Thank you to all those who have submitted an entry, the shortlist will be published on 21 January 2025.
THE Awards Asia 2023
"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)
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)