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.

University of Putra Malaysia, abbreviated as UPM, is a Malaysian public research university located in Serdang, Selangor. It was formerly named Universiti Pertanian Malaysia, focusing on agricultural sciences and related fields. Since the 1990s, the fields of study have expanded to include human ecology, languages, architecture, medicine, computer science and biotechnology. Currently UPM comprises 15 faculties, 11 institutes and 2 schools covering these as well as agriculture, forestry, veterinary medicine, economics, engineering, sciences, and education.

The National University of Malaysia is a public research university located in Bandar Baru Bangi, Hulu Langat District, Selangor, Malaysia. Its teaching hospital, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre (UKMMC), is located in Cheras and also has a branch campus in Kuala Lumpur. The university also has an overseas branch campus in Lusail City, Doha since 2023.

National Tsing Hua University (NTHU) is a national public research university in Hsinchu, Taiwan. Founded in Peking in 1911, it was re-established in Taiwan in 1956 following the Chinese Civil War.

Khalifa University is a public research university located in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. It was established in its current form in February 2017 by decree of UAE President Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, through the merger of three institutions: Khalifa University of Science, Technology and Research (KUSTAR), the Petroleum Institute, and the Masdar Institute of Science and Technology. The university comprises three colleges, three research institutes, and 20 research centers covering science, engineering, and medicine.

Wuhan University (WHU) is a key national public university in Wuhan, Hubei, China. Administered by the Ministry of Education, the university was founded in 1893 and was one of the early national universities in modern China. It is part of Project 985 and Project 211.

Harbin Institute of Technology (HIT) is a major public research university in Harbin, Heilongjiang, China. Established in 1920, it is a member of the C9 League, Project 985, and Project 211. HIT is widely recognized as one of China's premier engineering institutes.

United Arab Emirates University (UAEU) (Arabic: جامعة الإمارات العربية المتحدة) is a public research university located in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates. Founded in 1976 by the country's first President, Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, it is the oldest university in the United Arab Emirates and offers courses in various subjects up to graduate school.

Koç University is a private non-profit research university in Istanbul, Turkey. Koç University comprises the Colleges of Social Sciences and Humanities, Administrative Sciences and Economics, Science, Engineering, Law, Nursing and Medicine. Koç University offers 22 undergraduate, 43 master's and 30 Ph.D. programs. The university is home to more than 8,000 students. The university accepts international students from various countries and has a network of over 250 partner-universities including the University of California, Northwestern University, Cornell University and Georgetown University.

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.

Middle East Technical University is a public research university located in Ankara, Turkey.

Sabancı University is a private research university that adopts a liberal arts education approach, established in 1994 and located on a 1.26 million squaremeter campus which is about 40 km from Istanbul's city center. Its first students matriculated in 1999. The first academic session started on October 20, 1999 .

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.