8 Malaysian universities make it to the top 200 in QS rankings by subject 2014

Eight Malaysian universities have been named among the global top 200 in at least one of the 30 disciplines covered in the QS World University Rankings by subject, published yesterday at www.topuniversities.com.

Among the eight universities, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) performed the best by making it into the top 50, ranking 28th in environmental sciences.  USM also ranks within the top 100 in computer science and information systems, chemical engineering, civil engineering, and mechanical engineering. Two private universities, Multimedia University and Universiti Teknologi Petronas made it in this year's ranking.