Asia University Rankings 2023: an ever richer dataset

These rankings reveal a growing divide when it comes to internationalisation 

June 22, 2023
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What do Turkish soap operas have to do with Times Higher Education’s Asia University Rankings? According to our deep dive into the internationalisation of higher education in certain countries, they are part of the reason students are flocking to Turkey to study.

But not all nations are seeing a rise in globalisation (measured by scores for international students, international faculty, and international research collaboration). China and Hong Kong have a different story to tell.

This is the 11th edition of our Asia University Rankings, and this year 669 universities are ranked, up from 616 last year. Thirty-three nations are represented, with the most universities coming from Japan (117), followed by China (95), India (75), Iran (65) and Turkey (61).

Over a decade’s worth of solid data allows us to explore important trends in the region, such as Asia’s growing influence on the spread of knowledge and ideas, as measured by citations.


Asia University Rankings 2023: results announced


As well as delving into trends in internationalisation and research citations, we have interviews with Rocky Tuan and Lily Kong, two of the region’s most distinguished university leaders. We also have comment pieces exploring the dearth of new qualified leaders across the region, China’s digital learning revolution and whether India can fulfil its higher education ambitions.

As always, thank you to the institutions that took the time to submit data for the rankings. You contribute to an ever richer dataset that continues to benefit the sector.

rosa.ellis@timeshighereducation.com


Countries/regions represented in the Asia University Rankings 2023

Country/region

Number of institutions

Top institution

Rank

Japan

117

The University of Tokyo

8

China

95

Tsinghua University

1

India

75

Indian Institute of Science

48

Iran

65

Sharif University of Technology

64

Turkey

61

Koç University

52

Taiwan

43

National Taiwan University (NTU)

=29

South Korea

37

Seoul National University

11

Pakistan

29

Quaid-i-Azam University

98

Malaysia

22

Universiti Teknologi Petronas

63

Saudi Arabia

21

King Abdulaziz University

20

Indonesia

18

University of Indonesia

251-300

Thailand

18

Chulalongkorn University

201-250

 

18

King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi

201-250

 

18

Mahidol University

201-250

Iraq

8

University of Babylon

=199

Israel

8

Tel Aviv University

32

Hong Kong

6

University of Hong Kong

4

United Arab Emirates

6

United Arab Emirates University

40

Vietnam

6

Ton Duc Thang University

=86

Bangladesh

5

University of Dhaka

=186

Jordan

5

Jordan University of Science and Technology

133

Lebanon

5

American University of Beirut

=71

Philippines

4

Ateneo de Manila University

84

Kazakhstan

3

Al-Farabi Kazakh National University

351-400

Macao

2

Macau University of Science and Technology

=35

Singapore

2

National University of Singapore

3

Sri Lanka

2

University of Peradeniya

=119

Brunei Darussalam

1

Universiti Brunei Darussalam

60

Kuwait

1

Kuwait University

201-250

Nepal

1

Tribhuvan University

251-300

Oman

1

Sultan Qaboos University

185

Palestine

1

An-Najah National University

=113

Qatar

1

Qatar University

28

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