Second place. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) is a world-renowned research university. According to the official website of the University of Hong Kong, as of 20021,HKUST ranked 8th in the ranking of QS Asian universities, 5th in the ranking of Times Higher Education Asian universities and 27th in the world. The Times Higher Education World Youth University rated HKUST as 1, and QS ranked second among the 50 young universities in the world.

HKUST has 2 national key laboratories, 1 advanced research institute, 3 China research platforms, 9 central research facilities, 5 1 research centers and 12 research institutes.