Wenzhou-Kean University climbs 229 places in QS Asia rankings
Wenzhou-Kean University (WKU) has climbed 229 places to No. 751 in the 2027 QS Asia University Rankings, released recently by global higher education organization Quacquarelli Symonds (QS). It ranked 178th among universities in the Chinese mainland, up 51 places from last year. Its International Faculty Ratio earned a full score, ranking No. 1 among universities in the Chinese mainland.
The QS Asia University Rankings is one of the world’s most influential regional university rankings. The rankings cover 1,722 universities across Asia, including 448 from the Chinese mainland.
WKU currently has 319 globally recruited full-time faculty members and full-time research staff from 46 countries and regions, providing strong faculty support for its internationalized education.
WKU also improved in several indicators, including academic reputation, employer reputation, citations per paper, papers per faculty, international research network and international student ratio.
In recent years, the university has carried out more than 40 international research projects, with its faculty publishing over 2,200 papers, including more than 900 in international academic journals indexed by SCI or SSCI. Over the past five years, internationally co-authored papers accounted for 65.5% of its total publications.
In September, WKU made its debut in the 2027 Times Higher Education World University Rankings, placing 913th globally and 71st among universities in the Chinese mainland. It scored 74.2 and 71.4 in international outlook and research quality, respectively.
This year marks the 20th anniversary of the signing of the agreement to establish WKU. Over the past two decades, the university has developed an internationalized talent-training system covering undergraduate, master's and doctoral programs. In the past three years, more than 75% of its undergraduate graduates have pursued further studies, with over 75% of them enrolling at universities ranked among the world's top 100.
