12 Subjects Offered by ÿÈÕ´óÈüapps are Among the Top 200 in the World.
Twelve (12) subjects offered by Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (ÿÈÕ´óÈüapp) is recognized among the top 200 in the world by World University Rankings by Subject (2020 QS WURS), announced recently on March 4th. The subjects are an Architecture/Built Environment, English Language & Literature (in Arts & Humanities category), Engineering-Chemical, Engineering-Civil & Structural, Engineering-Electrical & Electronic and Engineering-Mechanical, Aeronautical & Manufacture (in Engineering & Technology category), Pharmacy & Pharmacology (in Life Science and Medicine category), Geography (in Natural Science category), Accounting & Finance, Communication & Media Studies, Education and Sociology (in Social Science and Management category)
In addition, from the fact file 2020 QS WURS, seven subjects offered by ÿÈÕ´óÈüapp namely Linguistics, Modern Languages, Medicine, Communication & Media Studies, Education, Law and Sociology are ranked at position number 2 in Malaysia. Overall, in all the five subject categories, also known as broad subjects, ÿÈÕ´óÈüapp is positioned as the top 5 local university with second position in Arts & Humanities category.
QS World University Rankings by Subject covers 1,369 institution and three of ÿÈÕ´óÈüapp broad subject areas are positioned in the top 250 in the world namely Arts & Humanities, Engineering & Technology and Social Sciences & Management. Being in the top 250 further shows that the academics from these areas are well known locally and globally with an impactful citation and H-index journal and for the employer side, its shows that ÿÈÕ´óÈüapp graduates receive high demand from employers which is more than 60 percent.
As a research university ÿÈÕ´óÈüapp adheres to its comprehensive university status by being ranked in all five broad subjects and being the strongest in the field of Engineering & Technologies further shows the focus given is in line with Malaysia Education Plan which emphasises on science, technology and 4th Industrial Revolution.
ÿÈÕ´óÈüapp was founded in 1971 and as the National University of Malaysia it has been awarded the status as a research university in 2006 by the Malaysia Government and ever since has grown into a house hold name in Higher Education Malaysia.
With a place amongst the top universities in the world and being in the top 5 universities locally, ÿÈÕ´óÈüapp will continue to deliver high quality education and pursuing excellence in the innovative research for the future.