Two of Hong Kong’s top universities slip down Asia rankings for second year in a row, but researchers say protests were not the reason for dip
- University of Hong Kong and Chinese University slip to 4th and 13th on list of 650 institutions in region
- Fall attributed to drop in papers per faculty, reflecting lower research intensity at universities
Hong Kong’s two oldest universities have slipped down a league table for Asia institutions for the second year in a row, but researchers said there was little connection to last year’s civil unrest in the city.
The University of Hong Kong (HKU) and Chinese University (CUHK) dropped one and three places respectively, coming 4th and 13th out of 650 Asian institutions, in rankings released on Thursday by British firm Quacquarelli Symonds (QS).
Two other Hong Kong universities also slid down the Asia edition of the 2021 QS World University Rankings: Baptist University fell from 58th to 64th, and Lingnan University dropped from 113th to 120th.
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, and Polytechnic University (PolyU), remained the same, ranking 8th and 25th.
Only City University, and the privately run Shue Yan University, climbed the table, with the former slightly rising one place to 18th, and the latter climbing from the 401-450 bracket to the 301-350 group.
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