Global Universities Directory

Tsinghua University (THU) is a public university in Haidian, Beijing, China. It is affiliated with and funded by the Ministry of Education of China. The university is part of the Double First-Class Construction, and was a part of its predecessor initiatives: Project 211 and Project 985. It is also a member of the C9 League.

Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar (CMU-Q) is a branch campus of Carnegie Mellon University, located in Doha, Qatar. Funded by the Qatar Foundation, it offers standard CMU undergraduate degrees.

Seoul National University is a public research university in Seoul, South Korea. Founded in 1946 by the merger of ten institutions in the Seoul area, it is one of the SKY universities and a part of the Flagship Korean National Universities.

KAIST is a national research university located in Daedeok Innopolis, Daejeon, South Korea. KAIST was established by the Korean government in 1971 as the nation's first public, research-oriented science and engineering institution. KAIST has been internationally accredited in business education, and hosts the Secretariat of the Association of Asia-Pacific Business Schools (AAPBS). KAIST has 10,504 full-time students and 1,342 faculty researchers and had a total budget of US$765 million in 2013, of which US$459 million was from research contracts.

King Abdulaziz University (KAU) is a leading public research university in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. It is highly ranked in the Arab world, notably for sciences, computing, and engineering.

King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM) is a public university in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. It is highly prestigious for petroleum engineering and minerals sciences, maintaining close ties with the energy sector.

King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) is a private, graduate-level research university in Thuwal, Saudi Arabia. It is English-medium and has one of the largest endowments in the world.

King Saud University (KSU) is the first public university in Saudi Arabia, founded in 1957. It has a massive research output and is one of the highest-ranked educational institutions in the region.

Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU) is a public research university located in Education City, Doha. It is a homegrown graduate-focused university under the Qatar Foundation, specializing in advanced research.

The American University of Sharjah (AUS) is a private university in Sharjah, UAE. It is independent and modeled after American higher education, holding accreditation in both the US and the UAE.

The Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) was established in collaboration with MIT to advance engineering and architecture through design-focused research and education.

Singapore Management University (SMU) is a premier public university in Singapore known for its business-focused, seminar-style education. Modeled after the Wharton School, SMU prepares leaders for the global services economy.

The University of Dhaka, also known as Dhaka University (DU), is a public research university located in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Established in 1921, it is the oldest active university in Bangladesh.

The Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (Bengali: বাংলাদেশ প্রকৌশল বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়), commonly known by its acronym BUET, was formerly called the East Pakistan University of Engineering and Technology (EPUET). It is a public research university located in Dhaka, the capital city of Bangladesh. Founded in 1876 as the Dacca Survey School and gaining university status in 1962, it is the oldest institution for the study of engineering, architecture, and urban planning in the country. BUET is one of the five PhD granting engineering research universities of Bangladesh along with RUET, CUET, KUET, and DUET.

Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT) is Singapore's premier university of applied learning. It offers degree programs targeting growth sectors of the economy with mandatory industry attachments.