In calculating the top universities in Asia, the Times Higher Education Asia University Rankings 2018 use the same 13 performance indicators as THE's World University Rankings, but they are recalibrated to reflect the attributes of Asia’s institutions.
The universities are judged across all of their core missions – teaching, research, knowledge transfer and international outlook – to provide the most comprehensive and balanced comparisons available.
In this category, the National University of Singapore holds on to the number one spot, for the third year this year, after improving its teaching and research environments, achieving a higher citation impact and securing higher levels of industry income.
Its president, Tan Chorh-Chuan, said that he was “delighted by [this] strong endorsement of the global reputation, high quality and deep impact of NUS’ education and research”.
THE added, In Southeast Asia, Malaysia’s flagship institution, the University of Malaya, joins the top 50 for the first time, and Indonesia has doubled its representation, claiming four spaces in the table, up from two last year.
Released by THE on Feb 6, herewith are the list of Southeast Asian universities ranked:
National University of Singapore
Asia University Rankings 2018: #1
Overall score: 81.7
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Asia University Rankings 2018: #5
Overall score: 74.8
University of Malaya
Asia University Rankings 2018: #46
Overall score: 44.0
Mahidol University
Asia University Rankings 2018: #97
Overall score: 34.2
University of the Philippines (UP)
Asia University Rankings 2018: #156
Overall score: 26.7
Other Southeast Asian universities included in the list are as follows:
|
Rankings 2018 |
University |
Country |
Overall score |
|
99 |
Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR) |
MALAYSIA |
33.6 |
|
114 |
Universiti Teknologi Petronas |
31.5 |
|
|
114 |
King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi |
THAILAND |
31.5 |
|
129 |
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia |
MALAYSIA |
30.2 |
|
142 |
Universiti Putra Malaysia |
28.6 |
|
|
162 |
Universiti Sains Malaysia |
26.4 |
|
|
164 |
Chulalongkorn University |
26.2 |
|
|
168 |
Suranaree University of Technology |
THAILAND |
25.9 |
|
171 |
Universiti Tenaga Nasional |
MALAYSIA |
25.8 |
|
175 |
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia |
25.4 |
|
|
201-250 |
Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB) |
INDONESIA |
21.4-23.9 |
|
Universitas Gadjah Mada |
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University of Indonesia |
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Bogor Agricultural University |
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King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology Ladkrabang |
THAILAND |
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251-300 |
Kasetsart University |
THAILAND |
17.7-21.3 |
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Khon Kaen University |
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Prince of Songkla University |
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King Mongkut’s University |
