Schools of Excellence

Official Pre-selection 2025
Schools of Excellence in General Engineering
Zone Country Institution Subdomains Influence Palmes of Excellence Founded in
Latin America Argentina University of Buenos Aires Civil, Mechanical, Industrial Engineering Continental leader
Oceania Australia Monash University Civil, Mechanical, Aerospace Engineering National flagship
Oceania Australia University of Melbourne Civil, Mechanical, Chemical Engineering Continental leader
Oceania Australia University of New South Wales (UNSW) Civil, Mechanical, Electrical Engineering Continental leader
Oceania Australia University of Queensland Civil, Mechanical, Mining Engineering National flagship
Oceania Australia University of Sydney Civil, Mechanical, Aerospace Engineering Continental leader
Western Europe Austria Vienna University of Technology Mechanical, Electrical, Computer Engineering Continental leader
Western Europe Belgium KU Leuven Civil, Chemical, Electrical Engineering Continental leader
Latin America Brazil Federal University of Rio de Janeiro Civil, Mechanical, Petroleum Engineering National flagship
Latin America Brazil University of São Paulo Civil, Mechanical, Electrical Engineering Continental leader
North America Canada University of British Columbia Civil, Mechanical, Electrical Engineering National flagship
North America Canada University of Toronto Civil, Mechanical, Chemical Engineering International leader
North America Canada University of Waterloo Mechanical, Electrical, Software Engineering Continental leader
Latin America Chile Pontifical Catholic University of Chile Civil, Mechanical, Electrical Engineering National flagship
Far East Asia China Harbin Institute of Technology Aerospace, Mechanical, Civil Engineering National flagship
Far East Asia China Shanghai Jiao Tong University Mechanical, Electrical, Naval Engineering Continental leader
Far East Asia China Tsinghua University Mechanical, Electrical, Civil Engineering International leader
Far East Asia China Zhejiang University Mechanical, Electrical, Civil Engineering International leader
Latin America Colombia National University of Colombia Civil, Mechanical, Industrial Engineering National flagship
Central & Eastern Europe Czech Republic Czech Technical University in Prague Civil, Mechanical, Electrical Engineering National flagship
Western Europe Denmark Technical University of Denmark Mechanical, Electrical, Environmental Engineering Continental leader
Africa Egypt Cairo University Civil, Mechanical, Electrical Engineering Continental leader
Western Europe England Imperial College London Aeronautical, Chemical, Civil Engineering International leader
Western Europe Finland Aalto University Electrical, Mechanical, Civil Engineering Continental leader
Western Europe France CentraleSupélec General Engineering, Energy, Information Technology International leader
Western Europe France INSA Lyon General Engineering, Computer Science, Bioengineering National flagship
Western Europe Germany RWTH Aachen University (General Engineering) Mechanical, Automotive, Industrial Engineering International leader 1870
Western Europe Germany Technical University of Munich Mechanical, Electrical, Civil Engineering International leader
Western Europe Greece National Technical University of Athens Civil, Mechanical, Electrical Engineering National flagship
Far East Asia Hong Kong (S.A.R.,China) Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Mechanical, Electrical, Civil Engineering International leader
Central & Eastern Europe Hungary Budapest University of Technology and Economics Civil, Mechanical, Electrical Engineering National flagship
Eurasia & Middle East Iran Sharif University of Technology Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical Engineering National flagship
Western Europe Ireland University College Dublin (Engineering) Civil, Mechanical, Electrical Engineering National flagship
Eurasia & Middle East Israel Technion – Israel Institute of Technology (General Engineering) Aerospace, Mechanical, Electrical Engineering Continental leader 1912
Western Europe Italy Politecnico di Milano (General Engineering) Architectural, Industrial, Aerospace Engineering International leader 1863
Far East Asia Japan Kyoto University Civil, Mechanical, Electrical Engineering International leader
Far East Asia Japan Osaka University Mechanical, Electrical, Information Engineering National flagship
Far East Asia Japan Tokyo Institute of Technology Mechanical, Electrical, Materials Engineering Continental leader
Far East Asia Japan University of Tokyo Civil, Mechanical, Electrical Engineering International leader
Central Asia Kazakhstan Nazarbayev University Civil, Mechanical, Electrical Engineering National flagship
Africa Kenya University of Nairobi Civil, Mechanical, Electrical Engineering Regional actor
Far East Asia Malaysia Universiti Teknologi Malaysia Civil, Mechanical, Electrical Engineering National flagship
Latin America Mexico National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) Civil, Mechanical, Chemical Engineering Continental leader
Africa Morocco Mohammed V University Civil, Mechanical, Electrical Engineering Regional actor
Western Europe Netherlands Delft University of Technology Aerospace, Civil, Mechanical Engineering International leader
Oceania New Zealand University of Auckland Civil, Mechanical, Electrical Engineering National flagship
Africa Nigeria University of Lagos Civil, Mechanical, Electrical Engineering National flagship
Western Europe Norway Norwegian University of Science and Technology Marine, Petroleum, Energy Engineering Continental leader
Latin America Peru Pontifical Catholic University of Peru Civil, Mechanical, Industrial Engineering Regional actor
Central & Eastern Europe Poland Warsaw University of Technology Civil, Mechanical, Electrical Engineering Continental leader
Western Europe Portugal Instituto Superior Técnico Civil, Mechanical, Aerospace Engineering National flagship
Eurasia & Middle East Qatar Qatar University Civil, Mechanical, Electrical Engineering Regional actor
Central & Eastern Europe Romania Politehnica University of Bucharest Civil, Mechanical, Electrical Engineering Regional actor
Central & Eastern Europe Russia Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology Applied Physics, Aerospace, Electrical Engineering Continental leader
Eurasia & Middle East Saudi Arabia King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals Petroleum, Mechanical, Electrical Engineering Continental leader
Far East Asia Singapore National University of Singapore (NUS) Civil, Mechanical, Chemical Engineering International leader
Africa South Africa University of Cape Town Civil, Mechanical, Electrical Engineering Continental leader
Africa South Africa University of the Witwatersrand Civil, Mechanical, Mining Engineering National flagship
Far East Asia South Korea KAIST - Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology Mechanical, Electrical, Aerospace Engineering International leader
Far East Asia South Korea POSTECH - Pohang University of Science and Technology Mechanical, Materials, Chemical Engineering Continental leader
Western Europe Spain Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya Civil, Industrial, Telecommunications Engineering Continental leader
Western Europe Sweden KTH Royal Institute of Technology (General Engineering) Electrical, Mechanical, Chemical Engineering International leader 1827
Western Europe Switzerland ETH Zurich (General Engineering) General Engineering, Technology International leader 1855
Far East Asia Taiwan Region, China National Taiwan University Civil, Mechanical, Electrical Engineering Continental leader
Eurasia & Middle East Turkey Middle East Technical University Civil, Mechanical, Electrical Engineering Continental leader
North America U.S.A. California Institute of Technology (Caltech) (General Engineering) Aerospace, Mechanical, Electrical Engineering International leader 1891
North America U.S.A. Carnegie Mellon University (General Engineering) Mechanical, Electrical, Software Engineering International leader 1900
North America U.S.A. Georgia Institute of Technology (General Engineering) Aerospace, Mechanical, Industrial Engineering International leader 1885
North America U.S.A. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) (General Engineering) General Engineering, Aerospace, Computer Science International leader 1861
North America U.S.A. Purdue University Aeronautical, Mechanical, Industrial Engineering Continental leader
North America U.S.A. Stanford University (General Engineering) Mechanical, Electrical, Environmental Engineering International leader 1885
North America U.S.A. Texas A&M University Petroleum, Civil, Aerospace Engineering National flagship
North America U.S.A. University of California, Berkeley Civil, Mechanical, Electrical Engineering International leader
North America U.S.A. University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Civil, Mechanical, Electrical Engineering Continental leader
North America U.S.A. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (General Engineering) Civil, Mechanical, Electrical Engineering Continental leader 1867
North America U.S.A. University of Michigan Aerospace, Mechanical, Industrial Engineering International leader
North America U.S.A. University of Southern California (USC) Aerospace, Mechanical, Electrical Engineering National flagship
North America U.S.A. University of Texas at Austin Petroleum, Civil, Mechanical Engineering Continental leader
North America U.S.A. University of Wisconsin-Madison Mechanical, Chemical, Industrial Engineering National flagship
Eurasia & Middle East United Arab Emirates Khalifa University Aerospace, Mechanical, Electrical Engineering National flagship
Central Asia Uzbekistan Tashkent State Technical University Civil, Mechanical, Electrical Engineering Regional actor