The Potential Of Beacon Technology

The Potential Of Beacon Technology

Source: http://techcrunch.com/2014/11/01/unlocking-the-potential-of-beacon-technology/

After indoor positioning with Wi-Fi, beacon technology is a massive step forward in ambient context identification, which is why this technology is all the buzz of late. Beacons allow for background positioning and detection, giving new power to a phone that can make it truly “smart.”

Because they offer the potential to target a consumer at the most opportune moment, beacons are especially hot on the retail sales front because shelves and store displays can suddenly become interactive and personalized. Brands are no longer limited by shelf displays and point-of-sale campaigns to communicate their messages, and brand marketers can extend past the store floor or shelf to deliver a personalized, digital form of outreach to identified shoppers.

Beacons are a unique and sophisticated tool in the world of merchandising and advertising. However, if we take a step back and think about exactly how beacons are reaching retail locations, there is reason for concern rather than excitement.

Currently, beacon networks are fragmented and closed. At quick glance, this may not be a concern, but thinking ahead, this fragmentation will likely result in long-term negative implications for consumers, retailers and developers alike.

An analogy for beacon technology is GPS. Since its inception, GPS technology has always been an “open system” onto which developers could innovate and extend new product applications. Imagine if GPS had been deployed in a similar manner to beacons and, for example, if Google seized control of California, Apple secured rights to Nevada, and TomTom gained exclusive access to The Netherlands. In this situation, the end-user would be forced to rely on multiple applications and hardware selections to complete a single journey.

Fortunately, GPS was not deployed in this fashion. But this is exactly how beacons are currently being deployed, and it’s the primary reason why they will limit the same innovation and depth of user experience that everyone is getting excited about.

To unlock the massive potential of beacons, we need an open network much like GPS: ubiquitous, widely accessible, and easy to use and implement through built-in platform support. Beacons must form a new ubiquitous layer that powers context in order to most effectively serve the end-user. Instead, individual companies are currently creating the equivalent of small, private networks that will have limited value and use.

In the retail space, beacons have garnered considerable attention in recent weeks and months. It is our view that if we advocate and build an open, inclusive beacon network, then all constituents — retailers, developers and end users — will collectively benefit.

Retailers

As with any new space, “immediate gain” usually does not translate to “ultimate reward.” It is likely that the retailers currently teaming up with closed networks may find themselves rethinking this decision a few years down the line.

We’ve all read about retailers aligning with various app developers to install beacons for their apps. But today’s hot app may not be the most popular tomorrow. If a retailer ties itself to a platform backed by a single app and that app slips from hot to “not,” then that retailer is faced with having to uninstall and reinstall beacons. This reconfiguring process requires a massive undertaking in order to take advantage of new technological advancements. And the consequences are not without impact to the merchant’s bottom line.

By forgoing closed networks and advocating for an open platform, retailers stand to significantly gain from future developments by retaining the ability to employ newer innovative services as they emerge and gain mass acceptance.

Developers

Imagine that GPS was closed and that only one developer could access this data. If this had been the case, innovation would have been extremely limited. As it currently stands, beacon developers have to pay-to-play by teaming up with retailers to install beacons at retail locations or small proprietary networks. This is cost-prohibitive for small companies and startups.

Additionally, without an open network, a developer is forced to spend unnecessary time attempting to access the network instead of building an incredible service and pushing the envelope on potentially more progressive offerings. If Waze had to do that for location data, it probably never would have been built.

The fact that we don’t have an open system for beacons will most likely stifle innovation, which ultimately will hurt all constituents involved.

End-users

In the early stages of any technology, developers need to be cognizant of long-term repercussions. Under the current paradigm, for a shopper to realize the full benefits of beacon technology, that user would have to download a multitude of apps that each take advantage of only a small network of beacons. This is highly unrealistic. Users don’t want to download apps for every retailer because it’s cumbersome, time-consuming and ineffective.

An open, accessible and ubiquitous network would benefit all constituents, propel innovation and foster a collaborative environment for decades to come.

«Хаос-контроль» — простой способ взять жизнь в свои руки

Лидия Балашова

1 июля 2015

Продуктивность

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Никто не любит трудности. Часто нам проще отказаться от выполнения чего-то сложного и продолжительного, пусть и сулящего выгоды. Против нас играет и ритм жизни: ежеминутно к списку текущих дел добавляются новые и новые. Контролировать всё это помогают различные органайзеры и менеджеры задач. Сегодня мы расскажем об одном из них, на редкость простом, понятном и удобном.

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На рассмотрении у нас менеджер целей и задач «Хаос-контроль». Этот органайзер помогает воплотить в жизнь главный совет гения продуктивности и автора теории Getting Things Done Дэвида Аллена: если информацию можно выгрузить из мозга на внешние носители, это обязательно нужно сделать.

Принцип работы «Хаос-контроля» сводится к четырём составляющим: постановка целей, разработка плана их выполнения, создание условий для достижения успеха и управление хаосом.

Допустим, у нас в жизни есть несколько целей. Сразу достичь их сложно, поэтому мы разбиваем весь предстоящий путь на ряд поэтапных задач. Для каждой задачи указываем контекст, при соблюдении которого она может быть выполнена. В течение дня руководствуемся предложенным планом, а все внезапности отправляем в специально отведённое для них хранилище.

 

Да, обратите внимание на оформление версии для Android — Material Design во всей красе.

Теперь подробнее о том, как здесь всё устроено.

Проекты и папки

Проекты — это наши большие цели. Папки — направления, к которым они относятся: работа, личные дела и всё прочее. В каждой папке мы можем создавать как единичные проекты, так и объединять их в подразделы. Для каждого проекта задаётся время начала и окончания работы над ним.

 

Задачи

Так в системе «Хаос-контроля» называются шаги, которые мы должны предпринять для воплощения задуманного в жизнь. Эти действия могут быть одиночными или обитать в рамках проектов. Каждой задаче присваивается контекст — некое условие, при выполнении которого она осуществляется. Есть возможность установить несколько напоминалок, которые не дадут забыть о том, что нужно сделать.

Контексты

Ими могут быть как места, так и люди. Например, если речь идёт о совещании, понятно, что провести его можно только на работе, причём желательно присутствие коллег. «Хаос-контроль» предлагает несколько стандартных вариантов («В офисе», «В сети», «Дома», «С утра» и «Когда есть свободные 15 минут»), пользователи могут добавлять и свои. Здесь обнаружился единственный недостаток приложения — задача ассоциируется только с одним контекстом, а всё остальное приходится писать в примечаниях.

Место Хаоса

Своего рода чистилище для всей поступающей информации. Сюда можно сбрасывать внезапные идеи, планы и вопросы, которые не требуют срочного решения. Здесь всё это пройдёт испытание временем, после чего приобретёт вид задачи или проекта, а если нет — что ж, отправится в небытие.

 

У «Хаос-контроля» есть два виджета, с помощью которых можно перейти как к сегодняшним задачам, так и к хранилищу пока что невостребованной информации. Очень удобно, кстати, что доступ к нему можно вынести на рабочий стол: так пользователь точно не забудет, что «Место Хаоса» надо всё-таки иногда приводить в порядок.

Впечатления от приложения остались самые приятные. Всё предельно просто и понятно, есть напоминания и возможность индивидуальной настройки. Больше от менеджера задач ничего и не нужно. Если всё-таки базовая версия не вполне устраивает, добро пожаловать в «Хаос-контроль Premium»: синхронизация данных между мобильными и настольными устройствами, облачное хранение всех данных, повторяющиеся задачи для регулярных дел, вложенные папки и контексты, а также защита информации с помощью PIN-кода. Кажется, придумать что-то ещё сложно, да и вряд ли нужно.

Source: http://lifehacker.ru/2015/07/01/chaos-control/

How to Send SMS Messages From Any PC or Mac

How to Send SMS Messages From Any PC or Mac

Why type out text messages at your smartphone when you’re at a laptop or desktop PC with a full-size keyboards? These tricks allow you to send text messages directly from your PC.

Even if you don’t have access to cellular service you can use some of these tools to send SMS messages directly to a phone number. You don’t even need a mobile phone on your end.

Messages for iPhones – Mac Only

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If you have both an iPhone and a Mac, Apple makes this possible. You need both — there’s no way to do this with an iPhone and a Windows PC. The built-in SMS-message-sending feature on a Mac only works if you partner it with an iPhone, too — not if you have an Android phone.

This is part of the “Continuity” feature added in Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite. You’ll need to enable it on your iPhone by opening the Settings app, tapping Messages, and activating Text Message Forwarding to your Mac. It should then work automatically if you’re using the same Apple ID to log into both your iPhone and your Mac. Open the Messages app on your Mac and you’ll see a synced history of text messages from your iPhone, too. You can reply from your Mac or send entirely new messages from the Messages app. Those text messages will be synced to your iPhone, too.

This doesn’t cost anything extra — it just uses your iPhone’s text-messaging service. If your cellular carrier charges you for texts, you’ll have to pay that fee for the messages you send.

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if you have an Android phone, the best way to do this is MightyText. MightyText is an app you install on your Android phone. You can then sign into the MightyText web app in a web browser on your computer — any computer, whether it’s running Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, or Chrome OS — and you can view and send your phone’s text messages from there. Browser extensions are also available. The AirDroid app for Android also does this and works well.

Like Messages on a Mac, this works entirely through your phone — your computer just becomes a gateway to your phone, which does the hard work of actually sending and receiving those text messages.

This won’t cost you anything extra. If your cellular carrier charges you for text messages, you’ll have to pay their fee.

Google Voice – US Only

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Google Voice is still around, but it’s also still only available to people based in the USA. If you are based in the USA, you can sign up for Google Voice for free. Google Voice gives you a new phone number, which you could use as your primary phone number if you like — although it’s unclear how long Google Voice will continue to be a service supported by Google.

Sign into the Google Voice website and you can send and receive text messages at that phone number. You can also have calls and text messages sent to that phone number be automatically forwarded to your primary phone number.

Sending text messages and placing phone calls to numbers in the US and Canada is completely free with Google Voice. You’ll have to pay Google to send text messages elsewhere.

Skype

Skype offers the ability to send text messages from the Skype desktop app. Unlike Google Voice, this is available worldwide. However, Microsoft does charge for this service, so you’ll have to pay to send text messages from Skype.

Pay for credit and you can send and receive text messages directly from Skype. However, these won’t sync with the text-message app on your smartphone. People won’t be able to respond directly to these messages, but you can set up sender ID to have the messages displayed as coming from your mobile number. if you do, people who respond will be texting you on your phone — but those messages won’t appear in the Skype app for desktop.

Email-to-SMS Gateways

Many cellular carriers offer email-to-SMS gateways you can use. Send an email to the phone number at this gateway and it will be delivered to the address. You will need to know the carrier associated with the phone number to send an SMS message in this way.

For example, let’s say a person’s phone number is 1-123-456-7890 and that’s a T-Mobile phone number. You could send an an email to 11234567890@tmomail.net. Search for “email to SMS gateways” to find lists of gateways for different cellular service providers. For example, this email-to-SMS gateway list includes different email address for many different cellular carriers around the world.

Be sure to keep your message short — under 160 characters.

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There are also a variety of websites you can use to send text messages for free. These aren’t for carrying on ongoing conversations — they’re just for sending a quick, one-off message to a phone number.

Such websites don’t always seem the most trustworthy and may ask for an email address before you continue, perhaps to send you spam. These are really only ideal as a last resort.

Source: http://www.howtogeek.com/221476/how-to-send-sms-messages-from-any-pc-or-mac/

How to View Multiple Documents at Once in Word

How to View Multiple Documents at Once in Word

If you’re working on multiple Word documents, it may be helpful to view some or all of them at once. There are a couple of different ways you can view multiple documents and even a way to view different parts of the same document at the same time.

To view multiple documents, open the documents you want to view and click the “View” tab. For this example, we opened two documents.

In the “Window” section of the “View” tab, click “View Side by Side”.

The two document windows are resized and positioned next to each other.

NOTE: You can only view two documents side by side. If you have more than two documents open, the “Compare Side by Side” dialog box displays. Select one document from the list that you want to view in addition to the current document and click “OK”.

If you want to scroll through both documents at the same time, click the “Synchronous Scrolling” button in the “Window” section of the “View” tab in one of the two documents. When you scroll in one document, the other document also scrolls.

To go back to the original size and placement of the two document windows, click the “View Side by Side” button in the “Window” section of one of the two document windows.

If you have more than two documents you want to view, you can stack your open windows to see them all at once.

NOTE: Depending on the size of your monitor, it might be difficult to view more than three or four documents.

To view multiple documents, open all the documents you want to view, click the “View” tab (if it’s not already active), and click “Arrange All” in the “Window” section.

The document windows are resized and stacked vertically. You can view all the documents at once, but you can scroll through and edit only one document at a time.

NOTE: The “Arrange All” feature cannot be “turned off” like the “View Side by Side” feature. To put the document windows back the way they were, you must manually resize them by dragging the edges and move them by dragging the title bars.

Word doesn’t arrange any document windows that are minimized. In addition, you may notice the ribbon disappearing if you try to arrange too many documents and the windows get too small.

You can click the “Maximize” button on a document window to resize it to full screen.

When the window is maximized, the “Maximize” button becomes the “Restore Down” button. Click the “Restore Down” button to return the window to its previous size.

You can even view two parts of the same document. To do this, click on the Word window for the document you want to view and click “Split” in the “Window” section of the “View” tab.

The current document is split into two parts of the window in which you can scroll and edit different parts of the document separately.

You can resize the split window by moving your cursor over the double line separating the two parts of the document until it turns into a double line with a double arrow. Click and drag the double line border up or down to resize the parts of the window.

To undo the split and go back to a single view of your document, click “Remove Split” button (which was the “Split” button before).

Remember that although you can view more than one document at a time, you can only edit one document at a time. The currently active document that can be edited is the one with the file name on the title bar that is NOT grayed out.

Source : http://www.howtogeek.com/218897/how-to-view-multiple-documents-at-once-in-word/

Những bài thuốc chữa mất ngủ vô cùng hiệu quả

Các bài thuốc chữa mất ngủ đều làm từ nguyên liệu dễ kiếm như: gừng, tâm sen, lá vong... giúp bạn cải thiện tình trạng này.

Bài thuốc chữa mất ngủ từ củ gừng

Theo y dược học hiện đại, gừng chứa tinh dầu 2% - 3%, chất nhựa 5%, chất béo 3% tinh bột và các chất cay như zingeron, shogaola. Đông y xác nhận tinh dầu chiết xuất từ gừng còn có tác dụng làm các bài thuốc chữa mất ngủ kinh niên.

Bài thuốc đơn giản:

1. Nấu nước gừng ngâm chân mỗi tối giúp các kinh mạch thư giãn, cơn buồn ngủ sẽ đến nhanh hơn. Tuy nhiên món này chỉ dùng cho người mất ngủ dạng nhẹ.

2. Nửa củ gừng, 500ml đường tán, nấu với 500ml nước. Uống chỉ 2 bữa trưa chiều kết hợp tối ngâm chân. Bài thuốc này chữa mất ngủ kinh niên cực tốt.

3. Kết hợp uống như bài thuốc 2 và ngâm chân trong nước ấm và 1/2 chén giấm trong vòng 30 phút. Giác ngủ sẽ cải thiện rõ rệt.
Bài thuốc chữa mất ngủ từ lá vông

Lá vông còn có tên khác là hải đồng, thích đồng hoặc vông nem Từ lâu, lá này được nhân dân nhiều địa phương dùng làm thuốc an thần, chống lo âu, phiền muộn, nhức đầu, chóng mặt. Để chữa mất ngủ, người ta lấy lá vông non rửa sạch, luộc hoặc nấu canh ăn hằng ngày; có khi còn phối hợp với lá dâu non.

Bài thuốc đơn giản:

Thuốc hãm: Lá vông 16 g, táo nhân 10 g (sao đen), tâm sen 5 g (sao thơm). Tất cả trộn đều, vò vụn, hãm với 1 lít nước sôi. Để nguội thêm hoa nhài tươi (2-3 bông), rồi uống làm nhiều lần trong ngày.

Cao lỏng: Lá vông, lạc tiên mỗi vị 400 g; lá gai, rau má mỗi vị 100 g. Tất cả thái nhỏ, phơi khô, nấu với nước 2-3 lần, chắt nước, lọc rồi cô lấy 700 ml. Thêm đường 1.000 g, cô còn 1 lít thành phẩm. Ngày uống 40 ml chia làm hai lần.

Viên bao “vông-sen”: Gồm cao khô lá vông (0,06 g, tương đương với 1 g lá khô), cao khô lá sen (0,05 g bằng 1 g lá khô), l.tetrahydropalmatin (0,03 g hoạt chất chiết từ củ bình vôi), tá dược vừa đủ cho một viên. Người lớn dùng 2-4 viên một ngày.

Ngâm rượu: Lá vông phơi khô 100 g, thái nhỏ, ngâm với 1 lít rượu 30-40 độ trong 15-20 ngày, càng lâu càng tốt. Ngày uống 10-20 ml.

Bài thuốc chữa mất ngủ từ hạt sen

Sen là cây thuốc quý đã được biết đến từ lâu, tất cả các bộ phận của cây đều được dùng làm thuốc. Trong đó, hạt sen cũng được nghiên cứu và có nhiều tác dụng khác nhau. Những năm gần đây, các nhà thực vật học đã chứng minh bằng thực nghiệm rằng trong hạt sen có chất kiềm, glucôxit thơm có tác dụng an thần.

Sau khi ăn hạt sen, tuyến tụy tiết ra chất insulin làm người ta dễ ngủ hơn.

Bài thuốc đơn giản

An thần, gây ngủ: Tâm sen 5g, lá vông 20g, táo nhân 10g, hoa nhài tươi 10g. Tâm sen được sao thơm; táo nhân sao đen, đập dập; lá vông sấy khô, tán bột.

Đem tất cả các loại trộn đều, hãm với 1 lít nước, sau đó cho hoa nhài vào khi nước thuốc còn ấm, rồi lấy nước đó uống làm nhiều lần trong ngày.

Chữa khó ngủ, tâm phiền, hồi hộp, lo âu: Tâm sen 8g, hạt muồng 20g sao khô, mạch môn 15g, dùng ba thứ này hãm lấy nước uống thay trà trong ngày. Cần kiêng uống cà phê, nước chè đặc.

Bài thuốc chữa mất ngủ từ táo chua

Táo chua hay táo ta thịt táo chữa tỳ hư không muốn ăn, tâm phiền mất ngủ hay sợ hãi. Nhân táo để sống chữa chứng ngủ nhiều, sao đen chữa chứng mất ngủ.

Bài thuốc đơn giản

Chữa suy nhược thần kinh đau đầu mất ngủ: Thịt quả táo khô (toan táo nhục) 12g, nhân hạt táo (toa táo nhân) sao đen 16g, quả dâu (tang thầm) 16g, long nhãn 16g cho vào sắc với 400ml nước cô đặc còn 100ml uống trước khi đi ngủ.
Bài thuốc chữa mất ngủ từ hoa nhài

Hoa nhài thường được sử dụng để ướp trà xanh, nhưng không mấy ai biết một công dụng khác rất hữu ích của nó: chữa mất ngủ rất hữu hiệu.

Bài thuốc đơn giản

Chữa mất ngủ: Lấy 10g hoà nhài, tâm sen 10g, hạt muồng 12g rồi sắc lấy nước uống. Mỗi ngày uống một thang chia 3 lần. Trong trường hợp mới bị mất ngủ, chỉ cần uống thang thuốc này từ 3 đến 5 ngày liên tục sẽ cho kết quả hữu hiệu.

Chữa mất ngủ kéo dài: Rễ hoa nhài 100 – 200g, ngâm trong 1 lít rượu trắng 35 – 45o. Mỗi ngày uống từ 10 – 20ml trước khi đi ngủ. Trong trường hợp không uống được rượu có thể thay thế rượu bằng cách rửa sạch rễ nhài rồi cho nước vào nấu lấy nước uống.

Bài thuốc chữa mất ngủ từ cây trinh nữ

Còn gọi là cây mắc cỡ tên khoa học là Mimosa pudica, họ Mimosaceae, mọc hoang khắp nơi. Theo tài liệu cổ, mắc cỡ có vị ngọt, se, tính hơi hàn, ít độc, tác dụng an thần, làm dịu thần kinh, giảm đau, long đàm, chống ho, hạ nhiệt, tiêu viêm, lợi tiểu. Toàn cây chứa ancaloit là mimosin và crocetin, flavonosit. Trong lá và rễ đều có selen nên chữa đau nhức xương khớp rất hiệu quả.

Bài thuốc đơn giản

Dân gian thường dùng nước sắc của mắc cỡ hoặc phối hợp với một số vị khác chữa suy nhược thần kinh, mất ngủ. Mỗi ngày dùng 20 gam sắc lấy khoảng 100ml uống mỗi tối trước khi đi ngủ.

Ngoài ra còn có một số bài thuốc như sau

Quả dâu chín đen: Lấy 1kg quả dâu chín vắt lấy nước đem cô nhỏ lửa thành cao mềm, ngày uống 2-3 lần, mỗi lần 5-10g. Cũng có thể đem quả dâu chín rửa sạch, để ráo, dội qua nước sôi cho vào lọ sạch thêm đường, ngâm thành siro, pha nước uống 1-2 lần trong ngày.

Quả nhãn có tác dụng chữa thấn kinh suy nhược, an thần , mất ngủ, bồi bổ tâm tỳ: Long nhãn 120g, lá dâu bánh tẻ 80g, hạt sen 120g, hoài sơn (củ mài) 80g, đậu ván trắng (biển đậu) 80g. Lá dâu, hạt sen, củ mài, đậu ván trắng sao thơm tán nhỏ. Long nhãn nấu thành cao đặc trộn với bột làm thành viên (10-12g) ngày uống 1-2 viên trước khi đi ngủ.

Lưu ý: Chữa bệnh là phải từ nguồn gốc chính gây ra mất ngủ. Thuốc ngủ chỉ chữa được phần ngọn, nhất thời, để giúp cho lúc ban đầu. Các y sĩ không muốn dùng thuốc lâu, thuốc ngủ chỉ được dùng khi cần thiết, và chỉ dùng trong thời gian ngắn. Đây là các bài thuốc chữa mất ngủ tạm thời.

(Theo BĐV)

Top 10 Universities in Asia 2015

This week sees the release of one of the biggest events in our yearly calendar: the launch of the QS University Rankings: Asia 2015, featuring 300 of the top universities in Asia from 16 countries throughout the region.

Using a methodology based on nine performance indicators, the ranking facilitates comparison of Asia’s leading institutions on factors including global reputation, research production and impact, and internationalization.

Visit the 2015 rankings table for a full look at the top 300. Or, for the lowdown on the overall leaders, see below for an overview of the 10 top universities in Asia this year…

1.  National University of Singapore (NUS)

Location: Singapore

Celebrating its 110th birthday this year, the National University of Singapore (NUS) is the oldest among universities in Singapore, and retains its place at the top of the QS University Rankings: Asia this year. It’s currently ranked 22nd in the overall QS World University Rankings®.

This year, the National University of Singapore ranks among the world’s top 50 in a total of30 subjects covered by the QS World University Rankings by Subject. Its strongest fields programs – for which it places within the global top 10 – are architecture, biological sciences, chemistry, chemical engineering, civil & structural engineering, electrical & electronic engineering, environmental studies, geography, linguistics, materials sciences and mechanical engineering.

2.  University of Hong Kong

Location: Hong Kong

Like Singapore, Hong Kong is small in size (officially a Special Administrative Region of China), yet a big player on the Asian higher education scene. It claims four representatives among the 10 top universities in Asia alone, led by the University of Hong Kong (HKU), which climbs one place in the ranking this year. Founded in 1911, HKU is currently 28th in the overall world rankings, and caters to almost 28,000 students, of which 11,000 are postgraduates. The main language of instruction is English.

The University of Hong Kong is ranked internationally for 33 subjects, placing within the world’s top 50 for 26 academic disciplines. It comes second in the world for dentistry, sixth for education & training and ninth for both linguistics and civil & structural engineering.

3.  KAIST - Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology

Location: South Korea

One of several prestigious technical universities in South Korea, the Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology, or KAIST, falls one place in the QS University Rankings: Asia this year – swapping places with HKU. Currently at 51st in the world rankings, KAIST was established in 1971 in the city of Daejeon, as South Korea’s first university dedicated to science and engineering research. Smaller in size compared to many of the top universities in Asia, KAIST currently enrolls around 6,000 postgraduate and 4,000 undergraduate students.

Within the global top 100 for 13 subjects, KAIST ranks in the top 50 worldwide for chemical engineering, chemistry, civil & structural engineering, computer science, electrical & electronic engineering, materials sciences and mechanical engineering.

4.  Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU)

Location: Singapore

Gaining three places in the ranking this year, Nanyang Technological University (NTU) is fast catching up with country-mate NUS. Currently 39th in the world rankings, it was named the world’s top young university in the QS Top 50 Under 50 2014, having been established only in 1991. The school now enrolls around 32,500 students, including 9,000 postgraduates.

Nanyang Technological University is ranked among the world’s best in a total of 28 subjects, and is included within the global top 50 for accounting & finance, chemical engineering, chemistry, civil & structural engineering, computer science, communication & media studies, electrical & electronic engineering, environmental studies, linguistics, materials sciences, mathematics, mechanical engineering, physics & astronomy and psychology.

5.  Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST)

Location: Hong Kong

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, or HKUST, ranks second amonguniversities in Hong Kong. Retaining fifth place in the Asian ranking, it’s currently 40th in the overall world rankings. Like NTU, HKUST was established in 1991, and it claims second place in the most recent QS Top 50 Under 50. World-renowned for its technical degree programs, the institution’s 2014 enrolment stood at approximately 13,500, including 4,500 postgraduate students.

Of the 18 subjects the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology is ranked for, it places within the world’s top 50 for accounting & finance, business & management, chemical engineering, chemistry, civil & structural engineering, computer science, economics & econometrics, electrical & electronic engineering, materials sciences, mathematics, mechanical engineering and statistics.

6.  The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK)

Location: Hong Kong

Also among the top three universities in Hong Kong is the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) currently ranked 46th in the world rankings and retaining its position as sixth in Asia. The second oldest university in Hong Kong, established in 1963, the Chinese University of Hong Kong now offers the majority of its programs in English. It is also the only institution in Hong Kong to boast a Nobel Prize-, Turing Award-, Fields Medal- and Veblen Prize- winning faculty.

Internationally ranked in 28 subjects, the Chinese University of Hong features among the world’s top 50 schools for accounting & finance, business & management, communication & media studies, computer science, economics & econometrics, education & training, electrical & electronic engineering, geography, history & archaeology, law & legal studies, linguistics, mathematics, modern languages, pharmacy & pharmacology, politics, psychology and sociology.

7.  Peking University

Location: China

China’s first appearance in this ranking of top universities in Asia comes with Peking University, which gains one position this year. A major research university, Peking University ranks 57th in the latest world rankings, and is a member of China’s prestigious C9 league. Established in 1898 and located in Beijing, Peking University caters to more than 30,000 students, around half of which are postgraduates. Alongside its leading academic offering, Peking University’s campus grounds are admired for their traditional Chinese architecture.

Featured in the QS World University Rankings by Subject in 31 subjects (one more than NUS!), Peking University is among the world’s top 50 for 22 disciplines, including accounting & finance, chemistry, dentistry, English language &  literature, environmental studies, modern languages, law & legal studies and pharmacy & pharmacology.

8.  Seoul National University

Location: South Korea

South Korea’s second offering in the Asia ranking is Seoul National University , which falls four places compared to last year. Seoul National University currently ranks 31st in the world rankings, and is well-known as one of the leading universities in South Korea. Established in the capital city of Seoul in 1946, it now also has campuses in Gwanak and Daehangno. It boasts Korea’s largest campus and as of 2014, was home to 16,500 undergraduate and 11,500 graduate students.

Internationally ranked in 35 subjects (out of the 36 currently covered by QS) and in the top 50 for 25 of these, Seoul National University’s strongest fields include architecture, chemical engineering, modern languages and pharmacy & pharmacology.

9.  City University of Hong Kong

Location: Hong Kong

The City University of Hong Kong climbs two places in the QS University Rankings: Asia this year, while ranking 108th in the overall world rankings. While only having received full university accreditation in 1984, the City University of Hong Kong has fast become highly reputed, with a current student base of almost 14,000 undergraduate and 5,000 postgraduate students.

Of the 23 subjects the City University of Hong Kong is internationally ranked for, it places highest within the global top 50 for architecture, business & management, civil & structural engineering, electrical & electronic engineering, linguistics and mathematics.

10.  Pohang University of Science & Technology (POSTECH)

Location: South Korea

The Pohang University of Science And Technology, shortened to POSTECH, slips one place in the Asia ranking this year, but remains within the top 10. A private research institution located in Pohang, POSTECH is 86th in the latest world rankings, and is also featured in the QS Top 50 Under 50, having been established in 1986 by steel company POSCO. Relatively small compared to the other top universities in Asia, POSTECH has a current student enrollment of 2,100 postgraduates and 1,300 undergraduates.

POSTECH is ranked within the top 50 worldwide for chemical engineering and materials sciences, and in the top 200 in a further eight subjects.

For more detailed commentary on the QS University Rankings: Asia 2015, the supplementary report is available for free online viewing. Join the conversation on Twitter with #QSWUR.

Source : http://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings-articles/asian-university-rankings/top-10-universities-asia-2015