Friday, May 15, 2009
NUS, NTU in top 14
The National University of Singapore (NUS) is ranked 10th, while the Nanyang Technological University (NTU) was placed 14th by QS Quacquarelli Symonds Ltd, which compiled the rankings.
Universities in Hong Kong did particularly well. The University of Hong Kong topped the list, followed by the Chinese University of Hong Kong, and the Hong Kong Universiy of Science and Technology in fourth place.
Nunzio Quacquarelli, managing director of QS , said: 'The results of the QS.com Asian University Rankings focus on regionally relevant measures of excellence, with the top performing universities distinguished not only by quality, but also by high productivity of research, compared to their regional peers.'
He added : 'Singapore's universities have performed particularly well, with strong faculty to student ratio results. These results, combined with those of the Times Higher Education - QS World University Rankings, place Singapore's universities on the world scale for quality higher education.'
NUS was placed 30th and NTU 77th in last year's rankings.
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