Asian unis moving up


ASIAN universities are slowly gaining prominence in the international academic arena. This year’s Times Higher Education (THE) World Reputation Rankings features 18 Asian institutions in its list – an increase from 10 in 2015.

Japan’s University of Tokyo is in 12th place and China’s Tsinghua University and Peking University were placed 18th and 21st respectively.

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