UKM ahead of UM

If you fret over not getting into Universiti Malaya (UM) but was offered a course in Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), don't worry as UKM is ranked higher than UM now in the a Times Higher Education Supplement.
In World University Rankings 2006 published by the Times Higher Education Supplement and conducted by QS Quacquarelli Symonds, UKM rose by 105 places to break into the top 200-ranked universities for the first time, climbing from 289 last year to 185.

UM, however, continued its downward spiral, by dropping a further 23 places to 192. Its ranking fell from 89 in 2004 to 169 last year, causing a national debate on the status of the premier university and the validity of the criteria used for the rankings.

Education Ministry heads are only interested in politics/racial remarks/race discrimination and not the well being or improvements of varsity students. If this goes on, sad to say, whatever is being produced by Malaysian universities will also reflect Malaysia's future in time to come.
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