How are Malaysian Universities fare in World Ranking?

7 Malaysian varsities make it into THE rankings

Pic 02: Substance (ranking) over form. UTP shocking low ranking.


Seven Malaysian universities have made it into the latest Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings.

Universiti Teknologi Petronas (UTM) and Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM) have made the list for the first time, in the 601-800 and 801+ bands respectively.

Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) and Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) maintained their 2015 rankings (601-800 band).

However, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia and Universiti Teknologi Mara dropped in ranking from the 401-500 band in the 2015 rankings to the 601-800 band and from the 601-800 band last year to the 801+ band this year, respectively.

“Malaysia invests a huge amount in higher education and has marketed itself as a knowledge economy and innovation hub in recent years. However, the nation’s public universities have been hit by a 15 per cent budget cut this year, after the economy came under pressure from lower oil and commodity prices.

“Universiti Teknologi Mara, for example, that dropped to the 801+ band this year, faces a cut of over 23 per cent,” THE World University Rankings editor Phil Baty said in a statement.

“Malaysia must ensure that it continues to make higher education a priority if it is to succeed in its ambition to create world-class universities,” he added, according to a report in the Malay Mail.
But, Baty said, the star of the region was Singapore, which is home to Asia’s top university for the second year in a row. The National University of Singapore (NUS) is at 24th ― its highest ever rank.

NUS is joined by the 35-year-old Nanyang Technological University in 54th place, also its top ever position; the university has risen 120 places since 2011.

The top five universities in the list are University of Oxford, California Institute of Technology, Stanford University, University of Cambridge, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Twenty-one universities from Southeast Asia made this year’s THE rankings, up from 15 last year.

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http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com, 7 Malaysian varsities make it into THE rankings, http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2016/09/22/7-malaysian-varsities-make-it-into-the-rankings/, Visited site on 22nd Sept, 2016

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