HKUST Engineering Ranks No.1 in Hong Kong for 13 Years
HKUST Engineering retains its No.1 spot in Hong Kong in two newly released 2024 subject rankings by the Times Higher Education World University Rankings.
In the Engineering subject, HKUST ranks No.33 globally. The University has been rated No.1 in Hong Kong for 13 years straight. The engineering subject rankings are created based on five narrower areas: general engineering, electrical and electronic engineering, mechanical and aerospace engineering, civil engineering, and chemical engineering.
In the Computer Science subject, HKUST ranks No.31 worldwide. It has retained the No.1 place in Hong Kong for eight years in a row.
The subject tables employ the same range of 18 performance indicators used in the overall World University Rankings, brought together with scores provided under the same five pillars: teaching (the learning environment); research environment (volume, income and reputation); research quality; international outlook (staff, students and research); and industry (knowledge transfer).
The ranking results are a recognition of the School’s excellence in education and research, as well as our faculty and students’ accomplishments. We will continue to fulfill our mission to provide top-quality education for our students and achieve global impact through breakthroughs and innovation in research.
Related link:
- Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2024 by Subject: Engineering
- Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2024 by Subject: Computer Science
About The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) (https://hkust.edu.hk/) is a world-class research intensive university that focuses on science, technology and business as well as humanities and social science. HKUST offers an international campus, and a holistic and interdisciplinary pedagogy to nurture well-rounded graduates with global vision, a strong entrepreneurial spirit and innovative thinking. Over 80% of our research work were rated “Internationally excellent” or “world leading” in the Research Assessment Exercise 2020 of Hong Kong’s University Grants Committee. We were ranked 3rd in Times Higher Education’s Young University Rankings 2022, and our graduates were ranked 23rd worldwide and among the best from universities from Asia in Global Employability University Ranking and Survey 2021.
