On June 2, 2021, the Times Higher Education (THE) released its Asia University Rankings 2021. The Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech) ranked 26th, up seven places from 33th in 2020, and maintaining its position as the 8th ranked university in mainland China.
The THE Asia University Rankings 2021 was held in a virtual ceremony. They ranked 551 universities in 30 countries and regions across Asia, including 91 universities from mainland China.
The THE Asia University Rankings are the only global performance tables that judge research-intensive universities across all their core missions: teaching, research, knowledge transfer, and international outlook. The Asia University Rankings use the same 13 carefully calibrated performance indicators to provide the most comprehensive and balanced comparisons, trusted by students, academics, university leaders, industry, and governments. However, the weightings are specially recalibrated to reflect the priorities of Asian institutions. The performance indicators are grouped into five areas: teaching, learning, research, citations, international outlook, and industry income.
In addition, SUSTech was shortlisted for the International Strategy of the Year for the THE Awards Asia 2021. These awards are known as the Oscars of Higher Education. Last year, SUSTech won the International Strategy of the Year Award, SUSTech’s first THE Asia Award. SUSTech was one of the two recipients from mainland China, along with Tsinghua University.
The THE World University Rankings, QS World University Rankings, US News World University Rankings, and the Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) are recognized as the world’s four leading university rankings.
Related links:
Complete THE Asia University Rankings 2021:
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/2021/regional-ranking
THE Asia University Rankings 2021 methodology:
THE Awards Asia 2021 Shortlist
