14th November 2022
In the latest Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) ranking of Asia’s universities, the National University of Singapore came in second.
Nanyang Technological University was awarded the fifth spot in the list. NTU also was placed ninth regionally for academic reputation.
This year’s QS Asia Rankings are the include 760 universities, evaluated based on several factors, including academic and employer recognition, research, resources and the proportion of international faculty and students.
QS senior vice-president Ben Sowter said: “Singaporean higher education has much to be proud of. For nearly a decade, it dominated the top tier of QS’ Asia University Rankings, holding two of the top three spots and retaining the No. 1 position – occupied by NUS or NTU. Despite this year’s slight decline, both its leading institutions are among Asia’s top five.”