More than 30 institutions from 13 territories have made the shortlist for Times 中国A片’蝉 first awards ceremony celebrating the achievement of Asian universities.
Nearly 80 universities from 21 countries or regions entered the inaugural THE Awards Asia. The winners will be announced on 1?May during the THE in Abu Dhabi.
The event will build on the success of THE’蝉 long-running UK-focused awards – dubbed the “Oscars of 中国A片”.
Universities have been nominated across five categories: Leadership and Management Team of the Year; International Strategy of the Year; Teaching and Learning Strategy of the Year; Outstanding Support for Students; and Technological Innovation of the Year.
John Gill, editor of THE, said: “We are absolutely delighted to be launching the inaugural THE Awards Asia with such a strong set of shortlists, highlighting the exceptional achievements of universities from across the Asian continent.
“Universities operate in a wide range of contexts and environments, with varied goals and missions, but whatever their situation, the institutions nominated for these awards are proving what extraordinary, transformational roles universities play.”
Four universities picked up two nominations each: India’蝉 O.P. Jindal Global University, China’蝉 Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech), Malaysia’蝉 Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS) and South Korea’蝉 Yonsei University.
The awards ceremony will take place during a gala dinner at the Emirates Palace Hotel in Abu Dhabi. The Asia Universities Summit will be held at Khalifa University between 30?April and 2?May.
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THE Asia Awards 2019: the shortlist
International Strategy of the Year?
Istanbul Geli?im University?
National University of Singapore
O.P. Jindal Global University
Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech)?
Tianjin University?
Tokyo City University
Wenzhou Medical University
Zhejiang University
Teaching and Learning Strategy of the Year?
An-Najah National University, in collaboration with the University of Alicante, the Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, Al-Aqsa University, Palestine Polytechnic University, University College Cork, Birzeit University and the University College of Applied Sciences?
City University of Hong Kong
Management & Science University (MSU)
Mapúa University?
National Taipei University of Education
RMIT University Vietnam?
Tokyo University of Science
Yonsei University?
Technological Innovation of the Year?
Asian Institute of Management
Assam Don Bosco University?
Gulf Medical University
Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS)?
Xi’an Jiaotong University?
Yonsei University?
Outstanding Support for Students?
Chinese University of Hong Kong?
University of Kirkuk?
Ko? University?
Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS)?
NUS Business School?
Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University
Ozyegin University?
Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR)
Leadership and Management Team of the Year?
Government College University Lahore?
Gulf Medical University
Khalifa University
National Dong Hwa University
National University of Singapore
O.P. Jindal Global University
Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech)?
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
