All five Malaysian research universities in top 100 of QS University Rankings: Asia 2016
by StudyMalaysia.com on June 21, 2016 | Top Stories, University Rankings
Another achievement for UM, UPM, USM, UKM and UTM – the five research universities of Malaysia make it to the top 100 in the latest QS University Rankings: Asia
In the latest QS University Rankings: Asia 2016 results which were released on 14 June, the five public universities in Malaysia that have been designated research university status did the country proud by making it to the top 100. All five universities were also ranked among the top 100 in 2015.
Universiti Malaya which holds the highest ranking among all Malaysian universities moved from the 29th spot last year to 27th. Many of the universities improved their ranking compared to the previous year.
QS University Rankings: Asia 2016 – rankings of institutions in Malaysia |
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Institution |
2016 |
2015 |
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Top 50 | Universiti Malaya (UM) | 27 | 29 | ||||
Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) | 49 | 66 | |||||
Top 100 | Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) | 51 | 49 | ||||
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) | 55 | 56 | |||||
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) | 63 | 61 | |||||
Top 200 | Universiti Teknologi Petronas | 127 | 151-160 | ||||
Universiti Utara Malaysia | 137 | 191-200 | |||||
International Islamic University Malaysia | 151 | 151-160 | |||||
Taylor’s University | 179 | 201-250 | |||||
Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) | 181 | 201-250 | |||||
Multimedia University (MMU) | 193 | 201-250 |
The number one spot was retained by National University of Singapore. Here’s a quick look at the top 10 institutions in Asia.
QS University Rankings: Asia 2016 - Top 10 |
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2016 |
2015 |
Institution |
Country/Territory |
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1 | 1 | National University of Singapore (NUS) | Singapore | ||||
2 | 2 | University of Hong Kong (HKU) | Hong Kong | ||||
3 | 4 | Nanyang Technological University (NTU) | Singapore | ||||
4 | 5 | The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) | Hong Kong | ||||
5 | 11 | Tsinghua University | China | ||||
6 | 3 | KAIST - Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology | South Korea | ||||
7 | 9 | City University of Hong Kong | Hong Kong | ||||
8 | 6 | The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) | Hong Kong | ||||
9 | 7 | Peking University | China | ||||
10 | 8 | Seoul National University (SNU) | South Korea |
See full results here.
Related Articles :
- QS World University Rankings by Subject 2016: Malaysian universities ranked among top 50 in three subjects
- Soaring upwards – the achievements of higher education institutions in Malaysia
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