THE Awards Asia 2025
"The achievements of universities can be benchmarked and celebrated in many ways. One is through league tables, where Asia’s higher education institutions have made impressive progress over the past decade. But we at Times Higher Education have always been clear that rankings – including those that we produce ourselves – cannot be the only measure of university success. And they will certainly never capture the full richness of the teaching, research and related activity that happens on campuses day in, day out.
This is why it has been so gratifying to see our awards embraced globally, with this edition, the THE Awards Asia, now in its seventh year and boasting hundreds of entries spanning a dynamic and diverse continent. The 80 shortlisted entries represent an illuminating showcase of Asia’s universities and how they are central to addressing major societal challenges across the region and around the globe, with the winning submissions truly representing the best of the best. Since becoming editor earlier this year, it has been a huge privilege to support our esteemed judges and to learn more about our inspirational entrants.
Please join me in congratulating all those who were shortlisted, as well as our highly deserving winners."
– Chris Havergal, Editor, Times Higher Education
The winners were announced at the Galaxy International Convention Center in Macau on 22 April 2025. Click on the category names below to read abridged versions of the shortlisted submissions.
Photos from the ceremony are available in our Flickr album online.
Read the news story from our editorial team about this year's results.
International Strategy of the Year
Hiroshima University (winner)
Huachiew Chalermprakiet University
James Cook University, Singapore
Kyung Hee University
Nagoya University
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
National University of Singapore
Tianjin Normal University
Leadership and Management Team of the Year
Ahmedabad University (winner)
Hiroshima University
JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research
Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology
National Dong Hwa University
National University of Singapore
O.P. Jindal Global University
University of Management and Technology
Most Innovative Teacher of the Year
Bai Xuejun, Tianjin Normal University
David J. O’Regan, University of Malaya
Ki Sum Samson Wong, The University of Hong Kong (winner)
Muhammad Naveed Aasim, Beaconhouse National University
Padmanabha Ramanujam, O.P. Jindal Global University
Pornpun Vivithanaporn, Mahidol University (highly commended)
Shishir Saxena, Ahmedabad University
Sunit Vijay Jadhav, Symbiosis International University
Outstanding Contribution to Environmental Leadership
Beaconhouse National University
Burapha University (highly commended)
Chulalongkorn University
Ganja State University, in collaboration with European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Regional Environmental Centre for the Caucasus, and AtkinsRéalis
Hiroshima University (winner)
Khwaja Fareed University of Engineering and Information Technology
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Our Lady of Fatima University
Outstanding Contribution to Regional Development
City University of Hong Kong
Hanyang University (winner)
IPB University (highly commended)
Mahidol University
Rajamangala University of Technology Thanyaburi
Shiv Nadar University
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, School of Design
Walailak University
Outstanding Support for Students
Beaconhouse National University
Davao del Norte State College
EMU University
IPB University
James Cook University, Singapore
National Taiwan University (winner)
National University of Singapore
Quezon City University
Research Project of the Year: Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
Hiroshima University
Lovely Professional University
Necmettin Erbakan University
Nueva Ecija University of Science and Technology
O.P. Jindal Global University
The Chinese University of Hong Kong (winner)
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
University of Makati
Research Project of the Year: STEM
Carlos Hilado Memorial State University
Istanbul Gelişim University
James Cook University Singapore, in collaboration with Republic Polytechnic, Singapore Food Agency and The Fish Farmer
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Suranaree University of Technology
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
The Chinese University of Hong Kong, in collaboration with Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (winner)
Teaching and Learning Strategy of the Year
Assumption University of Thailand
Lovely Professional University
Nakhon Ratchasima Rajabhat University
Panyapiwat Institute of Management
Phenikaa University
Shifa Tameer-e-Millat University
Singapore Management University (winner)
Sunway University
Technological or Digital Innovation of the Year
Chulalongkorn University (winner)
Gordon College
Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
National University of Singapore
Our Lady of Fatima University
Phenikaa University
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University