THE Awards Asia 2022: shortlist announced

The shortlist for the Times Higher Education Awards Asia 2022 has been announced, with judges considering nearly 500 entries from 22 countries and territories this year.

Shortlisted entries represent the top contenders in eight categories covering the full range of university activities. A further two categories are based on THE DataPoints data.

India was the best represented country on the shortlist, with 11 entries. It was followed by Malaysia, with 10 entries, and China, with eight.

Shanghai University had the most shortlisted entries, earning mentions in three categories. Several institutions appeared in two categories, including the University of Basrah; Izmir Institute of Technology; Lasalle College of the Arts; Nanyang Technological University, Singapore; National University of Singapore; O.P. Jindal Global University; Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP); Universiti Malaysia Sarawak; and Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM).

The winners of the fourth annual THE Awards Asia will be announced on 31 May at a ceremony that will close the first evening of THE’s Asia Universities Summit in Japan.

pola.lem@timeshighereducation.com

THE Awards Asia 2022: the shortlist

Excellence and Innovation in the Arts

• Universitas Airlangga (Indonesia)
• University of Basrah (Iraq)
• Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) (Pakistan)
• Lasalle College of the Arts (Singapore)
• Shoolini University of Biotechnology and Management Sciences (India)
• Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) (Malaysia)
• Telkom University (Indonesia)
• Vishwakarma University (India)

International Strategy of the Year

• Hiroshima University (Japan)
• University of International Business and Economics (UIBE), School of International Development and Cooperation (SIDC) (China)
• Izmir Institute of Technology (Turkey)
• Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS) (Malaysia)
• Prince of Songkla University (Thailand)
• Shanghai University (China)
• Singapore Management University (SMU) (Singapore)
• Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR) (Malaysia)

Student Recruitment Campaign of the Year

• Amity University Online (India)
• FPT University (Vietnam)
• Izmir Institute of Technology (Turkey)
• Krirk University (Thailand)
• Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) (Pakistan)
• Lingnan University (Hong Kong)
• Shanghai University (China)
• University of Tsukuba (Japan)

Teaching and Learning Strategy of the Year

• City University of Hong Kong (Hong Kong)
• Hong Kong Polytechnic University (Hong Kong)
• Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (India)
• Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (Singapore)
• National University of Singapore (Singapore)
• University of Nottingham, Ningbo (China)
• O.P. Jindal Global University, Jindal Institute of Behavioural Sciences (India)
• Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) (Malaysia)

THE DataPoints Research Improvement Award

• Ajou University (South Korea)
• Central South University (China)
• Savitribai Phule Pune University (India)
• Sejong University (South Korea)
• University of Sharjah (United Arab Emirates)
• Taipei Medical University (Taiwan)
• Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology (India)
• Wuhan University (China)

THE DataPoints Impact Award

• Diponegoro University (Indonesia)
• University of Indonesia (Indonesia)
• Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember (Indonesia)
• Iran University of Medical Sciences (Iran)
• King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology Ladkrabang (Thailand)
• Kuwait University (Kuwait)
• National Changhua University of Education (Taiwan)
• Padjadjaran University (Indonesia)

Technological or Digital Innovation of the Year

• Burapha University (Thailand)
• Central Luzon State University (Philippines)
• Chitkara University (India)
• Chulalongkorn University (Thailand)
• University of Hong Kong (Hong Kong)
• Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP) (Malaysia)
• National University of Singapore (Singapore)
• Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR) (Malaysia)

Workplace of the Year

• King Faisal University (Saudi Arabia)
• Lasalle College of the Arts (Singapore)
• Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS) (Malaysia)
• National Dong Hwa University (Taiwan)
• O.P. Jindal Global University (India)
• Prince Sultan University (Saudi Arabia)
• Seoul National University (South Korea)
• Shanghai University (China)

Outstanding Support for Students

• Chulalongkorn University (Thailand)
• City University of Hong Kong (Hong Kong)
• Indira Gandhi Delhi Technical University for Women (India)
• Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP) (Malaysia)
• Seoul National University (South Korea)
• Shoolini University of Biotechnology and Management Sciences (India)
• Taylor’s University (Malaysia)
• Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR) (Malaysia)

Leadership and Management Team of the Year

• University of Basrah (Iraq)
• Fujita Health University (Japan)
• Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (Singapore)
• National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST) (Pakistan)
• National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University (Taiwan)
• Prince Sultan University (Saudi Arabia)
• Seoul National University (South Korea)
• Zhejiang University (China)