Taipei City-based National Taiwan University leads the way among local tertiary institutions in 26th

Taiwan News 
Date: 2018/02/12
By: Maggie Huang, Taiwan News, Staff Writer

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — A total of eight Taiwan universities are among the top 100 in Asia, according to Times Higher Education’s (THE) annual rankings of the region.

The 2018 Asia University Rankings reveal the 350+ best colleges and universities in Asia, featuring institutions from 25 countries.

Taipei City-based National Taiwan University leads the way among local tertiary institutions at 26th place, followed by National Tsing Hua University in northern Taiwan’s Hsinchu City at No. 36 and National Taiwan University of Science and Technology at No. 42.

“Most of Taiwan’s institutions have fallen in rankings as the country grapples with an aging population and oversupply of higher education,” says THE’s acting rankings editor Ellie Bothwell.    [FULL  STORY]