Education has become the primary factor for Chinese citizens considering immigration and settlement. The University of Texas at Dallas recently released its ranking of the world's 100 best business schools. The ranking is based on research contributions, with the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) ranking 20th, making it the top business school in the Asia-Pacific region. City University of Hong Kong (CityU) ranked 46th, surpassing the National University of Singapore, which ranked 47th, to become the second-highest in the Asia-Pacific region. The top three spots were held by American universities: the University of Pennsylvania, Harvard University, and New York University, respectively.
This survey was conducted by the School of Management at the University of Texas at Dallas. It analyzed the research contributions of business schools worldwide across 24 major business academic journals over the past five years and ranked them based on their scores. The top-ranked University of Pennsylvania published 353 papers in these 24 journals over the past five years, far exceeding the second-ranked Harvard University by nearly 100 papers.
In the Asia-Pacific region, a total of five universities in Hong Kong made it into the top 100. Among them, the HKUST Business School ranked 17th, rising one spot from last year, making it the highest-ranked institution in Hong Kong.
In addition to the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, four other Hong Kong institutions' business schools made the top 100 list, including The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, City University of Hong Kong, and The University of Hong Kong. The Hong Kong Polytechnic University ranked 60th globally, while The Chinese University of Hong Kong and City University of Hong Kong ranked 66th and 69th, respectively, rising one to nine places compared to last year. This further demonstrates the high quality of education in Hong Kong.
