13 April 2016

Nanyang Technological University (NTU) has been placed second in The Times Higher Education’s latest ranking of the world’s best young universities.

The Top 150 under-50 ranking compares universities under 50 years of age, based on research, teaching, citations, international outlook and industry income.

NTU president Bertil Andersson, said: “NTU has been making good progress and is recognised internationally for excellence in teaching, research and innovation.”

Mr Phil Baty, editor of the Times ranking, said the latest league table confirms NTU’s status as one of the “most exciting and closely watched” universities in the world.

Last November, a similar survey by education specialist Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) ranked NTU tops for the second year running.

Singapore Management University is not included in the rankings because it is considered a specialised university, while the National University of Singapore does not qualify for this ranking as it is founded over a century ago.