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According to the 2012 rankings of the international research organization Quacquarelli Symmonds Intelligence Unit (QSIU). Below are the lists of Top 10 Universities around Asia.

1. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

2. National University of Singapore

3. University of Hong Kong

4. Seoul National University

5. Chinese University of Hong Kong

6. Peking University

7. Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

8. University of Tokyo

9. Pohang University of Science and Technology

10. Kyoto University

According to QSIU, it ranks the universities based on these indicators: 30 percent academic reputation from global survey, 30 percent papers per faculty and citations per paper, 20 percent faculty student ratio, 10 percent employer reputation from global survey, and 10 percent proportion of international faculty and students and proportion of inbound and outbound exchange students.