3. University of Tokyo abbreviated as Todai is a research university located in Tokyo, Japan. The University has 10 faculties with a total of around 30,000 students, 2,100 of whom are foreign. Its five campuses are in Hongō, Komaba, Kashiwa, Shirokane and Nakano. It is considered to be the most prestigious university in Japan. It ranks as the highest in Asia and 21st in the world in 2011 according to Academic Ranking of World Universities.research universityTokyoJapanfacultiesHongōKomaba KashiwaShirokaneNakanoAcademic Ranking of World Universities

4. We are striving to create an institution that contributes to the benefit of all human society. As the twenty-first century moves forward, the pace of change accelerates, and conflicts between technology and society, humankind and the environment, and among cultures are becoming increasingly evident. At the same time, the age of nations is coming to an end, and global competition has inspired a growing awareness of the need for a collective human society. In this era of rapid change, the University of Tokyo intends to contribute to that international goal by reviving the importance of ?knowledge.? Essentially, knowledge frees human beings. It is a profound source of power that encourages candid human interaction and provides people with vigor as well as liberating them from various limitations. The creation and application of new forms of knowledge will no doubt determine the future direction of human society.

5. Human society has developed by producing a wide variety of knowledge over its long history. However, the professionalization and segmentation of knowledge that has taken place over more than a century has obscured its true value. This university, the place where knowledge is traditionally accumulated, declares its intention to open itself up to society and serve as a site for fresh creative exchanges and developments. It is the mission of the University of Tokyo to present to the world a new model for a university that re-establishes faith in knowledge. The University of Tokyo will both promote excellent research and encourage the integration of the latest expertise in all fields. The university will then become a crossroads where academic achievement and social issues meet, and where the models, industries, and academic fields of the future can confidently be developed.

7. University of Hong Kong is the oldest tertiary institution in Hong Kong. Its motto is "Sapientia et Virtus" in Latin, meaning "wisdom and virtue”.The school adopts the problem-based learning teaching strategy which aims to train students' problem solving skills. It has a great achievement in Humanities, Legal subjects,Political science, Biological science and Medicine.tertiary institutionHong KongLatinproblem-based learningHumanitiesLegal subjectsPolitical scienceBiological scienceMedicine The HKU has high positions in various University rankings. According to QS World University Rankings 2011/2012, it was at 22nd in the world and the best in Hong Kong as well as Asia. In another ranking, the 2011–2012 Times Higher Education World University Rankings cooperating with Thomson Reuters as the new data supplier since 2010, it was ranked 34th in the world, 2nd in Asia (after the The University of Tokyo).University rankingsQS World University RankingsworldHong KongTimes Higher Education World University RankingsThomson ReutersworldAsiaThe University of Tokyo

9. National University of Singapore is Singapore's oldest university. It is the largest university in the country in terms of student enrollment and curriculum offered. The university is widely considered to be one of the most prestigious universities in Asia.In 2011, NUS was ranked 28th in the world and 3rd in Asia by the QS World University Rankings.SingaporeQS World University Rankings

11. Peking University colloquially known in Chinese as Beida is a major research university located in Beijing, China. Today, many national and international rankings frequently place Peking University as one of the best universities in China.In addition to its academics, Peking University is especially renowned for the beauty of its traditional Chinese architecture on its campus grounds.Beijing

13. Kyoto University is a national university located in Kyoto,Japan. It is the second oldest Japanese university, one of the highest ranked universities in Asia and formerly one of Japan's Imperial Universities.national universityKyotoJapanImperial Universities

15. Pohang University of Science and Technology or POSTECH is a private university, based in Pohang, South Korea, which is dedicated to research and education in science and technology. In 1998, it was ranked by Asiaweek as the best science and technology university in Asia. The Times Higher Education ranked the university as the 53rd best university in the world, the 6th best in Asia, and the best in South Korea. In 2011, QS World University Rankings ranked the university 98th overall in the world. It remains second best ranked in Korea, after KAIST, in the QS Asian University Rankings. However, in the Times Higher Education rankings, it scored highly after compilers placed less emphasis on "reputation and heritage" and gave more weight to objective measures including the influence of universities' research, placing 53rd. In 2012, the Times Higher Education ranked the university 1st in 100 under 50 Young University Rankings.PohangSouth KoreasciencetechnologyAsiaweekTimes Higher EducationQS World University RankingsKAIST

17. The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology is a public university located in Hong Kong. Established in 1991 under Hong Kong LawChapter 1141 (The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Ordinance), it is one of the nine universities in Hong Kong.Hong Kong LawHong Kong It was ranked as the No. 1 university in Asia according to QS Asian University Rankings department (2011).The HKUST Business School’s MBA program is ranked 10th worldwide and the best in Asia by the Financial Times. The school's Executive MBA program is run in partnership with Kellogg School of Management and is ranked number 1 worldwide by theFinancial Times.HKUST also has a partnership with NYU's Stern School of Business for aMaster of Science in Global Finance (MSGF) program.AsianHKUST Business School’sMBAFinancial TimesKellogg School of ManagementFinancial TimesNYUStern School of BusinessMaster of Science in Global Finance (MSGF)

19. Tsinghua University is a university in Beijing, China. It was established in 1911 under the name "Tsinghua Xuetang" or "Tsinghua College" and was renamed the "Tsinghua School" one year later. The university section was founded in 1925 and the name "National Tsinghua University" was adopted in 1928. With a motto of Self-Discipline and Social Commitment, Tsinghua University describes itself as being dedicated to academic excellence, the well-being of Chinese society and to global development.Tsinghua is often ranked as the first or second best university in mainland China in many national and international rankingsuniversityBeijingChinamainland China

21. KAIST (formerly the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology ), is located in Daedeok Innopolis,Daejeon, South Korea. KAIST was established by the Korean government in 1971 as the nation's first research oriented science and engineering institution. The QS-The Times World University Rankings in the year of 2009 placed KAIST 69th overall and 21st in technology. The most recent 2011 QS World University Rankingshowever, ranked KAIST as 90th overall, and 27th in Engineering and IT.Daedeok InnopolisDaejeonSouth KoreaQS World University Rankings

23. Tokyo Institute of Technology is a public research university located in Greater Tokyo Area, Japan. Tokyo Tech is the largest institution for higher education in Japan dedicated to science and technology. Operating the world-class supercomputer Tsubame 2.0,and taking a breakthrough in high-temperature superconductivity, Tokyo Tech is a major centre for supercomputing technology and condensed matter research in the world.Tokyo Tech is a member of LAOTSE, an international network of leading universities in Europe and Asia exchanging students and senior scholars. In 2011 it celebrated the 130th anniversary of its foundingresearch universityGreater Tokyo Areasupercomputerhigh-temperature superconductivityLAOTSE

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