Meanwhile, UM vice-chancellor Prof Datuk Dr Ghauth Jasmon said he was happy with the results.
“We will continue to work hard until we get to within the top 100 in the THE-QS World University Rankings,” he said.
Prof Ghauth had said after his appointment as V-C last year that he had set a top 200 target in the THE-QS World University Rankings in two years’ time and top 100 in five years. - The Star 13/5/09
My Comment:
Why it takes another 5 years to go into top 100 in the world? After 2004, it will be in 2014 to see UM in top100. Does this means that we can only have UM in top 100 for every 100 years once?
KUALA LUMPUR: Universiti Malaya (UM) led four other Malaysian universities into the Top 100 Asian Universities list, the first regional ranking issued by The Times Higher Education (THE) Quacquarelli Symonds (Qs).
UM clinched 39th spot. The other four universities were Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (51st), Universiti Sains Malaysia (69th), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (82nd) and Universiti Putra Malaysia (90th).
QS managing director Nunzio Quacquarelli said the result of the QS.com Asian University Rankings was based on regional relevant measures of excellence.
“The top performing universities were distinguished not only by quality but also by high productivity of research, compared to their regional peers,” he said in a statement here yesterday.
He said Malaysian universities performed well, with high numbers of international students and faculties, which made Malaysia an attractive option for international students.
Number one is University of Hong Kong followed by Chinese University of Hong Kong and
University of Tokyo. — Bernama
Meyya's Comment:
When I was pursuing my final year in UM (2004/05), the University ranked 88th in the world and 19th in Asia. Nothing to be proud of based on above statement. Our universities are still doing bad. We need students who are Global and Vocal who has critical thinking mind.
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