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KAIST leaps to 2nd place in 2014 QS Asian University Rankings​
View : 12885 Date : 2014-05-14 Writer : ed_news

The highest record ever made by a Korean university since the rankings were published in 2009


KAIST jumped four places to rank #2 from #6 last year, following the National University of Singapore

 

In the "2014 Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) University Rankings: Asia," KAIST advanced four places compared to 2013 and was ranked 2nd best university in Asia.

 

QS, an English institution for global university evaluation, and Chosun Newspaper, a leading daily newspaper in Korea, announced the results of the QS Asia University Rankings on April 12th. The result was a record high for a Korean University since the start of annual rankings in 2009.

 

KAIST has consistently ranked within the top ten, ranking 7th in 2009 and 2012, and 6th in 2013. The sudden jump from the 6th to the 2nd place was attributed to the increase in the number of published papers per professor and the number of citations per paper. In particular, KAIST received high marks for research contributions, which shows that the young faculty members hired since 2006 is now becoming very productive.

 

For details regarding the 2014 QS University Rankings: Asia, please visit 

http://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings-articles/asian-university-rankings/top-10-universities-asia-2014.

 

President Steve Kang of KAIST commented, “We are reaping the rewards of recruiting some of the most promising young professors. KAIST will continue its development towards becoming one of the top ten universities in the world.”

 

The QS Asia University Rankings have evaluated higher education institutions of Asia for the past six years. It evaluates 491 universities across 17 nations. Criterion for evaluation includes academic evaluation (30%), number of published papers per staff (15%), citation frequency (15%), number of students per staff (20%), alumni reputation, and internationalization (10%).

 

Please also refer to the Korean-American Science and Technology News (KASTN), dated June 4, 2014, for further information on the rankings.

 

Another Rankings, Pages 4-5

Chosun Ilbo, May 12, 2014

“Chosun-QS Rankings”

KAIST Soars to 2nd Place in Asian Rakings

http://www.phy.duke.edu/~myhan/b_14-12.pdf

QS Asia University Rankings

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