Top 10 Universities in Asia for Engineering & Technology 2013

Interested in studying an engineering or technology subject in Asia? Discover the top 10 universities in Asia with the strongest reputations in engineering and technology in 2013, based on QS’s global survey of academics - part of the QS University Rankings: Asia.

1. University of Tokyo – Japan

Leading the pack is Japan’s prestigious University of Tokyo, which has a very strong reputation across all subject fields. It’s also rated Asia’s best for arts & humanities, natural sciences and life sciences & medicine, and second for social sciences (behind the National University of Singapore).

2. National University of Singapore (NUS) – Singapore

As mentioned above, NUS actually gets its highest rating for social sciences. It’s also rated Asia’s second best for arts & humanities, second for life sciences & medicine, and fourth for natural sciences. In the overall QS University Rankings: Asia, NUS climbed to 2= this year, joint with the University of Hong Kong (HKU).

3. Tsinghua University – China

Ranked 14^th in Asia in the overall ranking, Tsinghua claims a high reputation among academics as one of its main strengths. It gets its highest academic rating for engineering & technology subjects – but is within the top 10 for all other four subject areas.

4. Tokyo Institute of Technology – Japan

Tokyo Institute of Technology may be less internationally known than its fellow Tokyo-based institution, the University of Tokyo, but it still ranks 13^th overall in this year’s QS University Rankings: Asia. Reflecting its subject focus, it has its strongest academic rating for engineering & technology, but is also rated 10^th for natural sciences and within the region’s top 100 for social sciences.

5. Kyoto University – Japan

Ranking 10= in the overall QS University Rankings: Asia, Kyoto University is again very well rated across all the subject areas. It comes fourth in Asia in the overall academic reputation survey, and is rated 12^th in the region by employers.

6. Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) – Korea

Another university specializing in science and technology subjects, it’s no surprise to see KAIST getting its highest rating from academics for engineering and technology. It comes 6^th overall in this year’s QS University Rankings: Asia, climbing one place compared to 2012.

7. Nanyang Technological University (NTU) – Singapore

NTU has also climbed in the overall QS University Rankings: Asia – from 17^th in 2012 to 10= in 2013. Again, it’s no surprise that engineering and technology is the field for which it’s best known – but it also gets strong scores for the other subject areas, rated Asia’s 10^th best for social sciences & management, 16^th for arts and humanities, 21^st for natural sciences and 22^nd for life sciences & medicine.

8. The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) – Hong Kong

HKUST is the overall leader in the QS University Rankings: Asia, but only comes 10^th overall in the academic reputation survey. This is its second strongest-rated subject area, after social sciences & management (where it’s rated 7^th).

9. Shanghai Jiao Tong University – China

At 27^th in the overall QS University Rankings: Asia, Shanghai Jiao Tong would be higher if the ranking was based solely on reputation. It’s rated Asia’s 15^th best overall by academics, and 9^th by employers. This is its strongest subject area, followed by life sciences & medicine.

10. Seoul National University (SNU) – Korea

SNU is fourth overall in the QS University Rankings: Asia, and comes 6^th overall in the academic reputation survey. It’s rated 5^th for social sciences, 6^th for arts & humanities, 6^th for life sciences & medicine, and 6^th for natural sciences – so impressive as it’s 10^th place here may be, engineering & technology is by no means SNU’s only strength!

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