Quacquarelli Symonds, a British university evaluation institution, has announced the top 2019 universities in the 500 Asian University Rankings, the QS World University Rankings. The first place was National University of Singapore, and the top university in Japan was the University of Tokyo, which was 1th.

 2019 Japanese universities are ranked in the top 500 of the 89 QS Asian University Rankings announced this time.The University of Tokyo ranks 11th and is the top in Japan.This was the highest ranking since 2015.This was followed by Kyoto University (14th), Osaka University (16th), and Tokyo Institute of Technology (18th) in the top 20.The University of Tokyo achieved the highest score in Asia on the "Academic Reputation" index, which indicates that it is the most prestigious university in all of Asia, and it is a perfect score (100/100) on the index that indicates the reputation of employers such as companies. Won.

 The "International Research Network" was newly introduced as an index from FY2019.This is an index that measures the extent to which each university has built an international research network, and from Japan, the six schools with the largest number in Asia are ranked in the top 6.It was found that Japanese universities have a positive attitude toward international joint research.

 On the other hand, the task was shown by the index "Ratio of teachers to students", which shows the ratio of teachers to students.Of the 89 domestic universities ranked in, 70 were rated low.In addition, in the "number of papers published per faculty member", 89 out of 77 schools ranked lower than in 2018, and the research ability of Japanese universities fell compared to competing universities in Asia. I also found out that.

 The top five in the QS Asian University Rankings 2019 were 5st National University of Singapore, 1nd University of Hong Kong, 2rd Nanyang University of Science and Technology (Singapore), 3th Tsinghua University (China), and 4th Beijing University (China).

Tokyo University

Established in the 10th year of the Meiji era.A university with the longest history in Japan and at the forefront of Japanese knowledge

The University of Tokyo was established in 1877 (Meiji 10) by integrating the Tokyo Kaisei School and the Tokyo Medical School.Since its establishment, it has developed education and research in a unique way in the world as a leading university in Japan and an academic center for the fusion of East and West cultures.As a result, many human resources have been produced in a wide range of fields, and many research achievements […]

Kyoto University

Foster a free academic style based on the spirit of "self-respect for self-weight" and open up a world of creative learning.

With the motto of self-study, we will continue to maintain a free academic style that is not bound by common sense, and develop human resources who have both creativity and practical ability.We provide an inclusive learning space that allows for diverse and hierarchical choices so that students themselves can choose a solid future through valuable trial and error. […]

Osaka University

The "true value" of each person becomes the "evolution" of Osaka University.To a university that lives in the community and extends to the world

Osaka University is a research-based university with 11 faculties and 23 departments. Since its founding in 1931, with the motto of "living in the region and extending to the world," we have created an outstanding "foundation" and "power" that weaves advanced education and research capabilities, the harmony of faculty and staff, and the weight of tradition and the advantage of Osaka. I have.Taking advantage of these excellent potentials […]

Tokyo Institute of Technology

The pinnacle of science and engineering university that continues to produce science and engineering people with high aspirations and a Japanese spirit, mastering the knowledge that creates the times, refining their skills

Tokyo Institute of Technology was established as the Tokyo Institute of Technology in 1881 (Meiji 14), when modernization of industry was an urgent need.Since its establishment, it has continued to produce excellent research results with excellent science and engineering human resources, and is still at the top of Japan's science and engineering universities.Tokyo Institute of Technology requires not only a high degree of specialization but also liberal arts […]

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