PETALING JAYA: Ten Malaysian varsities, seven public and three private, are ranked among the top 110 best universities in Asia, with Universiti Malaya (UM) breaking into the top 10 of Quacquarelli-Symonds (QS) Asia University Ranking for the first time.
In its 2021 edition, UM now ranks ninth after climbing four places from the 2020 edition, followed by Universiti Putra Malaysia (28th), Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) (34th), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) (35th), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (39th), Universiti Teknologi Petronas (UTP) (70th), Taylor’s University (89th), UCSI University (105th), Universiti Utara Malaysia (107th) and Universiti Teknologi Mara (108th).