{
  "id": 1264263,
  "title": "University of Hong Kong, CityU secure spots in global university top 100",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/university-of-hong-kong-cityu-secure-spots-in-global-university-top",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-16T12:20:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3364200/university-hong-kong-cityu-secure-spots-global-university-top-100"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Two Hong Kong universities, the University of Hong Kong (HKU) and City University of Hong Kong (CityU), have earned spots in the top 100 of the prestigious Academic Ranking of World Universities. HKU climbed five places from 67th last year to 62nd, while CityU ascended four places from 99th to 95th in the latest ranking released on Saturday by ShanghaiRanking Consultancy. Established in 2003, the ranking assesses 1,000 institutions worldwide using third-party data and selects the top 1,000. The methodology considers various indicators, including the number of Nobel Prize and Fields Medal winners among alumni and staff, as well as the number of papers published in journals like Nature and Science. Each indicator is assigned a weighting to calculate an overall score for each university. US institutions dominated the top spots globally, with Harvard University ranking first, followed by Stanford University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. In Asia, Tsinghua University maintained its position as the highest-ranked institution, placing 18th globally, while the University of Tokyo was 30th, and the National University of Singapore climbed to 53rd. HKU's strongest subject areas include education, finance, and transportation science and technology, along with remote sensing and dentistry and oral sciences. CityU's top ranked subjects include library and information science, nanotechnology, and energy science. The Chinese University of Hong Kong remained in the 101-150 bracket, unchanged from the previous year. Hong Kong Polytechnic University also entered the 101-150 bracket, moving up from the 151-200 range in 2025.",
  "summary": "Two Hong Kong universities have secured places in the top 100 of an academic ranking that assesses 1,000 institutions worldwide. The University of Hong Kong (HKU) rose five places from 67th last year to 62nd, while City University of Hong Kong (CityU) climbed four places from 99th to 95th in the Academic Ranking of World Universities, released by ShanghaiRanking Consultancy on Saturday. Launched…",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post - Hong Kong",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/snooker-stars-not-in-hong-kong-just-for-low-tax-immigration-chief-says",
        "published": "2026-08-16T05:58:29.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}