The QS Under 50 Rankings

Quacquarelli Symonds have published the latest edition of their ranking of universities established in the last fifty years. The methodology is the same as that used in the 2013/2014 World University Rankings.

The top five are:

• Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
• Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
• Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
• City University of Hong Kong
• Pohang University of Science and Technology, Korea

Nine of the top new universities are in Australia, five in Spain, four in Hong Kong, three in the USA and two each in Korea, UK, Canada, Germany and Sweden. Another 16 countries have one each in the top fity. Meabwhile Times Higher Education have announced that their top 100 new universities will be announced on 28 April at the Young Universities Summit which will be held in Miami in collaboration with Plymouth University, UK.

Sources: 
www.topuniversities.com
www.timeshighereducation.co.uk