Meteoric rise in rankings
UCSI University made history in the QS World University Rankings 2019, having broken into the top 500 and gaining a spot among the top 2% of all universities in the world.
With its 481st spot in the rankings, UCSI is the only Malaysian private education provider in the top 500. This is the first time that the university has been featured in the rankings.
Besides that, it was recognised as one of the world’s best young universities when it was placed 70th in the QS Top 100 Under 50 Rankings 2019.
Prof Datuk Dr Khalid Yusoff, UCSI’s vice-chancellor and president, shares how recent achievements have made the past year a memorable one for the university.
“These successes were the culmination of our university-wide push for excellence and strategyspecific performance. We welcome this development as it shows that we are moving in the right direction.
“We are building on the strengths of the university. Quality education is our priority and we want to be a standard-bearer of thought leadership,” he says.
He adds that UCSI’s progress has proven that Malaysian universities can make an extensive global impact despite their relatively recent establishment.
“We can be agile, adaptable and less constrained by practices and sentiments that are cemented in the past. We need to strive for what higher education expects of us and what it means to our staff, students and community.”
UCSI was recognised as Asia’s fastest rising university after its 131-spot climb in the QS Asia University Rankings 2018 from the previous year.
In the QS World University Rankings by Subject, it was revealed to be among the top 100 education providers in performing arts.
Furthermore, UCSI was rated 5 Star: Excellent in the Emerging Universities (less than 15 years old) category in the Rating for Higher Education Institutions in Malaysia last year. This result puts the university on par with foreign branch campuses in Malaysia.
Since 2014, UCSI’s top students have been selected to advance high-impact research at reputable institutions such as Harvard University, Imperial College London, University of Chicago and Tsinghua University.
Its students and alumni have earned global acclaim for social initiatives such as Hands of Hope, Breadboard and Kyan-Mar-Yeh Project.
Many of these endeavours seek to empower underprivileged members of society, and much progress has been made in aiding the plight of refugees.
UCSI graduates Kim Lim, Suzanne Ling and Lee Swee Lin are successful social entrepreneurs who achieved worldwide recognition through The Picha Project – an initiative that empowers refugee families by employing them into a catering business.
The university’s dynamic environment is something prospective students can look forward to. UCSI is home to a proud, vibrant community of culture and diversity, with more than 10,000 students from 110 countries.
With numerous clubs and societies, opportunities abound for students to strengthen their affinities and build lasting networks.
Long renowned for its track record in teaching and learning, UCSI is quickly making a name for itself in research and innovation. Its research publication production increased by 103% from 2014 to last year, while its citation score went up by 991% in the same period.
The university partners with more than 4,000 global companies to provide students with structured internship programmes and job opportunities.
Based on the students’ performances, capabilities and professionalism during their internships, 97.8% of UCSI’s industry partners stated that they would like to rehire them.
With these unique strengths and more, UCSI stands out as an institution that offers an education few can, provides experiences others cannot, and delivers lifedefining outcomes for students everywhere.
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