Chief Global Affairs Officer, Times Higher Education (THE). Director General, Education World Forum. Creator of the World Academic Summit and convenor of the Global Sustainable Development Congress.
Can a university be truly "world class" if it is not facing out into the world and internationally connected and engaged? I think not. Today Times Higher Education publishes its annual list of the world's most international research universities - with data extracted from the THE World University Rankings exploring international research collaborations, international staff and student attraction, and international academic reputation. Huge congratulations to City University of Hong Kong for taking the world number one position, and to no fewer than FOUR Hong Kong universities for taking all top four places, thanks to an enviable position at the heart of a global education and research hub, in the thriving greater bay area. Abu Dhabi University represents the middle east, in fifth place, with European universities taking the rest of the top ten (and the UK and Switzerland standing out as truly international hot-beds). The full ranking is here: “The grand challenges facing the world… are too big for individual universities; they need integrated international teams,” said Alice Gast when she took over as President of Imperial College London back in 2014. “The future holds great challenges but great universities will meet them by joining forces.” Last year I wrote for the World Economic Forum on how important it was for universities to transcend geopolitics and remain outward looking. Today that feels like a more important message then ever. See: https://lnkd.in/eRRPdvWQ #THEUniRankings #internationaleducation #intled
Many thanks 🙏 Phil Baty for your leadership and the excellent work of the Times Higher Education and we are delighted to be in top 10 Abu Dhabi University
Another excellent result for Abu Dhabi University ... a truly world-class institution 🏅
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ohhhhh no USA....
Chief Global Affairs Officer, Times Higher Education (THE). Director General, Education World Forum. Creator of the World Academic Summit and convenor of the Global Sustainable Development Congress.
1w“This year, Hong Kong institutions did even better, principally because of across-the-board rises in their co-authorship score – a metric based on the share of journal articles with international authors. “Co-authorship scores for all five ranked Hong Kong universities improved this year. The tally of journal articles collaboratively written by Hong Kong and mainland Chinese authors increased by about 70 per cent between 2019 and 2023, the data shows.” Some analysis of the data from John Ross https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/international-ranking-2025-hong-kong-extends-its-lead