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5 universities in Hong Kong rank in top 100 in ‘historic’ shift from West to East

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Five Hong Kong universities are listed among the top 100 in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings, marking a significant shift towards Eastern academic excellence. The University of Hong Kong retained its position at 33rd globally, followed by the Chinese University of Hong Kong at 42nd and the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology at 58th. These rankings highlight an ongoing trend described as a "historic realignment" from Western to Eastern dominance in higher education.

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Five public universities in Hong Kong ranked among the top 100 institutions globally in the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings released on Wednesday, reflecting a trend seen as a “historic realignment” from Western dominance to increased Eastern academic excellence. The University of Hong Kong maintained its position at 33rd, retaining its status as the city’s highest-ranked university. The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK), ranked 42nd, saw a slight drop from its previous year's ranking of 41st. Meanwhile, the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology held steady at 58th. CUHK reported full marks across five core performance metrics, highlighting notable improvements in teaching reputation, student-staff ratio, and international student proportion.

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5 universities in Hong Kong rank in top 100 in ‘historic’ shift from West to East University of Hong Kong retains position as city’s highest-ranked institution, at 33rd, in Times Higher Education World University Rankings Five public universities in Hong Kong have ranked in the top 100 of a renowned British publication’s latest global league table, as part of a trend described as a “historic realignment” of academic prowess from West to East. The University of Hong Kong remained the city’s highest-ranked tertiary institution, holding onto 33rd place from the previous year, in the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings, released on Wednesday.

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2026-09-30 · South China Morning Post

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universities → retain → Wednesday

The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) ranked 42nd, down from 41 a year ago, while the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology maintained its position at 58. CUHK said it achieved full marks across five core performance metrics – research excellence; patents; research and institutional income; research productivity; and the proportion of international staff – while making notable gains in teaching reputation, student-staff ratio and the proportion of international students. asserted

it → rank → students