PETALING JAYA: For the first time ever, all five Malaysian research universities are ranked among the world’s top 200, according to the prestigious Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings 2021. The country’s other research universities – Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) and Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) – were all on an upward trend (see table). “Continuous improvement is very important because we aspire to become one of the top 100 universities under the QS World University Rankings in the next five years, ” she told The Star. Its vice-chancellor and president Prof Michael Driscoll said the latest QS World University Rankings confirms Taylor’s University as the country’s best private university. QS research director Ben Sowter said the ascendancy of the Malaysian universities in the rankings was the result of concerted efforts and sustained investment.

Source: thestar June 09, 2020 23:03 UTC