Five Hong Kong universities – led by University of Hong Kong – ranked among the world’s 100 best tertiary institutions
- University of Hong Kong ranks 25th, followed by University of Science and Technology, Chinese University, CityU and PolyU
- Survey rates 1,000 universities from 82 countries and regions
Five of Hong Kong’s universities have been ranked among the world’s top 100 tertiary institutions – but the same schools were urged to do more to polish their graduates’ “soft skills” to boost their careers, according to a report released on Wednesday.
The QS World University Rankings 2020 rated the University of Hong Kong (HKU) as the city’s best, giving it 25th place among the 1,000 institutions involved in the survey. HKU, the oldest university in the city, also ranked 25th in last year’s global report.
The University of Science and Technology (HKUST) jumped five places to 32nd, and Chinese University (CUHK) was 46th – up from 49th in the 2019 report.
The ranking of 1,000 tertiary institutions from 82 countries and regions was compiled by QS Quacquarelli Symonds, a London-based higher education consultancy. The results were based on surveys of 94,000 academics, 44,000 hiring managers and analyses of 11.8 million research papers and 100 million citations.