Global Universities Directory

The National University of Singapore (NUS) is a national public research university in Singapore. It was officially established in 1980 through the government-directed merger of the public University of Singapore and the private Nanyang University.

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.

Nanyang Technological University (NTU) is a national public research university in Singapore. Founded in 1981, it is also the second oldest autonomous university in the country.

The University of Hong Kong (HKU) is a public university in Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong. It was founded in 1887 as the Hong Kong College of Medicine for Chinese by the London Missionary Society and formally established as the University of Hong Kong in 1911. It is the oldest tertiary institution in Hong Kong.

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.

Zhejiang University (ZJU) is a prestigious public research university in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China. Founded in 1897, it is one of China's oldest and most selective institutions. It is a member of the C9 League, Project 985, and Project 211.

The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) is a public university in Sha Tin, New Territories, Hong Kong.

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.

The University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) is a prominent public research university in Hefei, Anhui, China. Operated by the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), it is a C9 League member, Project 985, and Project 211 school, focusing on advanced science and technology.

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) is a public university in Sai Kung District, New Territories, Hong Kong. Founded in 1991, it was the territory's third institution to be granted university status, and the first university without any precursory existence upon its formation. It occupies a 60-hectare (150-acre) seaside site in Tai Po Tsai, Clear Water Bay Peninsula.

The University of Malaya is a public research university located in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It is the oldest Malaysian institution of higher education, and was the only university in newly independent Malaya.

National Taiwan University is a national public research university with its main campus in Taipei, Taiwan. Founded in 1928 during Japanese rule as Taihoku Imperial University, it was the seventh Imperial University of the Empire of Japan and is the oldest university in the country.

Nanjing University (NJU) is a major public research university in Nanjing, Jiangsu, China. Established in 1902, it is one of the oldest and most prestigious institutions of higher learning in China. It is a member of the C9 League, Project 985, and Project 211.