Hong Kong universities continue to be surpassed by universities in neighbouring countries and regions! Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), a university ranking agency, announced the latest World University Rankings. Among Asian universities, the National University of Singapore is the highest ranked among Asian universities, ranking 11th, while Peking University and Tsinghua University are also ranked 12th and 14th respectively. . Hong Kong maintains seven universities on the list, with the biggest drop being the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, which fell six places to 40th. Although the University of Hong Kong rose one place to 21st, it still lost to Singapore.
The QS World University Rankings 2023 uses six indicators for ranking. A total of 1,418 institutions participated in this ranking, and the opinions of more than 150,000 scholars and 99,000 employers were collected. In terms of Asian universities, the National University of Singapore has the highest ranking. Among the seven selected local universities, four have risen and three have fallen. The highest ranking of the University of Hong Kong is 21, the Chinese University of Hong Kong has risen 1 to 38, and Hong Kong The University of Science and Technology dropped to 40th, the City University of Hong Kong dropped 1 place to 54th, and the Hong Kong Polytechnic University rose 1 place to 65th; Hong Kong Baptist University rose the most, rising 6 places from 287th To 281st, but Lingnan University dropped from 581st to 590th to 601st to 650th.
Ben Sowter, senior deputy director of QS, believes that the ranking reflects that although Hong Kong universities are still positive as a whole, there are warning signs. Among them, “international scrutiny” may affect their academic and employment reputation. Still highly international, resulting in world-class research. Sowter also pointed out that there is no doubt that Hong Kong’s higher education still leads the world in nurturing medical, technological and scientific talents, and focuses on how to use these advantages in international collaborative research.
