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Tatler Asia
27-05-2025
- Business
- Tatler Asia
Top 10 universities in Asia, according to the 2025 THE World University Rankings
Tsinghua University, China Peking University, China National University of Singapore (NUS), Singapore The University of Tokyo, Japan Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore The University of Hong Kong (HKU), Hong Kong Fudan University, China The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK), Hong Kong Zhejiang University, China Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU), China 1. Tsinghua University, China Above Tsinghua University, China (Photo: N509FZ/Wikimedia Commons) Ranked 12th in the world, Tsinghua University is the top Asian university in the World University Rankings. Located in Beijing, Tsinghua University is considered one of China's most prestigious institutions, especially in engineering, technology, and science. Often dubbed 'China's MIT', it is known for academic excellence, impactful research, and deep industry ties. Notable alumni: Chinese President Xi Jinping, former Premier Zhu Rongji, former President Hu Jintao, businesswoman Zhang Zetian. Apple CEO Tim Cook is the chairman of Tsinghua's School of Economics and Management Advisory Board. Read more: The urgency of early sustainable thinking education for Generation Alpha 2. Peking University, China Above Peking University (Photo: Beijing University/Kent Wang via Wikimedia Commons) Also based in Beijing, Peking University (Beida) rivals Tsinghua in prestige, and is ranked just behind it, at 13th in the world. Renowned for its strength in the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences, it is also a cultural icon in China. Notable alumni: Former Premier Li Keqiang; Nobel Peace Prize laureate Liu Xiaobo; Nobel Prize for Medicine laureate Tu Youyou; Robin Li, founder of Chinese search engine Baidu; and Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn of Thailand 3. National University of Singapore, Singapore Above University Hall, National University of Singapore (Photo: Commons) Singapore's flagship institution, NUS is a leading force in research and innovation across disciplines such as computer science, law, engineering, and business, with partnerships with industry and government driving cutting-edge developments in many areas. It is currently ranked 17th in the world. Notable alumni: Founding Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew, Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, Singapore's first female President Halimah Yacob, and former Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong 4. The University of Tokyo, Japan Above The Clock Tower at the University of Tokyo (Photo: Guilhelm Vellut/ Wikimedia Commons) Japan's top university, The University of Tokyo, is ranked 28th in the World University Rankings. Known as UTokyo, it was founded in 1877 and has had a long history as Japan's leading institution of higher learning. It offers a broad spectrum of disciplines and is acclaimed for its rigorous academic standards, with multiple Nobel laureates among faculty and alumni. Notable alumni: Nobel-winning authors Yasunari Kawabata and Kenzaburo Oe, Empress Masako of Japan, Studio Ghibli co-founder Isao Takahata, and Kiichiro Toyoda, founder of Toyota 5. Nanyang Technological University, Singapore Above Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (Photo: Nanyang Technological University) Nanyang Technological University is renowned as one of the top two universities in Singapore. Currently ranked 30th in the world, NTU is notable for its rapid ascent in global rankings, with particular strengths in engineering, interdisciplinary research and sustainability. Notable alumni: Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan, entrepreneur Merry Riana, and Indonesian billionaire Dato' Sri Tahir, founder of Mayapada Group 6. The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Above The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong (Photo: HKU Heritage Fund) Ranked 35th in the world, Hong Kong's oldest university, HKU, boasts global recognition for its medical, legal, and humanities programmes. Its international faculty and student body reflect its cosmopolitan base. Notable alumni: Republic of China founder Sun Yat-sen, Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam and SARS researcher Dr. Guan Yi 7. Fudan University, China Above The Lee Shau Kee Library in Fudan University, China (Photo: Fudan University) Located in Shanghai, Fudan University is a member of China's elite C9 League, also known as the Chinese Ivy League. At number 36, it is respected for its strengths across a wide range of disciplines, including the humanities, social sciences, science and medicine, as well as its substantial research output and continued international engagement. Notable alumni: Wang Huning, a distinguished politician and member of China's Politburo Standing Committee; People's Republic of China Vice President Han Zheng; Zhang Weiwei, and Guo Guangchang, director of the China Institute of Studies at Fudan University; and Guo Guangchang, chairman and co-founder of Fosun International 8. The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Above The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong (Photo: CUHK) The Chinese University of Hong Kong is the second oldest university after HKU, and is ranked at number 44 globally. It is renowned for its bilingual approach to education in English and Chinese. CUHK is recognised for its strong research output, particularly in medicine, business and the social sciences, as well as its multiculturalism, which embraces both Chinese and Western cultures, and its strong links with local and regional communities. Notable alumni: Physics Nobel laureate Sir Charles Kao, HKMA chief Norman Chan, HKTV founder Ricky Wong and former HKEx Chairman Sir Chung-kong Chow 9. Zhejiang University, China Above Zhejiang University, China Ranked 47th in the world, ZJU, in Hangzhou, is one of China's largest and most comprehensive universities in China. With an outstanding reputation in the fields of engineering and science and technology, it enjoys substantial research support and strong cooperation with the industry. Currently, more than 50 faculty members of ZJU are members of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE), which are leading consultative institutions in science and technology in the People's Republic of China. Notable alumni: Chinese Premier Li Qiang, DeepSeek AI founder Liang Wenfeng, BBK Electronics founder Duan Yongping and Pinduoduo founder Colin Huang 10. Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China Above Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China (Photo: Shanghai Jiao Tong University) Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU) is another leading university in Shanghai, with a long history and a reputation for engineering, science, technology, medicine, and business. Ranked at number 52 in the world, SJTU is committed to continuously supporting important research, promoting internationalisation and global cooperation. Notable alumni: Former Chinese President Jiang Zemin, basketball star Yao Ming, table tennis legend Ma Long, and Lenovo CEO Yang Yuanqing
Epoch Times
28-04-2025
- Politics
- Epoch Times
Hundreds of Falun Gong Practitioners Gather at Chinese Consulate in San Francisco
SAN FRANCISCO—Hundreds of Falun Gong practitioners rallied on April 25 in front of the Chinese Consulate in San Francisco, marking the anniversary of 10,000 fellow practitioners' peaceful appeal 26 years ago in Beijing, the political center of the ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The group made the appeal in 1999 for freedom of belief to follow their meditative practice of Falun Gong, also called Falun Dafa, and for the CCP to stop harassing practitioners throughout the country. Practitioners in Beijing were told at the time that the issue had been resolved after then-Prime Minister Zhu Rongji met with several representatives. Upon the news, the 10,000 people, who had gathered of their own accord, packed up as quietly as they had arrived and left to return to their homes across China. 'They were seeking basic human rights in the most peaceful way,' Kerry Huang, one of the practitioners who appealed in Beijing, told The Epoch Times. The rally became a yearly event following the CCP's decision to launch a full-scale persecution of Falun Gong a few months later in July 1999, Huang said. Practitioners have since faced coercion to renounce their beliefs, arrest, imprisonment, torture, and even death. 'We are here to [raise] awareness of the still ongoing persecution, and to tell people truthfulness, benevolence, and forbearance, [the core values of Falun Gong,] is for everybody, and ... society will be better through cultivating by such principles.' Related Stories 4/29/2024 4/29/2024 Deepak Yadav, an entrepreneur from India, told The Epoch Times, 'That's a historic day in the world, to see such a peaceful practice, a peaceful appeal, peaceful event, where practitioners came and they appeal very peacefully to the government to stop harassing them.' 'It's basically a reminder of how important human rights are for people, and if we have to stand for something, how peacefully we can do, and what is the right way,' Yadav, also a Falun Gong practitioner, added of the historic day. Alex Wang and Julia Zhu, a couple who recently arrived to San Francisco from mainland China, said they were deprived of a normal life following being arrested and detained for 10 days in late 2021 for spreading cards with QR codes that could help people to read uncensored information about China by bypassing the regime's Great Firewall. 'We lost our decent jobs in the college and couldn't find another one being constantly harassed by police officers,' Wang said. Although the couple managed to leave China and arrived in San Francisco in 2024, Wang's mother was left behind because her passport was invalidated by the authorities. Wang said his mother was arrested again in China and is now facing a trial. 'Every practitioner in China, like our family, may suddenly lose a normal life due to the persecution.' Practitioners demonstrate in front of the Chinese Consulate in San Francisco on April 25, 2025. Lear Zhou/The Epoch Times According to Falun Gong's information site 'I think if more people can gather and demonstrate peacefully, it has strength in it,' Gabor from Hungary said as he passed by the protesters while sightseeing. 'Keep up the good fight, but it's not easy,' he said. Local resident Kim Quinteros said she was saddened by the persecution. 'Many oppressed people don't have a voice in society, and big business and people with money are the only voices that matter, and that is very horrible, and I don't agree with that.' 'I believe everyone has a right to live their lives freely, without persecution, and be able to find their own truth and follow their own passions,' another passerby named Patrick from New York said. 'It's well known that there's really gross and evil human rights violations in China in general, how they treat their people, and there needs to be radical change over there, really put power back to the people there, and really reinforce their true natural born given rights there, yet the government in place right now is not interested in any of that.' 'You can see from the signs that you have here, it's just probably the tip of the iceberg of what's really going on over there,' he said. Crystal Lu and Gary Wang contributed to this report.
