo Japan
  4. 28 Tsing Hua University China
  5. 29= Kyoto University Japan
  6. 33=  University of Hong Kong HK
  7. 50=   Chinese University of Hong Kong HK
  8. 57   Indian Institute of Technology India
  9. 58=   Hong Kong University of Science & Technology HK
  10. 61=   Nanyang Technological University Singapore
  11. 63   Seoul National University South Korea
  12. 68   Indian Institute of Management India
  13. 70=   Osaka University Japan
Source: THES World University Rankings

* Next: Top Universities in Asia by ARWU 2007

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