The international analytical agency QS Quacquarelli Symonds has published its ranking of Asia's best universities, the Ministry of Science and Higher Education reported. This was reported by Qazaqyia.kz citing Sputnik Kazakhstan.
Kazakhstan has maintained its leading position among Central Asian countries and became the only state in the region with three universities in the top 100 of the QS Asia University Rankings 2027.
The ranking includes 1,722 universities from 26 countries and territories in Asia. By the number of higher education institutions included in the ranking, Kazakhstan ranked 10th in Asia.
Over the past three years, the number of Kazakh universities participating in the ranking has grown from 34 to 51. Seven higher education institutions entered the ranking for the first time.
Three Kazakh higher education institutions are among Asia's top 100 universities:
- 01Al-Farabi Kazakh National University – 46th place;
- 02L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University – 62nd place;
- 03Satbayev University – 89th place.
One of the universities that significantly improved its position in the ranking among Kazakh institutions is NU. The university rose by 62 positions to take 139th place. Thus, the institution, participating in the ranking for the second consecutive year, entered the top 200 universities in Asia.
Also, Sarsen Amanzholov East Kazakhstan University improved its indicator by 64 positions and rose to 618th place.
QS Asia University Rankings is an international ranking of Asian universities developed by QS Quacquarelli Symonds. Higher education institutions are evaluated on 11 indicators, including academic reputation, employer demand for graduates, quality of the educational environment, research performance, international cooperation, and the level of academic mobility.