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Top 10 Universities in Asian Continent

The QS University Rankings: Asia was launched with the aim of highlighting the top universities in Asia, shining a spotlight on the rapid development of many higher education systems in this dynamic world region.The methodology is adapted from that used for the QS World University Rankings®, with the aim of reflecting regional priorities and challenges. This list is about the best 10 among them.

Source: http://www.topuniversities.com/

NUS - National University of Singapore

NUS university of Singapore is ranked consistently as one of the world's top universities. It offer the most extensive college degree courses in Singapore.

The University of Hong Kong

Established in 1911, the University of Hong Kong is the territory's oldest institute of higher learning, and is today an internationally respected research-led comprehensive university.

KAIST - Korea Advanced Institute of Science

KAIST was established in 1971 to model a research focused university and to foster elite human resources in science and technology needed by the nation.Currently, KAIST has successfully become a well-respected member of the worldwide science community

Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU)

Nanyang Technological University offers engineering, science, business, humanities, arts and social sciences, and medicine. Young and research-intensive. NTU is home to several world-class institutes and centres, including the Singapore Centre on Environmental Life Sciences Engineering, Earth Observatory of Singapore and Institute on Asian Consumer Insight. NTU’s new medical school, the Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine is set up jointly with Imperial College London.

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) is a young and dynamic university devoted to education and research particularly at the postgraduate level. Founded in 1991, HKUST comprises five schools – Science, Engineering, Business and Management, Humanities and Social Science, and the Fok Ying Tung Graduate School in Guangzhou. We also have various institutes, such as the Institute for Advanced Study of HKUST, and the HKUST Shenzhen Institute based in Shenzhen. Our world-class international faculty members, coming from diverse backgrounds, are all PhD-qualified.

The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK)

The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) is a research-oriented comprehensive university founded in 1963 with the mission to combine tradition with modernity and to bring together China and the West. It is unique among universities in Hong Kong in that there are Nobel laureates and Fields and Turing awardees among its faculty members. Its research capability is attested by its many research centres and institutes and four state key laboratories. CUHK also has an excellent record of published research, both in discipline-specific journals and in more high-profile publications such as Science, Nature, and The Lancet.

Peking University

Peking University is a comprehensive and National key university. The campus, known as "Yan Yuan"-- the gardens of Yan, is situated at the northeast of the Haidian District at the western suburbs of Beijing. It stands near the Yuan Ming Gardens and the Summer Palace. The University consists of 30 colleges and 12 departments, with 93 specialties for undergraduates, 2 specialties for the second Bachelor's degree, 199 specialties for Master candidates and 173 specialties for Doctoral candidates.

Seoul National University

From the Start of the New Nation Korean people have always maintained their faith in the power of education, even through colonial occupation and war during the tumultuous first half of the 20th century. Thus in 1946, just months after Korea regained its independence, Seoul National University was established as the first piece of the educational foundation for the new nation. After a few short years, the campus had to be abandoned at the start of the Korean war in 1950, as civilians fled south to escape the frontlines. But the passion of the professors and students sustained the school through the war, with classes held outside refugee camps.

City University of Hong Kong

niversity of Hong Kong City University of Hong Kong (CityU), one of the eight government-funded institutions in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China, is a leading global university excelling in research and professional education. CityU offers professional education that prepares its students for the challenges and exciting opportunities opening up in Hong Kong, the Asia-Pacific region and throughout the world in business, science and engineering, energy and environment, law, creative media and social sciences. Our teachers are recruited from around the world, each an expert in their profession.

Pohang University of Science And Technology (POSTECH)

As one of Korea's top universities dedicated to science and engineering, POSTECH offers four-year programs in 10 departments and POSTECH's Graduate School offers programs in 11 departments. Students here are instructed by some of the finest professors and scholars in the world. POSTECH also provides some of the best research facilities and learning resources available on the beautifully laid out campus for its students and faculty to utilize during their tenure here. The excellence of the university extends far beyond the campus, as POSTECH has international cooperative agreements in place with 50 sister universities all across the world.