Global University Rankings
Asia-Pacific Universities Experience Mixed Results in Latest Global Rankings
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The 2027 Times Higher Education rankings show mixed results across the region: Australia’s universities were broadly stable, but the Australian National University fell four places to 77th, its lowest position, while Melbourne rose to 34th and four of Australia’s six top-100 institutions improved. One commentary attributes ANU’s longer decline to leadership and governance failures, cost-cutting and dependence on international-student revenue; the rankings report also notes weaker student-teacher ratios and research measures across Australia. Vietnam had 14 universities listed, including three new entrants, but none improved their positions and several fell substantially. New Zealand universities also recorded declines in average scores for industry, research quality and international outlook, with limited research funding cited as a challenge. Oxford retained first place for the 11th consecutive year, while several Asian universities advanced into the global top 15.
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ANU has fallen 30 places from its 2017 peak of 47th. Its interim leadership also disclosed that the university lost $100 million in foreign-student revenue and donations in less than a year.
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Australian universities often rank higher in QS than in THE: the article attributes the gap partly to QS giving greater weight to academic reputation and citations per faculty, areas in which Australian universities perform well.
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Ton Duc Thang University fell about 400 places, moving from the 601–800 band to the 1001–1200 band.
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New Zealand’s annual research funding was reported at $315 million, unchanged since 2018–19. The University of Auckland said its overall ranking dropped 12 places to 168th, although its underlying results were mostly stable and both of its THE research measures improved.
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