In this year’s rankings, Japan led the Asian region with University of Tokyo (#30), a drop from the past year where it was ranked #26 in the world.
Next in Asia was the University of Hong Kong (#34), which fell 13 places from #21 last year, and the National University of Singapore (#40), which fell six spots from #34 in 2011. Full story
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THE World University Rankings 2011-2012 - Timeshighereducation.co.uk