HKUST Engineering is No. 1 in Greater China and World’s No. 21
The just released prestigious Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings of Top 100 Universities for Engineering and Technology 2013-14 ranked HKUST first in Greater China and 21st globally. HKUST Engineering has moved up two places from last year and continues to propel forward at the forefront of the league table. HKUST has hit the No. 1 spot in Greater China for three straight years.
Placed 21st globally, HKUST is ahead of Tsinghua (24th), University of Tokyo (27th), Columbia (30th), UC San Diego (43rd), and Purdue (50th). The University is one of only two universities from Hong Kong ranked among the top 50. The rankings are based on teaching, research, citations, industry income and international outlook.
Dean of Engineering Prof Khaled Ben Letaief said, "The notable global recognition achieved by the School attests to our academic excellence and the distinction of our faculty and students. We will continue to make our best endeavors to drive groundbreaking research and transformative education as a global center of excellence."
HKUST engineering’s outstanding capabilities have been highlighted by its consistent top-tier standing across a series of global rankings surveys. The QS World University Rankings by Faculty 2013 - Engineering and Technology published last month put HKUST at No. 19. The School will continue to pursue excellence and make greater global impact in innovation, research and education.
Full list of 2013-14 Times Higher Education World University Rankings in Engineering and Technology
No. 1 MIT
No. 2 Stanford University
No. 3 UC Berkeley
No. 10 UCLA
No. 17 Cornell University
No. 21 HKUST
No. 24 Tsinghua University
No. 27 University of Tokyo
No. 30 Columbia University
No. 50 Purdue University
About The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) (www.ust.hk) is a world-class research 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. HKUST attained the highest proportion of internationally excellent research work in the Research Assessment Exercise 2014 of Hong Kong’s University Grants Committee, and is ranked as the world’s best young university in Times Higher Education’s Young University Rankings 2019. Its graduates were ranked 16th worldwide and top in Greater China in Global University Employability Survey 2018.
