HKUST Ranked World's No.17 in Technology by THES
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) has been ranked No. 17 globally in the newly released Times Higher Education Supplement (THES) league table of the world's top 100 universities in technology, reinforcing the University's high standing internationally and reflecting the esteem of its academic peers.
The 2006 rankings, released in October, see HKUST rise to its highest position in the THES surveys so far. Last year HKUST was ranked No. 23 in the world in technology. Peer review plays an important role in the THES rankings criteria, with data gathered from over 3,700 academics around the world.
In this year's THES technology league table, HKUST was the only university in Hong Kong listed in the top 60.
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.
