- The University of Oxford has been named the world’s best for the fifth consecutive year.
- China’s Tsinghua University has become the first Asian university to enter the top 20.
- Eight of the top 10 are US universities for the first time.
- This year sees 141 new entrants in the Times Higher Education rankings.
- University leaders warn COVID-19 will have a lasting impact on academia.
Oxford has been named the world’s best university for the fifth consecutive year. But the latest rankings show that it’s China's universities that are the rising stars of global higher education.
Tsinghua University enters the coveted top 20 of the Times Higher Education World University Rankings this year, a distinction previously only bestowed on European and US institutions.
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