S'pore best in Asia for higher education

Singapore has come out tops in Asia, according to a new ranking that rates countries on how good they are at providing higher education. The Republic took the 11th spot in the ranking of 48 countries and cities, commissioned by Universitas 21, a global network of research-intensive universities which include NUS. The United States tops the list, followed by Sweden, Canada, Finland and Denmark. Singapore fared well in the first three categories (Resources, Environment, Productivity), but lagged behind in the last (Output), which made up 40 per cent of the total score. Besides NUS, the study also looked at other universities such as NTU and SMU.