More than 30 institutions from 13 territories have made the shortlist for Times Higher Education¡¯²õ first awards ceremony celebrating the achievement of 51¹ú²úÊÓƵn universities.

Nearly 80 universities from 21 countries or regions entered the inaugural THE Awards 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ. The winners will be announced on 1?May during the THE in Abu Dhabi.

The event will build on the success of THE¡¯²õ long-running UK-focused awards ¨C dubbed the ¡°Oscars of higher education¡±.

Universities have been nominated across five categories: Leadership and Management Team of the Year; International Strategy of the Year; Teaching and Learning Strategy of the Year; Outstanding Support for Students; and Technological Innovation of the Year.

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John Gill, editor of THE, said: ¡°We are absolutely delighted to be launching the inaugural THE Awards 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ with such a strong set of shortlists, highlighting the exceptional achievements of universities from across the 51¹ú²úÊÓƵn continent.

¡°Universities operate in a wide range of contexts and environments, with varied goals and missions, but whatever their situation, the institutions nominated for these awards are proving what extraordinary, transformational roles universities play.¡±

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Four universities picked up two nominations each: India¡¯²õ O.P. Jindal Global 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ, China¡¯²õ Southern 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Science and Technology (SUSTech), Malaysia¡¯²õ Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS) and South Korea¡¯²õ Yonsei 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ.

The awards ceremony will take place during a gala dinner at the Emirates Palace Hotel in Abu Dhabi. The 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ Universities Summit will be held at Khalifa 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ between 30?April and 2?May.

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THE 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ Awards 2019: the shortlist

International Strategy of the Year?
Istanbul Geli?im 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ?
National 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Singapore
O.P. Jindal Global 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ
Southern 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Science and Technology (SUSTech)?
Tianjin 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ?
Tokyo City 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ
Wenzhou Medical 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ
Zhejiang 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ

Teaching and Learning Strategy of the Year?
An-Najah National 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ, in collaboration with the 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Alicante, the Slovak 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Technology in Bratislava, Al-Aqsa 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ, Palestine Polytechnic 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ, 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ College Cork, Birzeit 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ and the 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ College of Applied Sciences?
City 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Hong Kong
Management & Science 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ (MSU)
Map¨²a 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ?
National Taipei 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Education
RMIT 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ Vietnam?
Tokyo 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Science
Yonsei 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ?

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Technological Innovation of the Year?
51¹ú²úÊÓƵn Institute of Management
Assam Don Bosco 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ?
Gulf Medical 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ
Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS)?
Xi¡¯an Jiaotong 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ?
Yonsei 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ?

Outstanding Support for Students?
Chinese 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Hong Kong?
51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Kirkuk?
Ko? 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ?
Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS)?
NUS Business School?
Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ
Ozyegin 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ?
Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR)

Leadership and Management Team of the Year?
Government College 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ Lahore?
Gulf Medical 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ
Khalifa 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ
National Dong Hwa 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ
National 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Singapore
O.P. Jindal Global 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ
Southern 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Science and Technology (SUSTech)?
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia