Tuesday, May 12, 2009

Five Malaysian Varsities Among Asia’s Top 100

Below is an article from today's The Star.

"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."


Well, I ain't bragging but I guess being in an university who is 82nd best in Asia kinda means something. I know it ain't that good but try looking at the bigger picture. Do not look at it as 82 over 100 but 82 over God knows how many universities in Asia. So it is something right? And I am studying there! Lol.

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