According to the most recent Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings by subject, Universiti Malaya (UM) is the country’s most represented university.
Malaysia’s leading institution has 38 disciplines ranked, with 21 of them featuring in the top 100 globally.This includes its top-ranked subject entry, Library and Information Management, which ranks 27th.
Malaysia’s two most improved topic entries are likewise from UM. Pharmacy moved up 29 spots to 72nd place as a result of improvements in employer and academic reputation.
In the meantime, advances in research indicators, particularly Citations per Paper, helped its Economics program break into the top 100, moving up 18 spots to rank 93rd.
Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS (UTP) is ranked second in Asia for Petroleum Engineering (20th) and Taylor’s University is Asia’s third-best entry for Hospitality (19th) in the 2024 list, which also places Malaysian universities in the top 20 worldwide for two topics.
The rating provides unbiased information about the effectiveness of 240 programs at 25 universities in Malaysia.Malaysia has the third-highest performance rate in Asia and the sixth-highest globally.
Of its total ranked programs, 84 improved, 31 decreased, and 87 remained stable within their rank or band, resulting in a 22% overall improvement.
Thirty-eight programs also rank for the first time, with two newcomers to the top 50: Taylor’s University’s Marketing program, which debuts in the 21-50 band, and UM, which ranks 29th for its Data Science and Artificial Intelligence degree.
The University of Putra Malaysia (UPM) is Malaysia’s most improved university. It ranks 26 subjects, 12 of which increased, one of which decreased, and eleven of which remained unchanged, for a total improvement rate of 42%. Management and Science University (MSU) has risen from 46th to 29th in Hospitality and Leisure Management.
In a statement released on Wednesday (April 10), QS senior vice-president Ben Sowter stated that universities experiencing upward mobility have benefited from persistent, focused investment, emphasizing the importance of government assistance.”Meanwhile, the development of partnerships with industry correlates with improved performance in employment and research,” he said.
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