THE Awards Asia 2024: shortlist announced

The shortlist for the Times Higher Education Awards Asia 2024 has been announced, with Indian universities securing the most nominations.

Eighty finalists are in the running for the sixth edition of these awards, with 17 countries and territories represented. More than 600 entries were received across 10 categories, which cover the full range of university activity.

While India leads the way with 16 nominations, there also is double-figure representation from Thailand and Singapore, which boast 11 and 10 nominations, respectively.

Meanwhile, some universities have put in strong individual performances: the National University of Singapore and India’s Christ University both bagged four nominations apiece, while City University of Hong Kong, India’s Lovely Professional University and Thailand’s Chulalongkorn University each hopeful of topping three categories.

Phil Baty, THE’s chief global affairs officer, said the 2024 shortlist was “bursting with brilliance and innovation across 10 category areas, and all those who feature should be extremely proud to have reached the final stage”.

“The continuing enthusiasm shown by those working in higher education across this diverse and dynamic continent is clear for all to see, and it is THE’s great honour to shine a spotlight on stories of excellence and innovation each year,” Mr Baty said.

“The THE Awards Asia remain proudly inclusive, and as we compiled this shortlist, we were reminded that groundbreaking ideas and the seeds of best practice can flourish at institutions of all shapes and sizes, wherever they are in the region.”

The winners will be revealed at a ceremony held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on 29 April. The event will conclude the first day of THE’s Asia Universities Summit, which is being held in partnership with Sunway University.

Times Higher Education Awards Asia 2024: the shortlist

International Strategy of the Year

• Coventry University Group’s Singapore Hub (Singapore)
• Hiroshima University (Japan)
• Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember (ITS) (Indonesia), in collaboration with Shibaura Institute of Technology (SIT) (Japan)
• Macau University of Science and Technology (Macao)
• Marmara University (Turkey)
• National Institute of Development Administration (Thailand)
• NUS Business School (Singapore)
• UNIMAS Global, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS) (Malaysia)

Leadership and Management Team of the Year

• Universitas Airlangga (Indonesia)
• Burapha University (Thailand)
• Izmir Institute of Technology (Turkey)
• Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (India)
• National University of Singapore (Singapore)
• O.P. Jindal Global University (India)
• University of Puthisastra (Cambodia)
• Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) (South Korea)

Outstanding Contribution to Environmental Leadership

• Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham (India)
• Bilecik Şeyh Edebali University (Turkey)
• Christ University (India)
• University of Hong Kong (Hong Kong)
• Macao Polytechnic University (Macao)
• Nakhon Ratchasima Rajabhat University (Thailand)
• National University of Singapore (Singapore)
• Suranaree University of Technology (Thailand)

Outstanding Contribution to Regional Development

• Balochistan University of Information Technology, Engineering and Management Sciences (BUITEMS) (Pakistan)
• Christ University (India)
• Dokuz Eylül University (Turkey)
• Hatyai University (Thailand)
• Hiroshima University (Japan)
• Manipal Academy of Higher Education (India)
• Our Lady of Fatima University (Philippines)
• Taylor’s University (Malaysia)

Outstanding Support for Students

• City University of Hong Kong (Hong Kong)
• Fudan University (China)
• Heilongjiang International University (China)
• Indira Gandhi Delhi Technical University for Women (India)
• Lovely Professional University (India)
• Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (Singapore)
• Sunway University (Malaysia)
• Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (Malaysia)

Research Project of the Year: Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences

• Chulalongkorn University (Thailand)
• Hong Kong Polytechnic University (Hong Kong)
• Lovely Professional University (India)
• Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS) (Malaysia)
• Our Lady of Fatima University (Philippines)
• Saint Louis University (Philippines)
• Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology (Sri Lanka)
• Suranaree University of Technology (Thailand)

Research Project of the Year: STEM

• Amity University Noida (India)
• Chitkara University (India)
• Chulalongkorn University (Thailand)
• City University of Hong Kong (Hong Kong)
• Lyceum of the Philippines University – Cavite (Philippines)
• Universiti Malaysia Perlis (Malaysia)
• Shiv Nadar University (India)
• Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech) with ETH Zurich (China)

Student Recruitment Campaign of the Year

• Chulalongkorn University (Thailand)
• City University of Hong Kong (Hong Kong)
• IPB University (Indonesia)
• James Cook University, Singapore (Singapore)
• NUS Business School (Singapore)
• Oguz Han Engineering and Technology University of Turkmenistan (Turkmenistan)
• O.P. Jindal Global University (India)
• Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) (South Korea)

Teaching and Learning Strategy of the Year

• Beijing Institute of Technology (China)
• Christ University (India)
• City University of Hong Kong (Hong Kong)
• Hong Kong Polytechnic University (Hong Kong)
• Izmir University of Economics (Turkey)
• National University of Singapore (Singapore)
• Rajamangala University of Technology Thanyaburi (RMUTT) (Thailand)
• Sunway University (Malaysia)

Technological or Digital Innovation of the Year

• Chiang Mai University (Thailand)
• Christ University (India)
• James Cook University, Singapore (Singapore)
• Lovely Professional University (India)
• Mabalacat City College (MCC) (Philippines)
• Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS) (Malaysia)
• Marmara University (Turkey)
• National University of Singapore (Singapore)