Malaysian universities reach top 50 in world ranking

A total of eight Malaysian universities, including UM, USM and UTM, made it into the top 200 list for a total of 23 subjects in the QS rankings.

Universiti Malaya (UM) and Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) have been listed among the world’s top 50 institutions in two of the 36 disciplines covered in London-based Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University rankings by subject.

UM ranked 32nd for Development Studies, a new subject to be ranked for 2015, while USM tied for 31st place in Environmental Sciences.

UM also made it to QS’s top 100 rankings for Mechanical, Aeronautical & Manufacturing Engineering; Electrical & Electronic Engineering; Chemical Engineering, Linguistics, English Language & Literature and Architecture/Built Environment.

USM, on the other hand, made it to the top 100 for its performance in Chemical Engineering; Mechanical, Aeronautical & Manufacturing Engineering; Electrical & Electronic Engineering; Development Studies; Architecture / Built Environment.

Entering the world’s top 150 was Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), which earned its rankings for Mechanical, Aeronautical & Manufacturing Engineering; Electrical & Electronic Engineering; Civil & Structural Engineering.