Chinese institution tops Asia University Rankings

The rise of Chinese universities in the global rankings is to be expected according to some academics after China's Tsinghua University was placed top of the Times Higher Education's Asia University Rankings.

It's the first time a university from the Chinese mainland has taken the number one position in the London-based magazine's Asia table.

Tsinghua University in Beijing knocked the National University of Singapore off the top, which has held the number one ranking since 2016 and has now dropped to second place.