IIUM didn't do that great at all in both world and Asian rankings - 501-40 at world level and 145 at Asian level. While I agree branding is useful and we should also be proud of how local unis, taught mostly by locals, do better than an international uni (taught by so many nationalities), I tend to share my daughter's skepticism of the rankings.Her own uni (Uni of Sheffield) beat LSE.Can you beat that? Mabuk gila.Z said: come onlah Ibu.The rankings are for unis which are big on research.The industries will know who the real players are.
Then Quayum sent me this link, on an article written by our friend at NUS. Of cos' Prof Kamal dah lama cakap pasal benda yang serupa.http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/sideviews/article/university-rankings-a-need-for-critical-reflection-philip-holden
So hey, the next time you go through the ranking list, boleh baca, percaya jangan - until you see graduates from that ranked unis stand out in a crowd, doing good things for their countries and communities and not planning to carpet bomb other countries or swindle rakyat's money.
Then Quayum sent me this link, on an article written by our friend at NUS. Of cos' Prof Kamal dah lama cakap pasal benda yang serupa.http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/sideviews/article/university-rankings-a-need-for-critical-reflection-philip-holden
So hey, the next time you go through the ranking list, boleh baca, percaya jangan - until you see graduates from that ranked unis stand out in a crowd, doing good things for their countries and communities and not planning to carpet bomb other countries or swindle rakyat's money.
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