THE Awards Asia 2023: shortlist announced

The shortlist for the Times Higher Education Awards Asia 2023 has been announced, with judges considering a record number of entries this year – nearly 700 submissions from 16 countries and territories.

This tally is despite the fact that 14 countries or territories previously eligible for THE Awards Asia are now only eligible for THE Awards MENA, which opened for entries on 16 March.

Shortlisted entries represent the top contenders in 10 categories covering a wide range of university activities.

India was the best represented country on the shortlist, with 13 entries. It was followed by Hong Kong, with 10 entries, then Thailand, with eight.

Fifteen institutions were shortlisted twice: the Chinese University of Hong Kong; Government College University Lahore; Hiroshima University; Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology Delhi; Izmir Institute of Technology; Kadir Has University; Lingnan University Hong Kong; Nanyang Technological University, Singapore; Naresuan University; O.P. Jindal Global University; Shoolini University of Biotechnology and Management Sciences; Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech); Taylor’s University; Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST); and Universiti Utara Malaysia.

The winners of the fifth annual THE Awards Asia will be announced on 21 June at a ceremony that will close the first evening of THE’s Asia Universities Summit in Hong Kong.

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THE Awards Asia 2023: the shortlist

Excellence and Innovation in the Arts

• Chinese University of Hong Kong (Hong Kong)
• Dokuz Eylül University (Turkey)
• Hong Kong Baptist University (Hong Kong)
• Lingnan University Hong Kong (Hong Kong)
• Macao Polytechnic University (Macao)
• Naresuan University (Thailand)
• Singapore Management University (Singapore)
• Universiti Utara Malaysia (Malaysia)

International Strategy of the Year

• Alliance University, Alliance School of Liberal Arts (India)
• Hiroshima University (Japan)
• Hong Kong Polytechnic University (Hong Kong)
• Kansai Medical University (Japan)
• Lovely Professional University (India)
• Lyceum of the Philippines University – Cavite (Philippines)
• Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS), Faculty of Language and Communication (Malaysia)
• National Dong Hwa University (Taiwan)

Leadership and Management Team of the Year

• Chulalongkorn University (Thailand)
• Firat University (Turkey)
• General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University (Sri Lanka)
• Izmir Institute of Technology (Turkey)
• Kadir Has University (Turkey)
• Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech) (China)
• Universiti Utara Malaysia (Malaysia)
• Vishwakarma University (India)

Outstanding Contribution to Environmental Leadership

• Abdullah Gül University (Turkey)
• Chinese University of Hong Kong (Hong Kong)
• Government College University Lahore (Pakistan)
• The Hang Seng University of Hong Kong (Hong Kong)
• National Institute of Development Administration (NIDA) (Thailand)
• Shoolini University of Biotechnology and Management Sciences (India)
• Suranaree University of Technology (Thailand)
• Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) (South Korea)

Outstanding Contribution to Regional Development

• Universitas Airlangga (Indonesia)
• Christ University Bengaluru India (India)
• Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology Delhi (India)
• Institute of Community Colleges (Thailand)
• University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (Bangladesh)
• Naresuan University (Thailand)
• Taylor's University (Malaysia)
• VIT University (India)

Outstanding Support for Students

• Kadir Has University (Turkey)
• Nakhon Ratchasima Rajabhat University (Thailand)
• Nankai University, Nankai Effective Teaching (China)
• Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (Singapore)
• Rajamangala University of Technology Thanyaburi (RMUTT) (Thailand)
• Seoul National University (South Korea)
• Taylor's University (Malaysia)
• Tokyo University of Science (Japan)

Student Recruitment Campaign of the Year

• Hiroshima University (Japan)
• Izmir Institute of Technology (Turkey)
• Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) (Pakistan)
• Lingnan University Hong Kong (Hong Kong)
• University of Nottingham Ningbo, China (China)
• O.P. Jindal Global University (India)
• Shanghai University (China)
• Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech) (China)

Teaching and Learning Strategy of the Year

• Aga Khan University (Pakistan)
• Ahmedabad University (India)
• Hong Kong Polytechnic University, in collaboration with City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Baptist University, and The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Hong Kong)
• University of Hong Kong, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine (Hong Kong)
• The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Hong Kong)
• Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (Singapore)
• National Yunlin University of Science and Technology (Taiwan)
• Universiti Teknologi Petronas (Malaysia)

Technological or Digital Innovation of the Year

• Japan University of Economics (Japan)
• Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Faculty of Medicine (Malaysia)
• Manipal Academy of Higher Education (India)
• Macau University of Science and Technology (Macao)
• Nanyang Technological University, Singapore: Cyber Aware Ecosystem (Singapore)
• Nanyang Technological University, Singapore: Sustainable Campus Mobility (Singapore)
• Our Lady of Fatima University (Philippines)
• Shoolini University of Biotechnology and Management Sciences (India)

Workplace of the Year

• University of Faisalabad (Pakistan)
• Government College University Lahore (Pakistan)
• University of Indonesia (Indonesia)
• Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology Delhi (India)
• National Chung Cheng University (Taiwan)
• O.P. Jindal Global University (India)
• Telkom University (Indonesia)
• Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) (South Korea)