Monday, March 04, 2013

East Asia universities 'gain ground in world rankings'

Universities in East Asia have gained ground on western institutions in the latest university reputation rankings.

Oxford and Cambridge remain in "an elite top six of Anglo-American super-brands", according to Times Higher Education magazine's 2013 rankings.

But the survey also shows that three UK universities have fallen out of the top 100 since 2011.

"Outside the chosen few there is cause for alarm," said rankings editor Phil Baty.

Cambridge came third and Oxford fourth in the rankings, behind Harvard in first place and Massachusetts Institute of Technology in second. Full story...

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