Five Malaysian universities have ranked among the top 100 universities in Asia, with Universiti Malaya (UM) the best at 32nd spot in the 2014 survey by Quacquarelli Symonds (QS).
All but one of the five notched higher than their previous rankings, with UM rising just one spot higher.
The other universities in the top 100 are Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (56th), Universiti Sains Malaysia (57th), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (66th) and Universiti Putra Malaysia (76th).
"Malaysia’s top institutions have increased their scores for research productivity this year, and are among the most international in the region,” QS head of research Ben Sowter said in a press statement.
QS noted that chief strengths of Malaysian universities were quantity of research as measured by "papers per faculty member" and "internationalisation" as measured by its proportion of international to local students.
UM ranks number one in Asia for its proportion of international exchange students.
In this year's Asia survey, Singapore and South Korean universities leapt to the top, overtaking the traditionally dominant learning institutions of Hong Kong and Japan.
The National University of Singapore was ranked the best in Asia while Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology was second. They ranked second and sixth position respectively in the 2013 survey.
Last year's number one, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, dropped to fifth. For Japan, only the University of Tokyo made it into the top 10 list, and at 10, fell one notch to its lowest position ever.
The QS survey is considered one of the most trusted university rankings in the world. For the Asia survey, published since 2009, QS elicited 43,370 responses from academicians and 8,003 responses from employers.
In its World University Ranking in September last year, all Malaysian universities did better, except for UM. Considered as Malaysia's best, it fell 11 places to the 167th position.
All but one of the five notched higher than their previous rankings, with UM rising just one spot higher.
The other universities in the top 100 are Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (56th), Universiti Sains Malaysia (57th), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (66th) and Universiti Putra Malaysia (76th).
"Malaysia’s top institutions have increased their scores for research productivity this year, and are among the most international in the region,” QS head of research Ben Sowter said in a press statement.
QS noted that chief strengths of Malaysian universities were quantity of research as measured by "papers per faculty member" and "internationalisation" as measured by its proportion of international to local students.
UM ranks number one in Asia for its proportion of international exchange students.
In this year's Asia survey, Singapore and South Korean universities leapt to the top, overtaking the traditionally dominant learning institutions of Hong Kong and Japan.
The National University of Singapore was ranked the best in Asia while Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology was second. They ranked second and sixth position respectively in the 2013 survey.
Last year's number one, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, dropped to fifth. For Japan, only the University of Tokyo made it into the top 10 list, and at 10, fell one notch to its lowest position ever.
The QS survey is considered one of the most trusted university rankings in the world. For the Asia survey, published since 2009, QS elicited 43,370 responses from academicians and 8,003 responses from employers.
In its World University Ranking in September last year, all Malaysian universities did better, except for UM. Considered as Malaysia's best, it fell 11 places to the 167th position.
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