24 June 2017
According the latest World University Rankings released by education research powerhouse Quacquarelli Symonds, Nanyang Technological University has overtaken the National University of Singapore.
This year, NTU was placed 11th, while NUS suffered a fall to the 15th spot. Nonetheless, these two universities, the oldest in Singapore, performed markedly better compared to newer universities like Singapore Management University, which was placed in the 441-450 category.
NTU’s advancement was attributed to its strong showing in metrics like employer reputation of its graduating cohort and journal paper citations per faculty.
Professor Bertil Andersson, president of NTU, noted that the university had risen from the 74th place in the 2010 QS ranking, and said: “As a university, we have been in hyper drive — ramping up research, designing innovative academic and research programmes.”
NUS president Tan Chorh Chuan said: “NUS will continue to stay focused on bringing positive impact to the communities we serve through education and research.”