HKUST makes World’s Top 50 in Technology in 3 Consecutive Years

In the latest university rankings released by The Times Higher Education Supplement (THES) on November 9, 2007, HKUST is ranked number 23 in the Top 50 University for Technology table.

HKUST has consistently made Top 50 since the University for Technology table was introduced in 2005. In 2005 the ranking was no. 23, and in 2006 HKUST ascended to a record high of no. 17.

Poised to be different from other general universities from the onset, HKUST has a clear vision to strive for global excellence in science and technology. The persistent and outstanding efforts of our faculty, students, and staff in the past 16 years have been affirmed by the THES Rankings. Being the only Hong Kong institution to be placed in the Top 50 Technology table in the past 3 years, HKUST's leading position as a science and technology specialist institution in the region is cemented.

The Times Higher-QS World University Rankings are a composite measure in which six criteria are added together to produce an overall table. These criteria are: (1) academic peer review – 40%, (2) employer review – 10%, (3) staff-to-student ratio – 20%, (4) citations per full-time equivalent staff – 20%, (5) international staff – 5%, and (6) international students – 5%.

Universities in HKSAR outshine the rest of the world by scooping 3 of the top 10 places in the category of International Staff. HKUST attained the perfect score of 100 points and becomes no. 1 in the World with HKU taking the no. 6 place and HK Poly U at no. 9. The attainment gives a major boost to Hong Kong’s position as an international education hub.