2027 THE World University Rankings: Taiwan Tech achieves its best performance in six years in industry collaboration and teaching
The Times Higher Education (THE) magazine announced its World University Rankings 2027 on 30 September. Taiwan Tech was ranked in the 451–500 band globally, placing sixth among universities in Taiwan.
Taiwan Tech ranked sixth in Taiwan in the THE World University Rankings 2027.
In this year's assessment, Taiwan Tech performed particularly well in the "Industry" indicator, scoring 98.9 points and ranking among the top 4.5% of universities worldwide. This marked its best performance in the indicator over the past six years and highlighted the university's distinctive strength in industry - academia collaboration. Over the years, Taiwan Tech has continued to work closely with enterprises to translate research outcomes into practical industrial applications. According to statistics, the university undertook a total of 663 industry - academia collaboration projects last year, with a combined value exceeding NT$890 million. Of these, 438 projects involved private-sector enterprises, amounting to more than NT$510 million. As of the end of July this year, the university had undertaken 391 industry - academia collaboration projects, with a total value approaching NT$500 million. Among these, 251 projects involved private-sector enterprises, with a combined value exceeding NT$230 million. These figures demonstrate the university's accumulated achievements in industry–academia collaboration and the practical application of research outcomes.
Taiwan Tech achieved its best performance in the "Industry" indicator of the THE World University Rankings 2027 over the past six years. (Image source: THE official website)
"Teaching" was the indicator showing the greatest improvement this year, also achieving its best result in the past six years and making the largest contribution to the increase in the university's overall score. With support from the Ministry of Education's Higher Education Sprout Project, Taiwan Tech has promoted English-Medium Instruction (EMI), the BEST Programme, and Problem-Based Learning (PBL) courses. These initiatives aim to develop students' professional English proficiency, teamwork skills, and problem-solving abilities. As a result, the university has demonstrated significant progress in its teaching performance. In addition, Taiwan Tech and National Tsing Hua University both scored 63.4 points in the "Research Quality" indicator, placing them among the top-performing universities worldwide, while Taiwan Tech ranked fifth among universities in Taiwan in "Research Environment". Through continued improvements in teaching, research environment and quality, as well as industry engagement, Taiwan Tech has demonstrated the effectiveness of its educational approach in balancing talent development with the practical application of research.
Taiwan Tech's "Teaching" indicator showed the greatest improvement in the THE World University Rankings 2027 this year. (Image source: THE official website)
This year, a total of 2,297 universities from 118 countries and territories were included in the rankings. The University of Oxford in the United Kingdom retained its position as the world's top university for the 11th consecutive year. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the United States ranked second, while Princeton University and Stanford University jointly ranked third.