The UK Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2021 was released on Sept.2.
The ranking analyzes 1,527 universities in 93 countries and regions, evaluating their performance in five major areas: Teaching (the learning environment), Research (volume, income, and reputation), Citations (research influence), International outlook (staff, students, and research), and Industry income (knowledge transfer).
A total of 5 universities in Hong Kong are included in the ranking. The University of Hong Kong (HKU) drops 4 places to rank 39th. The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) drops 9 places to rank 56th, together with the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK), which goes up 1 place to rank 56th. The City University of Hong Kong (CityU) stays at 126th, while the Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) jumps 42 places to rank 129th.
The University of Oxford (UK) is ranked first for the fifth consecutive year, while Stanford University (US) rises two places to rank second.
Tsinghua University (China) rises 3 places to rank 20th, maintaining its position as Asia's No. 1 university and the first Asian university to enter the top 20. Peking University and the National University of Singapore are ranked 23rd and 25th respectively to become Asia's second and third largest universities.
In the report, Times Higher Education pointed out that this year's high scores for citation impact and research income from the top universities in China may reflect the Chinese government's continued investment in higher education. Mainland Chinese universities continue to perform well in research and teaching indicators compared to their top 200 competitors, but they still lag in internationalization.
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