(top 20 University in ASIA)--USM hebat!... mane UiTM.. aduyai!

from the star online:

UNIVERSITI Sains Malaysia (USM) is the 19th best varsity for Chemical Engineering in Asia, according to the inaugural QS World University Rankings for technical subjects.
Sandwiched between Tokyo Institute of Technology and University of Hong Kong in the Asian rankings, USM – the nation’s apex university – was also classified in the 51-100 bracket in the global rankings for the subject.
QS Quacquarelli Symonds Ltd, which conducts and compiles the annual World University Rankings, said in a statement that USM was the only local varsity in the top 100 in any of the five global rankings, which were divided according to subject.

MIT recently agreed to establish the Malaysian Institute for Supply Chain Innovation (Misi) in partnership with the Higher Education Ministry and Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM).

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