Founded in 1905, the National University of Singapore (NUS) is the national research university of Singapore and the oldest higher education institution in Singapore. It is consistently ranked within the top 20 universities in the world and is considered to be the best university in Asia-Pacific. NUS is ranked 1st in Asia and 11th in the world by QS World University Rankings. Furthermore, the university is ranked 1st in Asia-Pacific and 22nd in the world by Times Higher Education World University Rankings. It is also ranked in the top 30 globally by employability by QS and as the 4th most international university in the world by Times Higher Education.