3 Philippine universities make top 100 in QS Study
May 19, 2009 by dragon
Although not in the top 10, 3 Philippine universities make the top 100 overall Asian Universities.
Leading the Philippine schools was the University of the Philippines (UP), which shared No. 63 spot with Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee of India, Osaka City University of Japan and Universitas Gadjah Mada of Indonesia. De La Salle University (DLSU) was 76th, Ateneo De Manila University (ADMU) was 84th, while the University of Santo Tomas (UST) shared 144th spot with Nanjing Agricultural University of China. This ranking of UST fits in the top 200 category.
Managing Director Nunzio Quacquarelli said the results of the Asian University Rankings focus on regionally relevant measures of excellence, with the top performing universities distinguished not only by quality, but also by high productivity of research, compared to their regional peers.
While the Philippine universities were way below the rankings, QS Managing Director Nunzio Quacquarelli had this to say: “Philippines universities have performed well, with high recruiter review scores. These results make study in the Philippines an attractive option for international students studying abroad,"
Quacquarelli said QS based the first ever top Asian universities list on regionally relevant measures of excellence, selecting schools noted not only for quality, but also for high research productivity compared to the institution’s regional peers.
The ranking of Asian universities used to be done yearly by Asiaweek, a Hong Kong-based English newsmagazine, which folded up in December 2001 due to a downturn in advertising revenues.
Subject rankings
When it came to the 2009 Asian university subject rankings, University of the Philippines (UP) rose to the 12th spot under Arts and Humanities, while ADMU, DSLU, and UST got the 19th, 44th, and 55th slots respectively.
Under Life Sciences and Biomedicine, UP was 47th, ADMU was 52nd, DSLU was 79th, and UST was 85th.
The Social Sciences list placed UP as 22nd, ADMU as 28th, DSLU as 51st, and UST as 75th.
In subjects under Information Technology & Engineering, UP ranked 63rd, ADMU was 64th, and DSLU was 79th.
Under Natural Sciences, ADMU took the 24th spot, UP got the 32nd, UST got the 94th, while DSLU placed 97th.
The THE-QS 2008 world’s top 500 universities rankings had raised eyebrows when ADMU overran other Philippine schools in the top 500 list by rising from somewhere between 401st and 500th in 2007 to 254th, edging out UP which ranked 398th in 2007 and fell to 276th the next year.
DLSU and UST ranked 415th and 470th respectively.
UP officials earlier doubted the survey’s credibility, since the organizers refused to disclose where it acquired the data used, thus making the methodology “problematic."
Officials also revealed the “business side" of the survey where QS sold its various services to help universities improve rankings.
On the other hand, the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) refused to comment on the rankings, pointing out that Chairman Emmanuel Angeles, who also presides over the UP Board of Regents, was out of the country.
QS research chief Ben Sowter said “the advantage of regional rankings is in the richer picture we can create when comparing universities at a regional rather than global level, through the inclusion of additional factors."
Sowter added that the shift to a regional focus proved to be significant, “The position of institutions in Hong Kong, Japan and Singapore was to be expected, but the stronger performance of South Korean institutions in contrast to the world rankings suggests a strength known in the region that has yet to be fully acknowledged globally."
QS.com, which conducted the Times Higher Education-QS University Rankings, is the world’s leading information specialist in the higher education sector.
The number of universities per country listed are as follows:
Japan = 58 universities with 10 universities in the top 20 ranks
South Korea = 46 universities with three in the top 20
China = 39 universities with two universities in the top 20.
Taiwan = 15 universities
India = 11 universities
Thailand and Indonesia = 8 universities each
Malaysia = 6 universities
Hong Kong = 6 with four in the top 20, three of which occupied the 1st, 2nd & 4th slots.
Philippines = 4 universities
Singapore = 2 universities with both universities in the top 20 slots.
The universities are ranked according to the following indicators: Academic Peer Review; Recruiter Review; Student/Faculty Ratio; Papers Per Faculty; Citations Per Paper; International Faculty Review; International Students Review; Student Exchange Inbound; and, Student Exchanges Outbound.
Subjects taught in the universities are also ranked. The subjects are Life Sciences & Biomedicine; Natural Sciences; Social Sciences; IT & Engineering; and, Arts & Humanities
| 2009 rank | School Name | Country |
|---|---|---|
| Source: QS Quacquarelli Symonds (www.qs.com) | ||
| 1 | University of HONG KONG | Hong Kong |
| 2 | The CHINESE University of Hong Kong | Hong Kong |
| 3 | University of TOKYO | Japan |
| 4 | HONG KONG University of Science and Tech… | Hong Kong |
| 5 | KYOTO University | Japan |
| 6 | OSAKA University | Japan |
| 7 | KAIST – Korea Advanced Institute of Scie… | Korea, South |
| 8 | SEOUL National University | Korea, South |
| 9 | TOKYO Institute of Technology | Japan |
| 10= | National University of Singapore (NUS) | Singapore |
| 10= | PEKING University | China |
| 12 | NAGOYA University | Japan |
| 13 | TOHOKU University | Japan |
| 14 | Nanyang Technological University (NTU) | Singapore |
| 15= | KYUSHU University | Japan |
| 15= | TSINGHUA University | China |
| 17 | Pohang University of Science and Technol… | Korea, South |
| 18 | CITY University of Hong Kong | Hong Kong |
| 19 | University of TSUKUBA | Japan |
| 20= | HOKKAIDO University | Japan |
| 20= | KEIO University | Japan |
| 22 | National TAIWAN University | Taiwan |
| 23 | KOBE University | Japan |
| 24 | University of Science and Technology of … | China |
| 25 | YONSEI University | Korea, South |
| 26 | FUDAN University | China |
| 27 | NANJING University | China |
| 28 | HIROSHIMA University | Japan |
| 29 | SHANGHAI JIAO TONG University | China |
| 30= | Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (I… | India |
| 30= | MAHIDOL University | Thailand |
| 32 | ZHEJIANG University | China |
| 33 | KOREA University | Korea, South |
| 34 | Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (I… | India |
| 35 | CHULALONGKORN University | Thailand |
| 36 | Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (II… | India |
| 37 | WASEDA University | Japan |
| 38 | The HONG KONG Polytechnic University | Hong Kong |
| 39 | Universiti Malaya (UM) | Malaysia |
| 40 | National TSING HUA University | Taiwan |
| 41 | CHIBA University | Japan |
| 42 | EWHA WOMANS University | Korea, South |
| 43 | National CHENG KUNG University | Taiwan |
| 44 | SUNGKYUNKWAN University | Korea, South |
| 45 | NAGASAKI University | Japan |
| 46 | HANYANG University | Korea, South |
| 47 | National YANG MING University | Taiwan |
| 48 | TOKYO Metropolitan University | Japan |
| 49 | Indian Institute of Technology Madras (I… | India |
| 50 | University of INDONESIA | Indonesia |
| 51 | Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) | Malaysia |
| 52 | SHOWA University | Japan |
| 53 | KUMAMOTO University | Japan |
| 54 | YOKOHAMA NATIONAL University | Japan |
| 55 | YOKOHAMA CITY University | Japan |
| 56 | OKAYAMA University | Japan |
| 57 | KYUNG HEE University | Korea, South |
| 58 | PUSAN National University | Korea, South |
| 59 | GIFU University | Japan |
| 60 | University of DELHI | India |
| 61 | SOGANG University | Korea, South |
| 62 | KANAZAWA University | Japan |
| 63= | Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (… | India |
| 63= | OSAKA CITY University | Japan |
| 63= | Universitas GADJAH MADA | Indonesia |
| 63= | University of the PHILIPPINES | Philippines |
| 67 | TOKYO University of Science (TUS) | Japan |
| 68 | GUNMA University | Japan |
| 69 | Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) | Malaysia |
| 70 | TIANJIN University | China |
| 71 | National SUN YAT-SEN University | Taiwan |
| 72 | National TAIWAN University of Science an… | Taiwan |
| 73 | Hong Kong BAPTIST University | Hong Kong |
| 74 | National CHIAO TUNG University | Taiwan |
| 75 | XI'AN JIAOTONG University | China |
| 76 | DE LA SALLE University | Philippines |
| 77 | National CENTRAL University | Taiwan |
| 78 | NIIGATA University | Japan |
| 79 | OCHANOMIZU University | Japan |
| 80 | BANDUNG Institute of Technology (ITB) | Indonesia |
| 81 | CHIANG MAI University | Thailand |
| 82= | KYUNGPOOK National University | Korea, South |
| 82= | Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) | Malaysia |
| 84 | Ateneo de MANILA University | Philippines |
| 85 | THAMMASAT University | Thailand |
| 86 | TOKAI University | Japan |
| 87 | MIE University | Japan |
| 88 | CHONNAM National University | Korea, South |
| 89 | KAGOSHIMA University | Japan |
| 90 | Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) | Malaysia |
| 91 | CHANG GUNG University | Taiwan |
| 92 | INHA University | Korea, South |
| 93 | TOKYO University of Agriculture and Tech… | Japan |
| 94 | TONGJI University | China |
| 95 | SOUTHEAST University | China |
| 96 | HITOTSUBASHI University | Japan |
| 97 | CHONBUK National University | Korea, South |
| 98 | AJOU University | Korea, South |
| 99 | CHUNGNAM National University | Korea, South |
| 100 | University of PUNE | India |
If Ateneo consistently outranks De La Salle by subject and by indicator, how is it possible that De La Salle outranks Ateneo in the overall ranking?
Sogang University, a sister school of Ateneo and a relatively young school founded by the Jesuits in 1960 in Seoul, even outranks all Philippine schools at Number 61. Has it something to do with economic standing too?
Where is Sophia University which was Top Ten during Asiaweek’s 2000 survey? For Filipinos with some Japanese descent like me, Sophia is always regarded as the top private university in Tokyo. Even Dr. Sasamori of Tsukuba & Chiba Universities desbribes Sophia as a “very high level university… entrance very difficult and good only for the rich”
Maybe because of the bias that anything Japanese is usually better than anything Filipino
By the way Sophia University decided not to participate in the recent surveys because it’s not amenable to some of the criteria. I just found that out lately
The Times Higher Education QS World University Ranking 2009 is out.
Ateneo and UP improved their respective ranks. Ateneo maintains number 1 rank in the Philippines, beating UP for the second consecutive year.
Ateneo is now 234th from 254th last year
UP is at 262nd from 276th last year
La Salle remains in the 400-500 list
UST drops further and is now at 500-600 list
Ateneo de MANILA University moved up from 254th to 234th in the Times Higher Education – QS World Top Universities Rankings 2009.
excuse me the university of Hong Kong can offer different language to learn like spanish,english,french and other Im curious with that school.
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