China tops THE Rankings in Asia

1. Tsinghua


Ranked at 23 in the Times Higher Education's (THE) World University Rankings 2020, Tsinghua is a research university in Beijing. It has 20 schools and 54 departments covering art, economics, education, engineering, history, management, medicine, law, literature, philosophy, and sciences. It is also the alma mater of two Nobel prize winners, Tsung-Dao Lee and Yang Chen Ning.

2. Peking

Holding the 24th spot in the world rankings, Peking University is a member of the C9 league in China, which is similar to the Ivy League group in the US. The university has established joint degree programmes with Cornell University, Yale University, London School of Economics and Political Science, Paris School of International Affairs, Waseda University, Seoul National University and The University of Tokyo.
3. USTC

A national research university in Hefei, the University of Science and Technology China (USTC) was founded to boost Science and Technology education. It holds the 80th position in the rankings. There are 15 schools, teaching physical sciences, life sciences, software engineering and electro-optical technology, among many other science and technology disciplines. There are also two national labs — the National Synchrotron Radiation Facility and the Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale.

4. Zhejiang

Positioned at 107th place in the rankings, the university has strategic partnerships with more than 140 universities in 30 countries worldwide, including Imperial College London, Princeton University and University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The research at the university covers 12 academic disciplines.
5. Fudan

Fudan University that holds the 109th spot in the rankings has four campuses in downtown Shanghai. The university takes a liberal arts approach to teaching, with a number of English-taught courses. Internationalisation is a high priority at the institution with global connections and exchange programmes at almost 200 overseas universities including Columbia University, University of Toronto, University of Sydney, KU Leuven, University of Manchester and Sciences Po.