Malaysian universities improved considerably in the THE-QS World University Rankings 2008 after last year’s steep slide.
THERE was good news for Malaysian public universities this year in the Times Higher Education (THE)-QS World University Rankings 2008.
Although none made it to the top 200, four out of five improved on their positions, namely Universiti Malaya (UM), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) and Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM).
Only Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) which, ironically, attained apex (accelerated programme for excellence) status this year, went down in the rankings.
USM dropped by six places to 313 in the list, while UM maintained its position as the highest-ranked local university for the second year when it improved by 16 positions to 240.
UKM and UTM rose a whopping 59 places to attain the 250 and 356 spots, respectively. UPM also rose a credible 44 places to reach 320 in the rankings.
(taken from The Star Online - 12 Oct 2008)
1 comment:
Whee~!!!!!!
Awesomeness. But this also means that we have a reputation to maintain. We mustnt allow the 2006 drop in rankings occur again.
Hopefully, this will oil the university to greater heights and UM Tmc as well.
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