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Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS) has been distinguished amongst the top 33% of Asian universities, ranked at 227 in the QS Asia University Rankings 2022. Overall, UNIMAS’ performance improved positively, moving from the previous year’s ranking of 251-260 to 227. The 2022 rank is notably UNIMAS’ best achievement over a period of six years.
More importantly for UNIMAS, the University has been recognised as an institution that embraces the values of global diversity. This is reflected in its astounding scores of 83.3/100 points for the University’s International Faculty. UNIMAS’ international faculty staff ratio and student ratio are beyond the regional average.
Quoting the QS report, “At 57 [ranking] regionally, the International Faculty indicator is the strongest one for Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS).”
The active international scholarship networking reflects the aggressive efforts for global branding of the University, which was officially announced by the Vice Chancellor, Professor Datuk Dr. Mohamad Kadim Suaidi, in his 2021 address last February, but in fact has been an ongoing effort beginning with the University’s previous strategic planning.
According to Associate Professor Dr. Shanti Faridah Salleh, the Director for UNIMAS Global, UNIMAS will continue to expand and emphasise its global branding, as delineated in the University’s Strategic Focus 4: Global Prominence. Strategic Focus 4 focuses on strengthening the UNIMAS global branding, international academic capacity, and the international community’s support ecosystem.
AP Dr. Shanti Faridah added, “I feel that over the next few years, the concept of internationalisation will return to its real essence: understanding and learning about other cultures, exploring different perspectives and beliefs, acquiring new languages, finding similarities, celebrating differences. What is more wonderful is that we will now be using cutting edge tools which were not available to us before, and we have the pandemic to thank for this.”
For the campus community, the 2022 performance is a strong motivation and drive for UNIMAS to continue serving the community through global branding for promising future-ready graduates, talent, and research excellence.
