Asia’s Top 10...
The results of this survey are used to inform a number of other QS research projects, reflecting the importance of employability and employment prospects for today’s university applicants and graduates. Faculty/ Student Ratio (15%) This indicator assesses the ratio of full-time academic staff members employed per student enrolled. The aim is to give an idea of how much contact time and academic support students at the institution may expect to receive.
These two indicators are both assessed using data from the Scopus database of research publications and citations. The first assesses the number of citations per research paper published; aiming to give an idea of the impact each institution’s research is having within the research community. The second assesses the number of research papers published per faculty member. This provides an indication of the overall research productivity of the university.
A new indicator introduced to the QS University Rankings: Asia for 2016, this assesses the proportion of academic staff members qualified to PhD level. This complements the faculty/ student ratio indicator, both aiming to provide proxy measures of an institution’s commitment to high-quality teaching.
The final four indicators all aim to assess how ‘international’ each university is, reflecting the fact that internationalization is a major priority both for universities in Asia and in every world region. These two indicators, also used in the QS World University Rankings, assess the proportion of staff and students at the university
South Korea has a separate Valentine’s Day for single people
In many Western cultures, Valentine’s Day (14 February) tends to be dominated by loved-up couples who buy each other gifts. But in South Korea, the celebration is slightly different. February 14th is just one of 12 ‘love days’, which are celebrated on the 14th of each month. In South Korea, February’s Valentine’s Day sees women give chocolates to men as a sign of affection. A month later, on 14 March, White Day is celebrated, when men traditionally reciprocate with another gift. February 14th is also called the black day where single people get together to eat black noodles and grumble! who are classed as ‘international’.
These last two indicators, not used in the global ranking, offer additional insights into the internationalization activity at universities in Asia, assessing the relative size of each institution’s inbound and outbound student exchange programs.
Followed by the indicators, below are the top ten universities in Asia according to QS;
Expect in the following weeks, insights of these ten universities. Let’s start with Seoul National University. Until then don’t stop reaching for the stars!