The 19^th edition of the Times Higher Education World University Rankings was released recently. It ranked 1,799 universities from 104 countries and regions. This edition covered 137 more universities than last year.

• Oxford University in the UK holds the top position for the seventh consecutive year.
• The United States continue to dominate the ranking with 7 universities holding the top 10 positions, 12 universities in top 20.
• China has 7 universities among the world’s top 100. In 2018, it had just 2 universities in the top 100 list. Tsinghua University, at the 16^th position, is the top performer in China.
• Japan leads the Asian countries with the ranking of 117 universities. It is followed by China (95 universities) and India (75 universities). Tokyo University is the top performer in Japan.