"This is the fifth year for THE Awards Asia, and what a fascinating period it has been. Of course three years were dominated by the Covid-19 pandemic, which meant huge challenges for everyone, both personally and professionally. But for the higher education sector, populated across both academia and the professional services by some of the smartest and most inventive people on the planet, new challenges also mean a rich supply of novel, innovative solutions.

I hope I’m not tempting fate when I say that we can now see the higher education landscape returning to, if not normality, then certainly a new reality, with many of the lessons learned over the past few years being implemented to great effect, and thankfully without the shadow of Covid itself looming over every aspect of our daily lives.

THE Awards Asia has been a distinct beneficiary of this rapid evolution: we received another record number of entries this year (nearly 700, from more than 220 institutions representing over 20 countries and territories), many of which were both outstanding and inspirational. We at THE are incredibly proud to be able to showcase and promote not only the amazing work you can find in these profiles of our 2023 winners, but also that of the shortlisted institutions that just missed out this time around.

Finally, I’d like to highlight the role of our fantastic judging panel. We have an expanded group this year, featuring some of the world’s pre-eminent experts in the field of Asian higher education, and it’s been a privilege for John Gill, THE’s editor, and me to serve alongside all 10 of them. The insight, knowledge and enthusiasm they bring to the table mean that the THE Awards Asia are more rigorous than ever."

– Phil Baty, chief knowledge officer, THE

The winners were announced on 21 June 2023. View photos of the ceremony in our Flickr album.

Find 2023's finalists below, and here you will find an e-book profiling all the winners.

Winners and shortlisted institutions can find downloadable assets on this page to promote their success.

Watch the full ceremony

Excellence and Innovation in the Arts

Chinese University of Hong Kong , Hong Kong

Dokuz Eylül University , Turkey

Hong Kong Baptist University , Hong Kong

Lingnan University , Hong Kong

Macao Polytechnic University , Macao

Naresuan University , Thailand (winner)

Singapore Management University , Singapore

Universiti Utara Malaysia , Malaysia

International Strategy of the Year

Alliance University, Alliance School of Liberal Arts , India

Hiroshima University , Japan

Hong Kong Polytechnic University , Hong Kong (winner)

Kansai Medical University , Japan

Lovely Professional University , India

Lyceum of the Philippines University – Cavite , Philippines

Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS), Faculty of Language and Communication , Malaysia

National Dong Hwa University , Taiwan

Leadership and Management Team of the Year

Chulalongkorn University , Thailand

Fırat University , Turkey

General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University , Sri Lanka

Izmir Institute of Technology , Turkey

Kadir Has University , Turkey

Southern University of Science and Technology , China

Universiti Utara Malaysia , Malaysia

Vishwakarma University , India (winner)

Outstanding Contribution to Environmental Leadership

Abdullah Gül University , Turkey (winner)

Chinese University of Hong Kong , Hong Kong

Government College University Lahore , Pakistan

Hang Seng University of Hong Kong , Hong Kong

National Institute of Development Administration , Thailand

Shoolini University of Biotechnology and Management Sciences , India

Suranaree University of Technology , Thailand

Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology , South Korea

Outstanding Contribution to Regional Development

Universitas Airlangga , Indonesia

Christ University Bengaluru India , India

Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology Delhi , India

Institute of Community Colleges , Thailand

University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh , Bangladesh

Naresuan University , Thailand

Taylor’s University , Malaysia (winner)

VIT University , India

Outstanding Support for Students

Kadir Has University , Turkey

Nakhon Ratchasima Rajabhat University , Thailand (highly commended)

Nankai University, Nankai Effective Teaching , China

Nanyang Technological University , Singapore

Rajamangala University of Technology Thanyaburi , Thailand

Seoul National University , South Korea

Taylor’s University , Malaysia

Tokyo University of Science , Japan (winner)

Student Recruitment Campaign of the Year

Hiroshima University , Japan

Izmir Institute of Technology , Turkey (highly commended)

Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) , Pakistan

Lingnan University , Hong Kong (winner)

University of Nottingham Ningbo, China , China

O.P. Jindal Global University , India

Shanghai University , China

Southern University of Science and Technology , China

Teaching and Learning Strategy of the Year

Aga Khan University , Pakistan

Ahmedabad University , India (highly commended)

Hong Kong Polytechnic University, in collaboration with City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Baptist University, and Hong Kong University of Science and Technology , Hong Kong

University of Hong Kong, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine , Hong Kong (winner)

Hong Kong University of Science and Technology , Hong Kong

Nanyang Technological University , Singapore

National Yunlin University of Science and Technology , Taiwan

Universiti Teknologi Petronas , Malaysia

Technological or Digital Innovation of the Year

Japan University of Economics , Japan

Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Faculty of Medicine , Malaysia

Manipal Academy of Higher Education , India (winner)

Macau University of Science and Technology , Macao

Nanyang Technological University: Cyber Aware Ecosystem , Singapore

Nanyang Technological University: Sustainable Campus Mobility , Singapore

Our Lady of Fatima University , Philippines

Shoolini University of Biotechnology and Management Sciences , India

Workplace of the Year

University of Faisalabad , Pakistan

Government College University of Lahore , Pakistan

University of Indonesia , Indonesia

Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology Delhi , India

National Chung Cheng University , Taiwan

O.P. Jindal Global University , India

Telkom University , Indonesia

Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology , South Korea (winner)