Mae Fah Luang University retains top spot for the 2nd consecutive year in the Times Higher Education (THE) Asia University Rankings 2021, released on 2 June 2021. Out of 551 universities from 30 territories (17 of which were Thai higher education institutions), Mae Fah Luang University was ranked 2nd in Thailand, 14th in ASEAN and 187th in Asia.
MFU scored highly in the research citation and international outlook categories which were 60.4 and 52.7 respectively. The University will continue to maintain its national academic leadership status and make our institution become one of the top 10 leading university in ASEAN that serves society with high-quality research, teaching and internationalised activities.
The Times Higher Education Asia University Rankings 2021 use the same 13 performance indicators across all universities’ core missions: teaching, research, knowledge transfer and international outlook as the THE World University Rankings, but the indicators are recalibrated to reflect the attributes of Asia’s institutions. The performance indicators are grouped into five areas: Teaching 25% (the learning environment); Research 30% (volume, income andreputation); Citations 30% (research influence); International outlook 7.5% (staff, students and research); and Industry Income 7.5% (knowledge transfer).
For more information: www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/2021/regional-ranking
