THE Awards Asia 2024
“Five years ago, we launched THE Awards Asia to celebrate the continent’s most innovative and impressive higher education achievements. It came as no surprise that there was a wealth of praiseworthy projects, people and stories to be found all across the region.
From the inaugural edition, when the University of Kirkuk won the Outstanding Support for Students category for its astonishing assimilation of 50,000 students fleeing Islamic State; throughout the Covid-19 pandemic and its aftermath, myriad entries showed universities pivoting with incredible agility, rising to unprecedented challenges, and emerging more resilient and confident than ever; to this year, with the inspirational stories that feature in the following profiles – these awards have been able to mine an incredibly rich seam.
That abundant vein has continued into this, our sixth, edition. We received such a flood of excellent entries that I have to emphasise that these 10 winners – chosen through a rigorous and robust judging process – are but the primus inter pares, the first among a host of quality submissions that our experts singled out. There were many more gems among the contenders that we examined this year; you can (and should) learn more about them by looking at our full shortlists.
Many of the exceptional individuals and teams we have recognised before are modest – as they are presented with their honours, they often remark: “I was only doing my job”. But then, higher education is a hugely important sector that seeks answers to the world’s biggest questions. It is no wonder that it attracts extraordinary people who, as they go about their work – whether that is undertaking and delivering brilliant research or ensuring that an institution runs smoothly and efficiently – know they can make a difference regionally, nationally and internationally, transforming countless people’s lives in positive ways.
It also goes without saying that THE is incredibly proud to be able to promote this amazing work.”
– Phil Baty, chief knowledge officer, THE
The winners were announced at the Sunway Resort Hotel in Kuala Lumpur on 29 April 2024. View photos of the ceremony in our Flickr album .
Find 2024's finalists below, and here you will find an e-book profiling all the winners and the work for which they were honoured .
International Strategy of the Year
Coventry University Group's Singapore Hub, Singapore
Hiroshima University, Japan
Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember (ITS), in collaboration with Shibaura Institute of Technology (SIT), Indonesia
Macau University of Science and Technology, Macao
Marmara University, Turkey
National Institute of Development Administration, Thailand
NUS Business School, Singapore (winner)
UNIMAS Global, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS), Malaysia
Leadership and Management Team of the Year
Universitas Airlangga, Indonesia
Burapha University, Thailand
Izmir Institute of Technology, Turkey (winner)
Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology, India
National University of Singapore, Singapore
O.P. Jindal Global University, India
University of Puthisastra, Cambodia
Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), South Korea
Outstanding Contribution to Environmental Leadership
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, India (winner)
Bilecik Şeyh Edebali University, Turkey
Christ University, India
University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Macao Polytechnic University, Macao
Nakhon Ratchasima Rajabhat University, Thailand
National University of Singapore, Singapore
Suranaree University of Technology, Thailand
Outstanding Contribution to Regional Development
Balochistan University of Information Technology, Engineering and Management Sciences (BUITEMS), Pakistan
Christ University, India
Dokuz Eylül University, Turkey (highly commended)
Hatyai University, Thailand (winner)
Hiroshima University, Japan
Manipal Academy of Higher Education, India
Our Lady of Fatima University, Philippines
Taylor’s University, Malaysia
Outstanding Support for Students
City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Fudan University, China
Heilongjiang International University, China
Indira Gandhi Delhi Technical University for Women, India
Lovely Professional University, India
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Sunway University, Malaysia (winner)
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Malaysia
Research Project of the Year: Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
Chulalongkorn University, Thailand (winner)
Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong (highly commended)
Lovely Professional University, India
Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS), Malaysia
Our Lady of Fatima University, Philippines
Saint Louis University (Philippines), Philippines
Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology, Sri Lanka
Suranaree University of Technology, Thailand
Research Project of the Year: STEM
Amity University Noida, India
Chitkara University, India
Chulalongkorn University, Thailand
City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong (winner)
Lyceum of the Philippines University – Cavite, Philippines
Universiti Malaysia Perlis, Malaysia
Shiv Nadar University, India
Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech) with ETH Zurich, China
Student Recruitment Campaign of the Year
Chulalongkorn University, Thailand
City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
IPB University, Indonesia (winner)
James Cook University, Singapore, Singapore
NUS Business School, Singapore
Oguz Han Engineering and Technology University of Turkmenistan, Turkmenistan
O.P. Jindal Global University, India
Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), South Korea
Teaching and Learning Strategy the Year
Beijing Institute of Technology, China
Christ University, India
City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong
Izmir University of Economics, Turkey
National University of Singapore, Singapore (winner)
Rajamangala University of Technology Thanyaburi (RMUTT), Thailand
Sunway University, Malaysia
Technological or Digital Innovation of the Year
Chiang Mai University, Thailand
Christ University, India
James Cook University, Singapore, Singapore
Lovely Professional University, India
Mabalacat City College (MCC), Philippines (winner)
Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS), Malaysia
Marmara University, Turkey (highly commended
National University of Singapore, Singapore