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The World University Rankings announced, Hong Kong fell 4 places, stayed 50, and PolyU rose 42 places

2020-09-02T13:30:39.272Z


The British "Times Higher Education" (Times Higher Education, THE) announced the latest world university rankings. The University of Oxford in the UK has topped the list for the fifth consecutive year, followed by Stanford University and Harvard University in the US. Five universities in Hong Kong ranked in the top 200. The University of Hong Kong fell 4 places to 39th in the world and 5th in Asia. In addition, the University of Science and Technology on the list recorded a decline, while the ranking of CityU remained unchanged. Both CUHK and PolyU recorded increases, of which PolyU jumped 42 places.


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Written by: Hu Jiaxin

2020-09-02 20:00

Last update date: 2020-09-02 21:24

The British "Times Higher Education" (Times Higher Education, THE) announced the latest world university rankings. The University of Oxford in the UK has topped the list for the fifth consecutive year, followed by Stanford University and Harvard University in the US.

Five universities in Hong Kong ranked in the top 200. The University of Hong Kong fell 4 places to 39th in the world and 5th in Asia.

In addition, the University of Science and Technology on the list recorded a decline, while the ranking of CityU remained unchanged. Both CUHK and PolyU recorded increases, of which PolyU jumped 42 places.

The University of Oxford in the United Kingdom has been ranked first in the THE World University Rankings for the fifth consecutive year.

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The University of Oxford is the best in the world,

Tsinghua University is the best in Asia

The latest "Times Higher Education" ranking list covers more than 1,527 institutions from 93 countries around the world, assessing the performance of universities in teaching, research, knowledge transfer and international perspectives.

For the fifth consecutive year, Oxford University in the United Kingdom has ranked first in the world university rankings. Stanford University in the United States has risen two places this year, ranking second, Harvard University has risen four places and ranked third, and fourth place is California Institute of Technology in the United States. Five are from Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

In terms of universities in Asia, Tsinghua University ranks the highest, ranking 20th. It is the first time since the ranking was established in 2011 that an Asian institution has entered the top 20, and it is also the highest ranked institution in Asia; followed by Peking University, ranking No. 23; National University of Singapore ranked 25; University of Tokyo ranked 36; The University of Hong Kong ranked 39.

The number of mainland universities entering the top 100 universities doubled from last year

In recent years, the rankings of universities in Asia have continued to rise, and six more universities in the Mainland have ranked in the top 100 in the world, doubling the previous year.

Phil Baty, Director of Knowledge at THE, pointed out that it reflects that the global knowledge economy is moving eastward, and the new crown pneumonia epidemic continues, which may accelerate this trend.

He continued that universities in Western countries are facing admission challenges, especially the British and American universities have severely lost many international students and the associated tuition income. In the long run, the global academic talent flow may change.

↓↓The ranking performance of local universities↓↓

The University of Hong Kong, University of Science and Technology ranks all down

Five institutions in Hong Kong ranked in the top 200. The University of Hong Kong continued to be the highest-ranked government in Hong Kong and 39th in the world, down 4 places from last year.

The University of Science and Technology's ranking plummeted 9 places, from 47 last year to 56th.

On the contrary, CUHK rose slightly by one place, ranking 56th; last year, PolyU, which experienced the crisis of "siege", rose 42 places to 129th.

The World Ranking of CityU remains unchanged, ranking 126th.

Regarding the rise and fall of the ranking of local universities, THE replied to the "Hong Kong 01" query and pointed out that it is difficult to specifically attribute to last year's social events or the new crown pneumonia, because with reference to the 2017/18 data, the ranking also recorded a decline when the above two incidents had not occurred. , The situation is similar to this year.

However, future statistics may include the impact of the epidemic.

THE continued to point out that the time for the implementation of the National Security Law of the Minato Region overlaps with the time of the outbreak of the new crown pneumonia, and the epidemic has also affected different countries and regions. It is difficult to define whether the ranking rise or fall is related to the implementation of the National Security Law.

The University of Hong Kong responded to enquiries saying that it has been committed to providing students with high-quality education, striving for excellence in teaching, research and knowledge exchange. It is convinced that through the implementation of the future vision blueprint outlined by the University of Hong Kong, it is committed to becoming a world-class university in Asia and will further enhance the University’s International reputation.

CUHK will continue to pursue excellence in teaching and research, and take the provision of quality education as its mission to contribute to Hong Kong, Mainland China and neighboring regions.

The University of Science and Technology has always regarded rankings as a reference. The university will continue to strive for progress as always, and strive to implement outstanding performance in teaching and research, and to provide quality education and innovative scientific research as its mission.

The Polytechnic Index is very encouraged by the 42nd jump in the ranking.

In the face of different challenges, PolyU will continue to work tirelessly to provide students with a quality learning experience, support social and economic development through outstanding scientific research, and make greater contributions to Hong Kong, the country and the world.

CityU stated that it will stick to its own business and promote a diverse and global teaching and research environment.

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