Five of the best young universities in the world

 Five of the best young universities in the world

PSL Research University of France ranked first in the Times Higher Education (THE) Young University Rankings (under 50 years old) for the first time.

The Young University Rankings are published annually by THE. The participating schools are all 50 years old or less, ranked by THE based on the same criteria when ranking world universities. The 13 indicators are divided into five groups: teaching (30% of the total score), research (30%), scientific citation (30%), international outlook (7.5%), income thanks to technology transfer (2.5%).

According to these criteria, the top five schools are as follows:

The best five universities under 50 years old in the world

1. Paris Sciences et Lettres - PSL Research University Paris (France)

PSL topped THE's university rankings under 50 years old for the first time. This is a comprehensive university founded in 2010 with the aim of becoming one of the world's leading research schools. The university was originally made up of five institutions but has since grown into 25 self-governing academic and research institutions.

PSL's headquarters is located in the Latin quarter of Paris. The university aims to promote research from France and has developed strategic partnerships with New York University (USA), Cambridge (UK), Tsinghua (China), Technion Israel Institute of Technology and many others. other school.

2. Nanyang Technological University - NTU (Singapore)

NTU is one of the highest ranked Asian universities in the world rankings. The school was established in 1991. The main campus is located in Jurong and the school also has an additional campus in Novena.

NTU has 25,000 students from more than 100 countries, and has close relationships with many universities around the globe such as Imperial College London (UK), Stanford (USA), Beijing (China).

3. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology - HKUST (Hong Kong)

As the name suggests, HKUST focuses on providing students with high-quality education in the field of science and technology. The university is always in the top group of the best universities in Hong Kong.

Founded in 1991, the school has received a series of awards in science and technology. Currently, the school has more than 10,000 students enrolled, of which 31% are international students.

HKUST campus. Photo: THE

HKUST campus. Photo: THE

4. Erasmus University Rotterdam (Netherlands)

It is a public research university in the Dutch city of Rotterdam. The university is made up of two institutes, a university and seven member schools, teaching in the fields of economics, law, social and behavioral sciences, history, culture and media, health policy and management. economics, philosophy, management.

With five campuses across the country, the school has nearly 29,000 students, of which 22% are international students.

5. Hong Kong Polytechnic University (Hong Kong)

The university was founded in 1937 and was recognized as an official university in 1994. The university is made up of eight faculties and member schools including: applied sciences and textiles, business, construction and environment, design, engineering, social and health sciences, hotel and tourism management, humanities.

Hong Kong Polytechnic works with more than 240 institutions around the world to facilitate student exchange.

In 2022, there were 539 universities ranked by THE and 251 schools that provided data but did not meet the criteria to be ranked. Vietnam has four ranked universities including Ton Duc Thang University (rank 98), Duy Tan (122), Hanoi National University (group 301-350) and Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City (group 401+).

THE is one of the three most prestigious and influential university ranking organizations in the world, next to the rankings of QS and Shanghai Jiaotong University (China). The organization began ranking world universities (THE-QS) in 2004, using data provided by QS. Since 2010, THE ceased cooperation with QS and created a new ranking, in cooperation with Thomson Reuters - the unit that collects and analyzes data to rank.

In September 2021, THE announced the world university rankings in 2022. Vietnam has five universities including Ton Duc Thang University, Duy Tan University (together in the 401-500 group), Vietnam National University, Hanoi. (1.001-1200), Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi University of Science and Technology (together in the group of 1,201+).