Comments on: The top universities in Asia http://www.filination.com/blog/2006/08/23/the-top-universities-in-asia/ A different look at Asia, China and Taiwan Tue, 07 Oct 2008 04:22:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Kel http://www.filination.com/blog/2006/08/23/the-top-universities-in-asia/#comment-82409 Kel Fri, 19 Sep 2008 06:49:05 +0000 http://www.filination.com/blog/2006/08/23/the-top-universities-in-asia/#comment-82409 Asian universities do not perform quite well in the Academic ranking of universities or <a href="http://worldranking.blogspot.com/2008/08/webometrics-top-30-universities-2008.html" rel="nofollow">Webometrics ranking of universities</a>, most US universities dominate the lists of Top 10, perhaps they should put more emphasis on the research performance.. Asian universities do not perform quite well in the Academic ranking of universities or Webometrics ranking of universities, most US universities dominate the lists of Top 10, perhaps they should put more emphasis on the research performance..

]]> By: fiLi http://www.filination.com/blog/2006/08/23/the-top-universities-in-asia/#comment-81721 fiLi Sat, 19 Jul 2008 14:39:39 +0000 http://www.filination.com/blog/2006/08/23/the-top-universities-in-asia/#comment-81721 Miguel - if you weren't so quick on the "just do your homework" trigger, you might have noticed that there are <a href="http://www.filination.com/blog/2007/03/15/the-top-mba-programs-in-east-asia/" rel="nofollow">additional posts on this website that target the Asia MBA rankings</a>. This list is for comprehensive universities that include all fields of studies, and it has nothing to do with my personal preferences towards those universities, I quote the leading world rankings as they are. The "just do your homework" is a good advice I recommend you try and follow yourself next time. Miguel - if you weren’t so quick on the “just do your homework” trigger, you might have noticed that there are additional posts on this website that target the Asia MBA rankings.

This list is for comprehensive universities that include all fields of studies, and it has nothing to do with my personal preferences towards those universities, I quote the leading world rankings as they are.

The “just do your homework” is a good advice I recommend you try and follow yourself next time.

]]> By: Sofia http://www.filination.com/blog/2006/08/23/the-top-universities-in-asia/#comment-81720 Sofia Sat, 19 Jul 2008 14:34:59 +0000 http://www.filination.com/blog/2006/08/23/the-top-universities-in-asia/#comment-81720 Yes, I want to go to Asian Institute of Management (Philippines) but the tuition is $24k plus housing, thesis and international exchange which will also amount to $50k. Please help if you know of any scholarship? Top Asian MBA is the way to go in this globalization. Even my friend who had Ivy League undergrad wants to go for Top Asian MBA to make him unique and apply to Goldman Sachs. Anyone knows how to get to Asian Institute of Management on scholarship? Yes, I want to go to Asian Institute of Management (Philippines) but the tuition is $24k plus housing, thesis and international exchange which will also amount to $50k. Please help if you know of any scholarship? Top Asian MBA is the way to go in this globalization. Even my friend who had Ivy League undergrad wants to go for Top Asian MBA to make him unique and apply to Goldman Sachs. Anyone knows how to get to Asian Institute of Management on scholarship?

]]> By: Joshua http://www.filination.com/blog/2006/08/23/the-top-universities-in-asia/#comment-81719 Joshua Sat, 19 Jul 2008 14:27:45 +0000 http://www.filination.com/blog/2006/08/23/the-top-universities-in-asia/#comment-81719 I agree, Asian Institute of Management (Philippines) is still the BEST or Top Asian MBA school based on quality of graduates and faculty. Yes, it is definitely one of the oldest schools for Asian MBA. Good job Asia Week, Financial Times and Fortune. In fairness, Fortune said Asian Institute of Management is the forerunner in one of their latest articles. Also, Business Week mentioned AIM as top school but not the no. 1 which I truly disagree!!!! I think Asian Institute of Management is no.1 Top MBA school in Asia. It has always been cited in Top 3, though by most in the past few years. I agree, Asian Institute of Management (Philippines) is still the BEST or Top Asian MBA school based on quality of graduates and faculty. Yes, it is definitely one of the oldest schools for Asian MBA. Good job Asia Week, Financial Times and Fortune. In fairness, Fortune said Asian Institute of Management is the forerunner in one of their latest articles. Also, Business Week mentioned AIM as top school but not the no. 1 which I truly disagree!!!! I think Asian Institute of Management is no.1 Top MBA school in Asia. It has always been cited in Top 3, though by most in the past few years.

]]> By: Miguel http://www.filination.com/blog/2006/08/23/the-top-universities-in-asia/#comment-81718 Miguel Sat, 19 Jul 2008 14:18:48 +0000 http://www.filination.com/blog/2006/08/23/the-top-universities-in-asia/#comment-81718 Asian Institute of Management in the Philippines as cited by Fortune, Asia Week and Financial Times is definitely the BEST and TOP ASIAN MBA school in Asia. If you do your homework, you will know that the only competition of AIM is IIM (Indian Institute of Management. They are the Ivy League of Asia. They are the oldest schools for MBA that truly came up already with the CEO's and top leaders in the public and private sectors. The new MBA schools in Asia just established themselves in the 1990's and tried to co-brand with US universities as springboard like INSEAD, Univ. Chicago for co-branding name. But what's in a name or co-branding if it has not proven itself yet as an educational institution. Since it takes a long time for any MBA school to come up with leaders that they truly honed. The 8 Ivy League schools in the US are called Ivy, for one, is because they are the oldest institutions. The older the institution have better chances of coming up with leaders because it takes years of experience to get to the top of the organization and to take on a distinguished leadership position. AIM and IIM do not need to co-brand with any Western MBA name, because their graduates already hold distinguished leadership roles in Asia. Of course, if they took their MBA's, most would either come from AIM or IIM, being the oldest institutions for MBA in Asia. Besides, doing business in Asia is different from doing business in Western countries, making these schools the authority for coming up with top Asian leaders. My point is do your research on quality of graduates, faculty, year of establishment and you will know that ASIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT WILL RANK NO. 1 IN ALMOST ALL CATEGORIES. It is the Harvard of Asia Pacific. Maybe, Indian Institute of Management will compete but the quality of the students is not as diverse as AIM which makes AIM, still the BEST and by far the IVY LEAGUE in Asia. Just do your homework. Asian Institute of Management in the Philippines as cited by Fortune, Asia Week and Financial Times is definitely the BEST and TOP ASIAN MBA school in Asia. If you do your homework, you will know that the only competition of AIM is IIM (Indian Institute of Management. They are the Ivy League of Asia. They are the oldest schools for MBA that truly came up already with the CEO’s and top leaders in the public and private sectors. The new MBA schools in Asia just established themselves in the 1990’s and tried to co-brand with US universities as springboard like INSEAD, Univ. Chicago for co-branding name. But what’s in a name or co-branding if it has not proven itself yet as an educational institution. Since it takes a long time for any MBA school to come up with leaders that they truly honed. The 8 Ivy League schools in the US are called Ivy, for one, is because they are the oldest institutions. The older the institution have better chances of coming up with leaders because it takes years of experience to get to the top of the organization and to take on a distinguished leadership position. AIM and IIM do not need to co-brand with any Western MBA name, because their graduates already hold distinguished leadership roles in Asia. Of course, if they took their MBA’s, most would either come from AIM or IIM, being the oldest institutions for MBA in Asia. Besides, doing business in Asia is different from doing business in Western countries, making these schools the authority for coming up with top Asian leaders. My point is do your research on quality of graduates, faculty, year of establishment and you will know that ASIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT WILL RANK NO. 1 IN ALMOST ALL CATEGORIES. It is the Harvard of Asia Pacific. Maybe, Indian Institute of Management will compete but the quality of the students is not as diverse as AIM which makes AIM, still the BEST and by far the IVY LEAGUE in Asia. Just do your homework.

]]> By: Ad Infinitus Magnitudo http://www.filination.com/blog/2006/08/23/the-top-universities-in-asia/#comment-69131 Ad Infinitus Magnitudo Mon, 28 Apr 2008 14:32:58 +0000 http://www.filination.com/blog/2006/08/23/the-top-universities-in-asia/#comment-69131 This is preposterous! How come that no Philippine university did make it to the top 50 universities in Asia? I think there is still a big problem regarding the global discrimination for us great Filipinos. Poverty in our country is not an excuse, what is the real culprit here is the corrupt government of ours who is neglective of the needs of it's people, but that doesn't mean that we don't have the potential of having a representative for the top 50 universities in Asia. This is completely insane! I'm out of here! This is preposterous! How come that no Philippine university did make it to the top 50 universities in Asia? I think there is still a big problem regarding the global discrimination for us great Filipinos. Poverty in our country is not an excuse, what is the real culprit here is the corrupt government of ours who is neglective of the needs of it’s people, but that doesn’t mean that we don’t have the potential of having a representative for the top 50 universities in Asia. This is completely insane! I’m out of here!

]]> By: Asian academic research and the top research universities in Asia | fiLi’s world http://www.filination.com/blog/2006/08/23/the-top-universities-in-asia/#comment-8769 Asian academic research and the top research universities in Asia | fiLi’s world Sat, 14 Apr 2007 13:46:35 +0000 http://www.filination.com/blog/2006/08/23/the-top-universities-in-asia/#comment-8769 [...] The top universities in Asia [...] [...] The top universities in Asia [...]

]]> By: The top MBA programs in East-Asia | fiLi’s world http://www.filination.com/blog/2006/08/23/the-top-universities-in-asia/#comment-4623 The top MBA programs in East-Asia | fiLi’s world Thu, 15 Mar 2007 16:22:32 +0000 http://www.filination.com/blog/2006/08/23/the-top-universities-in-asia/#comment-4623 [...] The top universities in Asia [...] [...] The top universities in Asia [...]

]]> By: The Top Universities in Taiwan (ROC) » fiLi’s world http://www.filination.com/blog/2006/08/23/the-top-universities-in-asia/#comment-2050 The Top Universities in Taiwan (ROC) » fiLi’s world Wed, 14 Feb 2007 09:16:03 +0000 http://www.filination.com/blog/2006/08/23/the-top-universities-in-asia/#comment-2050 [...] The top universities in Asia [...] [...] The top universities in Asia [...]

]]> By: fiLi http://www.filination.com/blog/2006/08/23/the-top-universities-in-asia/#comment-1359 fiLi Sun, 28 Jan 2007 12:37:40 +0000 http://www.filination.com/blog/2006/08/23/the-top-universities-in-asia/#comment-1359 Yes, you're right. Thanks for the correction. Yes, you’re right. Thanks for the correction.

]]> By: Arvin Lagda http://www.filination.com/blog/2006/08/23/the-top-universities-in-asia/#comment-1357 Arvin Lagda Sun, 28 Jan 2007 12:13:20 +0000 http://www.filination.com/blog/2006/08/23/the-top-universities-in-asia/#comment-1357 "First up is the Tokyo University (87 in world rank), second is the Hebrew University (131), National University of Singapore is 3rd, the Korean Keio is 4th (145), National University of Taiwan 6th (190), Chinese University of Hong Kong 8th (217), Beijing University is 10th place (239)." Correction, Keio University is in Japan, not in Korea. “First up is the Tokyo University (87 in world rank), second is the Hebrew University (131), National University of Singapore is 3rd, the Korean Keio is 4th (145), National University of Taiwan 6th (190), Chinese University of Hong Kong 8th (217), Beijing University is 10th place (239).”

Correction, Keio University is in Japan, not in Korea.

]]> By: BigNose School » Top Universities in Asia 2006 http://www.filination.com/blog/2006/08/23/the-top-universities-in-asia/#comment-419 BigNose School » Top Universities in Asia 2006 Sun, 15 Oct 2006 14:45:26 +0000 http://www.filination.com/blog/2006/08/23/the-top-universities-in-asia/#comment-419 [...] The Times Higher Education Supplement has issued its 2006 report for the world’s university rankings this week, so it’s a good opportunity to update the “Top Universities in Asia 2006″ list and discuss Asian academics. [...] [...] The Times Higher Education Supplement has issued its 2006 report for the world’s university rankings this week, so it’s a good opportunity to update the “Top Universities in Asia 2006″ list and discuss Asian academics. [...]

]]> By: The top universities in Asia 2006 : An update » fiLi’s world http://www.filination.com/blog/2006/08/23/the-top-universities-in-asia/#comment-394 The top universities in Asia 2006 : An update » fiLi’s world Tue, 10 Oct 2006 21:34:06 +0000 http://www.filination.com/blog/2006/08/23/the-top-universities-in-asia/#comment-394 [...] The Times Higher Education Supplement has issued its 2006 report for the world's university rankings this week, so it's a good opportunity to update the "Top Universities in Asia 2006" list and discuss Asian academics. [...] [...] The Times Higher Education Supplement has issued its 2006 report for the world's university rankings this week, so it's a good opportunity to update the "Top Universities in Asia 2006" list and discuss Asian academics. [...]

]]> By: Bribe Payers Index 2006 : Asia » fiLi’s world http://www.filination.com/blog/2006/08/23/the-top-universities-in-asia/#comment-381 Bribe Payers Index 2006 : Asia » fiLi’s world Sat, 07 Oct 2006 07:31:18 +0000 http://www.filination.com/blog/2006/08/23/the-top-universities-in-asia/#comment-381 [...] The top universities in Asia [...] [...] The top universities in Asia [...]

]]> By: Competitiveness 2006: Singapore, Japan, HK and Taiwan lead Asian ranking » fiLi’s world http://www.filination.com/blog/2006/08/23/the-top-universities-in-asia/#comment-358 Competitiveness 2006: Singapore, Japan, HK and Taiwan lead Asian ranking » fiLi’s world Fri, 29 Sep 2006 14:07:14 +0000 http://www.filination.com/blog/2006/08/23/the-top-universities-in-asia/#comment-358 [...] The top universities in Asia [...] [...] The top universities in Asia [...]

]]> By: fiLi http://www.filination.com/blog/2006/08/23/the-top-universities-in-asia/#comment-230 fiLi Fri, 25 Aug 2006 08:26:50 +0000 http://www.filination.com/blog/2006/08/23/the-top-universities-in-asia/#comment-230 Hmmm... I'm starting to think that might not be so true. If the Hebrew University is considered a fairly good option (locally, but also internationally, especially for Jewish folks), then why couldn't National Taiwan University or National University of Singapore be valid options? Studying with a US university, as good as it may be, doesn't sound half as interesting and educating - regardless of their academic reputation - as studying in a different culture. It's another language, another culture, another method for thinking and discussing things. This whole issue bothers me. Could be an interesting research subject, though... (from an Asian university) ;) Hmmm… I’m starting to think that might not be so true. If the Hebrew University is considered a fairly good option (locally, but also internationally, especially for Jewish folks), then why couldn’t National Taiwan University or National University of Singapore be valid options?

Studying with a US university, as good as it may be, doesn’t sound half as interesting and educating - regardless of their academic reputation - as studying in a different culture. It’s another language, another culture, another method for thinking and discussing things.

This whole issue bothers me. Could be an interesting research subject, though… (from an Asian university) ;)

]]> By: David on Formosa http://www.filination.com/blog/2006/08/23/the-top-universities-in-asia/#comment-228 David on Formosa Thu, 24 Aug 2006 01:44:42 +0000 http://www.filination.com/blog/2006/08/23/the-top-universities-in-asia/#comment-228 There really is an implicit Western bias in this kind of analysis. The construct of a university in the modern world is an essentially Western one. That is not to say that great educational institutions have not existed in Asia. Indeed there were many great centres of learning in India and China way back in the past. I have also been thinking about enrolling in a post-graduate course here in Taiwan. As for whether these universities are a good choice, it really depends on your goals and exactly what you want to study. If you want to study something specifically related to the country/region and live and work there then they might be a good choice. For more general courses, they might not be such a good choice. There really is an implicit Western bias in this kind of analysis. The construct of a university in the modern world is an essentially Western one. That is not to say that great educational institutions have not existed in Asia. Indeed there were many great centres of learning in India and China way back in the past.

I have also been thinking about enrolling in a post-graduate course here in Taiwan. As for whether these universities are a good choice, it really depends on your goals and exactly what you want to study. If you want to study something specifically related to the country/region and live and work there then they might be a good choice. For more general courses, they might not be such a good choice.

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