THE World Rankings: UM's ranking rose 100 places, remaining the best university in Malaysia
September 27, 2023
The data released by the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2024 also places UM as one of the 15 percent best universities in the world.
THE World Rankings: UM's ranking rose 100 places, remaining to be the best university in Malaysia
The data released by the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2024 also places UM as one of the 15 percent best universities in the world. - Image file
KUALA LUMPUR : Seven local universities are listed among the top 500 universities in the world, including Universiti Malaya (UM) which continues to maintain its first position in the country.
In fact, the position of the 118-year-old university continued to jump 100 steps to position 251, compared to position 351 last year.
The data is as released by the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2024 which also places UM as one of the 15 percent best universities in the world.
The second best university in Malaysia is Universiti Teknologi Petronas which also recorded an excellent performance jumping to rank 301 in the group of 350 best rankings in the world, compared to rank 401 last year.
While also listed in the group of the world's best universities from 401 to 500, are Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia and Universiti Utara Malaysia.
Universiti Putra Malaysia is in the range of 501-600 best universities in the world.
This year, THE World Rankings assessed a total of 1,904 universities, up from 1,799 universities last year and this number includes educational institutions from 108 countries.
The assessment was carried out by THE World Rankings in a comprehensive manner involving 18 indicators and the university's performance covering the basics of teaching, research, knowledge sharing and international aspects.
