Japan, South Korea Dominate Asia’s 75 Most Innovative Universities List South Korea and Japan each boast 20 entries in the Reuters Top 75: Asia’s Most Innovative Universities ranking. Asian Scientist Newsroom | September 2, 2016 | Academia AsianScientist (Sep. 2, 2016) -
 Japan and South Korea dominate the inaugural Reuters Top 75: 
Asia’s Most Innovative Universities, a list that identifies the educational institutions that are doing the most to advance science, invent new technologies, and help drive the global economy. Out of the top 20 universities,
 17 are based in Japan and South Korea.
 Topping the list as the most innovative university in Asia is KAIST, also known as Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology, which earned its first place rank by producing original and influential research.
 The second most innovative university in Asia is Japan’s University of Tokyo. 
The highest ranked school outside of Northeast Asia is the National University of Singapore (11).

China’s highest ranked university is Tsinghua University (13), a public research university based in Beijing. Peking University (16) is the only other Chinese university to crack the top 20.
 But overall, there are 22 Chinese universities on Reuters’ ranking—more than any other country. 

Top-ranked South Korea has a total of 20 schools on the list. Japan also has 20 ranked universities,
 Australia has six, Singapore, Malaysia, and India each have two, and New Zealand has one. Please see below for the list of universities that made it to this year’s list. Reuters Top 75: 
Asia’s Most Innovative Universities Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology, South Korea University of Tokyo, Japan Seoul National University, South Korea Osaka University, Japan Pohang University of Science & Technology, South Korea Tohoku University, Japan Kyoto University, Japan Sungkyunkwan University, South Korea Yonsei University, South Korea Keio University, Japan National University of Singapore, Singapore Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan Tsinghua University, China Korea University, South Korea Hanyang University, South Korea Peking University, China Gwangju Institute of Science & Technology, South Korea Kyushu University, Japan Nagoya University, Japan Hokkaido University, Japan Chinese University of Hong Kong, China Ajou University, South Korea Zhejiang University, China Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China Kyung Hee University, South Korea Hiroshima University, Japan University of Auckland, New Zealand University of Sydney, Australia University of Tsukuba, Japan Hong Kong University of Science & Technology, China Tokyo Medical & Dental University, Japan Monash University, Australia University of Queensland, Australia University of Melbourne, Australia Nanyang Technological University, Singapore Fudan University, China Chonnam National University, South Korea Okayama University, Japan Shinshu University, Japan Kumamoto University, Japan Tianjin University, China Kanazawa University, Japan Ewha Womans University, South Korea Inha University, South Korea East China University of Science & Technology, China Chiba University, Japan Beijing University of Chemical Technology, China Waseda University, Japan South China University of Technology, China Kyungpook National University, South Korea Chonbuk National University, South Korea University of New South Wales, Australia Catholic University of Korea, South Korea Pusan National University, South Korea Nanjing University, China University of Hong Kong, China Huazhong University of Science & Technology, China Southeast University - China, China Konkuk University, South Korea Kobe University, Japan Dalian University of Technology, China Nankai University, China Harbin Institute of Technology, China Xian Jiaotong University, China Chung Ang University, South Korea Hong Kong Polytechnic University, China Sichuan University, China Sun Yat Sen University, China Gyeongsang National University, South Korea Nihon University, Japan Indian Institute of Technology, India Indian Institute of Science - Banglore, India Putra University Malaysia, Malaysia University of South Australia, Australia University of Malaya, Malaysia ——— Source: Thomson Reuters; Photo: Shutterstock. Disclaimer: This article does not necessarily reflect the views of AsianScientist or its staff. Tags: Australia, China, India, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, Reuter's Top 75, Singapore, South Korea, Thomson Reuters Read more from Asian Scientist Magazine at: 

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