Country Report 212/213 Contents: - Demographics & economics - Representation in QS Surveys - QS classifications of ranked universities - Overall rankings performance - Rankings performance by indicator - QS SAFE - National System Strength Analysis - Top 1 Universities - Rankings performance by faculty area - Top Universities by faculty area - International student flows Copyright notice No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, elec tronic, mechanical, photocopying or otherwise without the prior permission of the publisher, with the following exceptions: You may print extracts for your personal and non-commercial use only.
1 COUNTRY REPORT COUNTRYNAME CAPITALCITY Kuala Lumpur WORLDREGION East Asia & Pacific INCOMEGROUP Upper middle income CURRENCYUNIT n ringgit QSSURVEYEDINSTITUTIONS 29 QSRANKEDINSTITUTIONS 7 AVERAGEINSTITUTIONAGE 62 AVERAGEINSTITUTIONSIZE 33,672 AVERAGEINSTITUTIONOUTPUT 6,499 DEMOGRAPHICS & ECONOMICS Population 28.9m GDP growth 5.1% 196 211 196 211 Population density (per km²) 86.4 GDP per capita $15,589 1961 211 198 211 Population Age -14 15-64 65+ Education expenditure (%GDP) 5.8% 196 211 1998 29 Tertiary Enrolment Expenditure per tertiary student 37.5% 6.7% 1971 21 1998 27 Source: World Bank
2 REPRESENTATION IN QS SURVEYS QS Academic Survey QS Employer Survey Count 741 Weighted Count 142 % 1.7% %.6% Avg years in academia 17.3 Rank by response 34 Average seniority Assistant Professor Average seniority Manager Leaders 13 Most responsive sector Manufacturing Rank by response 17 QS CLASSIFICATIONS OF RANKED UNIVERSITIES SIZE Very Large Large Medium Small FOCUS Fully Comprehensive Comprehensive Focused Specialist RESEARCH INTENSITY Very High High Moderate Limited or None AGE BAND Historic Mature Established Young New STATUS Public Private not for profit Private for profit
3 OVERALL RANKINGS PERFORMANCE Institutions in Range Average Rank Range 212 211 Change 212 211 Change 1-1 11-2 1 1 156 167 11 21-3 1 1 261 279 18 31-4 3 2 1 348 347-1 41-5 1 2-1 442 442 51-6 61-7 1 1 669 674 5 Overall 7 7 367 385 18 RANKINGS PERFORMANCE - INDICATORS Indicator 212 211 Year on Year 212 211 vs. AR Academic Reputation 41.6 37.2 39.2 38.9 ER Employer Reputation 3.1 13. 39. 23.6 FS Faculty Student 47.7 48.8 44.3 44.2 CF Citations per Faculty 4.2 3.3 34.5 33.8 IF International Faculty 4.5 4.3 38.4 37.8 IS International Students 52. 48.7 38.3 4.1 Year on year indicator performance: Average indicator performance: vs. Year on year indicator performance: AR 6 Average indicator performance: vs. AR 6 IS 4 ER IS 4 ER 2 2 IF FS IF FS CF 212 211 CF
4 QS SAFE - National System Strength Analysis 21 211 212 Aspect Score Rank Score Rank Score Rank SYSTEM 34.3 34 43.5 29 47.1 26 ACCESS 54.7 26 63.2 24 57.5 26 FLAGSHIP 66.6 3 76.6 26 82.7 27 ECONOMIC 59.8 17 62.9 19 66.2 19 OVERALL 53.9 27 61.6 23 63.4 24 SYSTEM ACCESS FLAGSHIP ECONOMIC 21 211 212 NATIONAL SYSTEM STRENGTH RANKING 24 TOP 7 UNIVERSITIES - QS World University Rankings 212/213 # Institution 212 211 Change 1 1 Universiti Malaya (UM) 156 167 2 2 Universiti Kebangsaan (UKM) 261 279 3 3 Universiti Sains (USM) 326 335 4 4 Universiti Teknologi (UTM) 358 41-45 5 5 Universiti Putra (UPM) 36 358 6 6 International Islamic University (IIUM) 41-45 451-5 7 7 Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) 61+ 61+ 8 9 1
5 RANKINGS PERFORMANCE - FACULTY AREAS Indicator 212 211 Year on Year 212 211 vs. Arts & Arts & Humanities 14. 12.5 15.6 15.9 AH Engineering & & Technology 12.8 11.9 12.1 12.4 ET Life Sciences Life Sciences & & Medicine 13.1 12. 12. 12.1 LS Natural Natural Sciences 11.6 1.8 14.4 14.8 NS Social Social Sciences Sciences & Management & Mgmt 12.7 13.3 13.7 14.5 SS Year on year faculty area performance: Average faculty area performance: vs. Year on year faculty area performance: SS AH 15 1 5 ET Average faculty area performance: vs. SS AH 2 15 1 5 ET NS LS NS LS 212 211 INTERNATIONAL STUDENT FLOWS (OECD) Outbound Inbound Total (reported destinations) 6,624 Origin Destination Top Destinations Australia (19,57 United Kingdom 1 Australia 19,578 United States (6 2 United Kingdom 13,36 New Zealand (3 3 United States 6,135 Russia (2,672) 4 New Zealand 3,76 5 Russia 2,672 Source: OECD Education at a Glance 212
6 TOP UNIVERSITIES BY FACULTY AREA - QS World University Rankings 212/213 Arts Arts & Humanities & Humanities Top 5Top 5 Engineering & Technology & Technology Top 5Top 5 1 Universiti Malaya (UM) [165] 1 Universiti Teknologi (UTM) [163] 2 Universiti Kebangsaan (UKM) [246] 2 Universiti Malaya (UM) [164] 3 Universiti Sains (USM) [251] 3 Universiti Sains (USM) [26] 4 International Islamic University (IIUM) [336] 4 Universiti Putra (UPM) [223] 5 Universiti Putra (UPM) 5 Universiti Kebangsaan (UKM) [237] Life Sciences Life Sciences & Medicine & Medicine Top 5Top 5 Natural Natural Sciences Sciences Top 5Top 5 1 Universiti Malaya (UM) [113] 1 Universiti Sains (USM) [214] 2 Universiti Sains (USM) [17] 2 Universiti Malaya (UM) [253] 3 Universiti Kebangsaan (UKM) [193] 3 Universiti Kebangsaan (UKM) [295] 4 Universiti Putra (UPM) [27] 4 Universiti Teknologi (UTM) [316] 5 International Islamic University (IIUM) [337] 5 Universiti Putra (UPM) [325] Social Social Sciences Sciences & & Management Top 5Top 5 1 Universiti Malaya (UM) [167] 2 Universiti Kebangsaan (UKM) [218] 3 Universiti Sains (USM) [22] 4 Universiti Putra (UPM) [27] 5 International Islamic University (IIUM) TREND INDICATORS RESEARCH PRODUCTIVITY & QUALITY Average change in five-year count of papers published 51.4% Average change in five-year count of citations acquired (excluding self-citations) 65.3% Average change in citations per faculty 74.% Average change in proportion of self-citations 9.2% STUDENT NUMBERS & DEMOGRAPHICS stralia (19,578)Average change in total student numbers -.4% nited Kingdom Average (13,36) change in number of FTE international students 498 Average change in proportion of FTE international students 17.2% FACULTY PROVISION Average change in total faculty numbers -5.% Average change in faculty student ratio -4.6% Average change in number of FTE international faculty 6 Average change in proportion of FTE international faculty 1.9%