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Times Higher Education rankings: six Australian
universities in top 100
Pallavi Singhal
Published: September 5 2017 - 11:01PM.
Six Australian universities have been listed among the top 100 institutions in the world, amid warnings that they
could soon be overtaken by Chinese universities that are quickly rising in the global rankings.
‘The University of Melbourne is the top-ranked Australian university with an overall rank of 32, followed by the
Australian National University at 48 in the latest Times Higher Education world university rankings, which were
released on Tuesday.
Another four Australian universities are ranked in the top 100, including the University of Sydney at 61, the
University of Queensland at 65, Monash University at 80 and the University of NSW at 85.
Each of the top Australian universities fell between one and seven places from last year’s rankings with the
exception of the University of Melbourne, which gained one place.
Among NSW universities, Sydney University, UNSW, the University of Technology Sydney, Macquarie
University, the University of Newcastle, the University of Wollongong, Charles Darwin University, Western
Sydney University and Australian Catholic University were all ranked in the top 500.
‘The annual rankings look at the top 1000 universities across 77 countries, measuring their performance in
teaching, research, citations, international outlook and industry income.
‘The University of Oxford has once again been named as the top institution in the world and US universities
continue to dominate the list, but editor of the rankings Phil Baty said that "the big story this year is the
continued rise of China with two institutions in the top 30 for the first time".
Although the number of international students at Australian universities grew by 15 per cent in the past year, Mr
Baty said this growth could be affected by the rise of Asian universities.
About 30 per cent of Australia's international student cohort is currently from China, followed by about 11 per
cent from India.
"As China's higher education system improves there is a possibility that many Chinese students will choose to
remain in the country for their university education, rather than travel to an institution abroad," Mr Baty said.
‘The rise of Asian universities is also impacting a number of other English-speaking countries, including the US
and UK.
" Australia is not the only nation that is being overtaken by Asia in the rankings," Mr Baty said,
"Several universities in the US, UK and Europe have also been outranked by Asian institutions in this ye
table. In many cases this is duc to a boost in Asian universities’ reputation for teaching and research.
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"Language is likely to be one of the main barriers preventing international students studying in many of the
Asian countries, But overseas student numbers in Asia may increase as several of its leading universities join the
global elite."
The spokesman said that "Australia's leading universitis
institutions "are strong performers across all five pillars’
are well-established" and the three highest-ranked
, especially international outlook and citations.
However, the Times Higher Education analysis notes that the performance of Australian universities might
suffer in the future if the federal government's planned funding cuts go ahead.
"Australia must ensure that it continues to invest in its universities and remains a welcoming place for
international students and staff if it wants to remain a key global player in higher education,” Mr Baty said.
Federal Education Minister Simon Birmingham said Australian universities are punching "above their weight on
the international stage”,
"In a competitive world Australia and our universities cannot rest on their laurels," Mr Birmingham said.
"We need to adapt and respond to student needs and ensure our universities are set up for the future."
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