Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS (UTP) is the top-ranking private university in Malaysia according to the Times Higher Education (THE) Emerging Economies Rankings 2022, and successfully placed as second among Malaysian universities.
UTP is ranked 60th, jumping two places from its previous ranking of 62nd. The university has stood out by scoring the highest for research in the nation and has improved significantly for citation and international outlook scores.
Vice Chancellor Professor Ts. Dr Mohamed Ibrahim Abdul Mutalib says the university is proud of this achievement and it will continue to strive up the rankings.
“We have solidified our position among the best universities in the emerging economies countries. This achievement bears testimony of our hard work and diligence in delivering our commitment towards all our stakeholders, especially our parent company PETRONAS, students, parents, sponsors and collaborators.
The 2022 edition of the THE Emerging Economies Rankings includes 698 universities from countries classified by the London Stock Exchange’s FTSE Group as “advanced emerging”, “secondary emerging” or “frontier”. The rankings use the same 13 carefully calibrated performance indicators used in all THE rankings.
On another note, UTP is ranked 72nd in the QS Asia University Rankings 2022 with increased scores in academic reputation, citations per paper, papers per faculty, international research network as well as inbound and outbound exchange students.
“We greatly value the results of these rankings, as a testament to our progress and journey towards achieving sustainable global prominence,” he adds.
UTP has continuously cemented its position as the best private university in the country, proven through consistently being ranked in the world and the nation rankings and ratings.
Notably, in the THE Asia University Rankings 2021, UTP is ranked 111th while for THE Young University Rankings 2021, the university is positioned at 134th. Meanwhile for QS, it is ranked 230th in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2021, where both its Petroleum Engineering and Mineral Engineering subjects are ranked in the Top 50 and the first in the nation. Furthermore, UTP has retained its six-star rating (the highest performance level) in MyRA for its research development and commercialisation programme. In addition, the university has achieved a six-star or outstanding status in SETARA for its teaching, research and services.
