A tale of two cities’ university rankings : comparing Hong Kong and Singapore
Document Type
Journal article
Source Publication
Higher Education
Publication Date
11-1-2014
Volume
68
Issue
5
First Page
773
Last Page
787
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Keywords
Hong Kong and Singapore, Indicators, Tertiary education, University ranking
Abstract
Hong Kong and Singapore were former British colonies, have a predominant Chinese population and value. They began to develop quickly in the late 1960s, become financial hubs of the world in the 21st century. This paper reviews the tertiary education development of the two cities, particularly on the perspective of university rankings. It first elaborates about the emergence of university rankings, and the reason why it becomes a growing exercise, and who would be the benefactors of these exercises. Then it examines the performance of universities of the two cities in the international university ranking systems, makes a general assessment about the relative merits of the higher education systems in both cities. The paper requests ranking comparisons on the detailed items rather than just the sums, and argues that universities in the two cities are on par.
DOI
10.1007/s10734-014-9743-z
Print ISSN
00181560
E-ISSN
1573174X
Publisher Statement
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Full-text Version
Publisher’s Version
Language
English
Recommended Citation
Soh, K. C., & Ho, K. K. (2014). A tale of two cities’ university rankings: Comparing Hong Kong and Singapore. Higher Education, 68(5), 773-787. doi: 10.1007/s10734-014-9743-z