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June
2016
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12:00
Asia/Singapore

NUS is first in Asia again in latest Quacquarelli Symonds University Rankings

Singapore’s flagship university remains Asia’s best for employer reputation and second for academic reputation

The National University of Singapore (NUS) has come out tops in the 2016 edition of the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) University Rankings: Asia, retaining its position as the top University in Asia for the third year running.

NUS continues its stellar showing with high rankings overall on most metrics measured. NUS maintains its position as the top university in Asia for employer reputation, second in Asia for academic reputation and third in Asia for citations per paper. The University also received perfect scores in four of QS’ ten metrics, for academic reputation, employer reputation, citations per paper, and international faculty.

NUS President Professor Tan Chorh Chuan said, “We are pleased that NUS continues to be highly regarded by academics and employers worldwide. Being recognised as the top university in Asia is testament to NUS’ singular focus on excellence and innovation. Going forward, we will intensify our efforts in nurturing future-ready graduates, fostering a thriving and vibrant entrepreneurship community in Singapore, and growing our research impact and partnerships, to make a strong positive impact in Singapore and beyond.”

The QS University Rankings: Asia is published annually and ranks Asia’s top 350 universities based on relevant criteria including academic reputation, employer reputation, student/faculty ratio, papers per faculty, citations per paper, internationalisation, student exchange inbound and student exchange outbound.

The full top 350 list of QS University Rankings: Asia can be found on http://www.topuniversities.com/asian-rankings