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LONDON, Nov. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --

Quacquarelli Symonds, higher education experts, released the 15th annual QS

World University

Rankings[https://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/asia-university-ran

kings/2023]: Asia—the largest-ever—featuring 760 universities: 61% declining,

14% improving, 15% unchanged and 10% brand-new.

Peking University claims Asia's top spot, breaking the National University of

Singapore's four-year run in first. NUS falls to second while Tsinghua

University comes third. China-Mainland has the most universities ranked, (128),

followed by India (118) and Japan (106).

Japan and China boast two universities each in the top-5 for Academic and

Employer Reputation. The University of Tokyo tops both these metrics.

India excels in research production, with three universities among the top-5

for Papers/Faculty.

Considering only locations with 10+ ranked institutions, South Korea enjoys the

highest concentration of top-20 universities while Malaysia has the highest

concentration of top-50 (17%) and top-100 institutions (22%).

Singapore and Hong Kong-SAR produce high-impact research, with two institutions

each among the top-5 for Citations/Paper.

Pakistan's Aga Khan University enjoys Asia's highest teaching capacity

according to Faculty/Student Ratio.

Five new entrants rank among top-100. Kazakhstan's Al-Farabi Kazakh National

University is the highest (44th).

Iran boasts some of Asia's most highly trained faculty, according to QS' Staff

with PhD indicator.

Thailand achieves its best results for Academic Reputation, with five

universities among top-100, while The Philippines for Employer Reputation, with

four Filipino universities among top-100.

Vietnam sees most improvement – 55% of its institutions rise.

Ben Sowter QS Senior Vice-President said: "China's sustained and substantial

investment in higher education underpins today's success, with Peking

University named Asia's best and Tsinghua University third-best. Singapore

continues to punch above its weigh, with two top-5 universities.

Some Asian higher education systems face challenges due to declining

population."