UNIMAS Ranked 165 Among Asia's Best Universities

KUCHING (Sarawak, Malaysia), June 20 (Bernama) -- The 20th anniversary celebration of Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (University of Malaysia, Sarawak - UNIMAS) this year will be more meaningful after it was ranked 165 among 500 universities in Asia by QS Asian University Rankings 2012. QS Asian University Rankings in collaboration with South Korean newspaper The Chosun Ilbo recently published a survey on Asia's best universities on the website www.topuniversities.com. "UNIMAS jumped in ranking from 191 in 2011 to 165 this year. This success is recognition for all the hard work by UNIMAS staff who will continue to achieve the best result in all fields," said a statement issued by UNIMAS here Tuesday. This year saw UNIMAS and several universities in the country such as Universiti Malaya and Universiti Teknologi Malaysia improving their ranking. Asia's top prize went to Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) followed by National University of Singapore (NUS) in second place. --BERNAMA