Best universities in the emerging economies: top 100

By seeta.bhardwa@…, 19 October, 2021

Chinese universities dominate the Times Higher Education Emerging Economies Rankings 2022.

Out of more than 500 ranked universities, China takes 97 places, with Tsinghua University in second place. India was the second most represented country, with 71 universities.

The ranking shines a spotlight on universities in 48 countries classed as emerging economies, including Brazil, India, Mexico, Taiwan, Turkey and the Czech Republic.

All the universities in the top 10 also appear in the top 250 of the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2022.

The Emerging Economies Ranking uses the same 13 performance indicators as the World University Rankings, measuring teaching, research, research impact, industry income and international outlook, but the weightings are adjusted to reflect the specific characteristics of this group of universities. The full methodology can be found here.

Only institutions in countries in the FTSE Group’s Country Classification Process are eligible to be included in this ranking.

Best universities in the emerging economies 2022

1. Peking University, China

Peking University is a member of the C9 league, which is similar to the Ivy League in the US, and is generally one of the highest ranked institutions in China.

The campus is known as “Yan Yuan” – the garden of Yan – and is located in a suburb of Beijing near the Summer Palace.

Many of its academics are members of prestigious research academies and direct groundbreaking research in China.

Peking’s students have the opportunity to study a diverse range of subjects, from humanities to applied sciences. There is also a significant focus on professional skills to provide students with the foundation to transition into careers.

1. Tsinghua University, China

Since 1911, Tsinghua University has aimed to bridge the gap between Chinese and Western culture, sciences and humanities, and ancient and modern knowledge.

Although the institution has particular strengths in science and technology, it conducts research and teaching across 20 schools and 54 departments, from management to art.

Many successful people in politics, academia and industry have graduated from Tsinghua University, including two Nobel prizewinners, physicists Tsung-Dao Lee and Chen Ning Yang.

3. Zhejiang University, China

Zhejiang University is part of China’s elite C9 group of universities. Founded in 1887, it is one of the oldest and most selective universities in the country.

The university has seven campuses across Hangzhou: Yuquan, Xixi, Haining International, Huajiachi, Zhijiang, Zijin’gang and Zhoushan.

The university has partnerships with more than 180 institutions from more than 30 countries worldwide, including University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

4. Fudan University, China

Fudan University has four campuses in downtown Shanghai: Handan, Fenglin, Zhangjiang and Jiangwan.

The university takes a liberal arts approach to teaching, with a focus on developing students’ understanding of different cultures and independent research skills.

Many of Fudan’s courses are taught in English and the university has developed partnerships with more than 200 institutions worldwide. Students at Fudan University are encouraged to take advantage of these partnerships and participate in a study abroad exchange.

5. Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China

Shanghai Jiao Tong University is a major research university in Shanghai. It is also one of the oldest universities in China, having been established in 1896.

The institution offers 67 undergraduate programmes across economics, law, literature, science, engineering, agriculture, medicine, management and arts. It also offers a wide range of master’s and doctoral programmes.

The Shanghai Jiao Tong University Students’ Union provides a range of clubs and associations, and organises a variety of events throughout the year, such as on Halloween and New Year’s Eve.

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Top 100 universities in the Emerging Economies Ranking 2022

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Emerging Economies Rank 2022	World University Rank 2022	University	Country/region
1	=16	Peking University	China
2	=16	Tsinghua University	China
3	=75	Zhejiang University	China
4	60	Fudan University	China
5	84	Shanghai Jiao Tong University	China
6	=158	Lomonosov Moscow State University	Russian Federation
7	=88	University of Science and Technology of China	China
8	=105	Nanjing University	China
9	=113	National Taiwan University (NTU)	Taiwan
10	201–250	Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT)	Russian Federation
11	157	Wuhan University	China
12	=162	Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech)	China
13	181	Huazhong University of Science and Technology	China
14	=190	King Abdulaziz University	Saudi Arabia
15	251–300	University of the Witwatersrand	South Africa
=16	=183	University of Cape Town	South Africa
=16	201–250	Taipei Medical University	Taiwan
18	301–350	Indian Institute of Science	India
19	201–250	University of São Paulo	Brazil
20	301–350	Tongji University	China
21	351–400	Khalifa University	United Arab Emirates
22	251–300	Beijing Normal University	China
23	301–350	National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University	Taiwan
24	251–300	Stellenbosch University	South Africa
25	301–350	Central South University	China
26	401–500	National Research Nuclear University MEPhI	Russian Federation
27	301–350	China Medical University, Taiwan	Taiwan
28	301–350	HSE University	Russian Federation
=29	301–350	East China Normal University	China
=29	351–400	King Saud University	Saudi Arabia
=29	251–300	Sun Yat-sen University	China
32	401–500	Tianjin University	China
=33	201–250	Alfaisal University	Saudi Arabia
=33	301–350	Qatar University	Qatar
=33	251–300	Semmelweis University	Hungary
=36	301–350	University of Malaya	Malaysia
=36	351–400	National Tsing Hua University	Taiwan
38	401–500	Sichuan University	China
39	251–300	University of Tartu	Estonia
40	351–400	King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals	Saudi Arabia
41	301–350	Peter the Great St Petersburg Polytechnic University	Russian Federation
42	401–500	Xi’an Jiaotong University	China
43	351–400	United Arab Emirates University	United Arab Emirates
44	501–600	Sabancı University	Turkey
45	401–500	South China University of Technology	China
=46	501–600	Beihang University	China
=46	301–350	Nankai University	China
=48	401–500	University of Campinas	Brazil
=48	401–500	Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile	Chile
50	401–500	University of Iceland	Iceland
51	601–800	National Cheng Kung University (NCKU)	Taiwan
=52	301–350	University of Cape Coast	Ghana
=52	501–600	Southeast University	China
54	501–600	Asia University , Taiwan	Taiwan
=55	501–600	Koç University	Turkey
=55	301–350	Reykjavík University	Iceland
57	351–400	University of KwaZulu-Natal	South Africa
58	601–800	ITMO University	Russian Federation
59	351–400	Shenzhen University	China
60	501–600	Universiti Teknologi Petronas	Malaysia
61	401–500	University of Sharjah	United Arab Emirates
62	401–500	National and Kapodistrian University of Athens	Greece
63	501–600	Northwestern Polytechnical University	China
=64	601–800	Beijing Institute of Technology	China
=64	401–500	University of Cyprus	Cyprus
=64	501–600	University of Electronic Science and Technology of China	China
67	601–800	National Taiwan Normal University	Taiwan
=68	351–400	University of Hail	Saudi Arabia
=68	601–800	Middle East Technical University	Turkey
=70	401–500	Southern Medical University	China
=70	601–800	Tomsk State University	Russian Federation
72	501–600	Harbin Institute of Technology	China
73	351–400	JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research	India
74	401–500	Xiamen University	China
=75	351–400	Harokopio University	Greece
=75	601–800	National Taiwan University of Science and Technology (Taiwan Tech)	Taiwan
=75	401–500	Saint-Petersburg Mining University	Russian Federation
=78	501–600	Charles University in Prague	Czech Republic
=78	401–500	University of Crete	Greece
=78	401–500	Hunan University	China
81	601–800	Universiti Putra Malaysia	Malaysia
82	401–500	Ton Duc Thang University	Vietnam
83	601–800	Istanbul Technical University	Turkey
=84	401–500	Indian Institute of Technology Indore	India
=84	401–500	Jordan University of Science and Technology	Jordan
86	351–400	Indian Institute of Technology Ropar	India
87	601–800	Mahidol University	Thailand
88	601–800	National University of Science and Technology (MISiS)	Russian Federation
=89	401–500	Cankaya University	Turkey
=89	501–600	Cyprus University of Technology	Cyprus
91	601–800	Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia	Malaysia
=92	601–800	Chongqing University	China
=92	801–1000	Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio)	Brazil
=94	401–500	An-Najah National University	Palestine
=94	601–800	China Agricultural University	China
=96	501–600	University of International Business and Economics	China
=96	501–600	North-West University	South Africa
=96	601–800	Soochow University	China
=96	401–500	University of Tabuk	Saudi Arabia
100	401–500	Durban University of Technology	South Africa

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