UUM listed in the top 200 placing in first edition APAC 2017

Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM) has been listed in the top 200+ placing in the first edition of the Times Higher Education Asia-Pacific University Rankings (THE APAC) 2017 which was announced recently.

In a statement issued today, the university said the ranking was historic for it and made the university proud.

"The listing in the ranking has placed UUM on the same level with other noted universities such as Sophia University (Japan), University of Seoul (South Korea), Kansai University (Japan), Meiji University (Japan), University of the Philippines and University of Indonesia," the statement said.

It added that study conducted by the Times Higher Education involved 243 universities from 13 countries in the Asia-Pacific region.

THE APAC Rankings 2017 applied 13 indicators grouped into five categories to assess a university, namely teaching (the learning environment), research (volume, income and reputation), citations (research influence), international outlook (staff, students and research), and industry income (knowledge transfer).

Meanwhile, editorial director of Global Ranking, Phil Baty said the ranking gave an idea of the countries and universities with the potential of becoming the global leaders of higher education in the future.

"There is no doubt that some of the universities in the Asia-Pacific region have proven that they are dynamic and competitive universities," he said.

-- BERNAMA