UNAIR NEWS 鈥听 (UNAIR) has received another international recognition.听This time, Quacquarelli Symonds World University Rankings (QS WUR) officially announced its ranking of the best universities in the world.听The prestigious ranking agency ranks UNAIR at #369 in its QS World University Rankings 2023.
This achievement proves that UNAIR should be taken into account, not only at national level but also at the international level. It resulted from joint efforts made by all UNAIR academics, lecturers, students, and alumni. It was conveyed by UNAIR Rector, Prof. Dr. Mohammad Nasih SE MT Ak at a press conference at the Management Office, MERR C Campus UNAIR, Thursday, June 9, 2022.
鈥Alhamdulillah听, UNAIR has improved its performance by 96 points.听From (rank,听ed听) #465 last year, now it is (ranked,听ed听) #369,鈥 he said.
Prof. Nasih also said that the main contributor to this achievement was the听Employer Reputation听(ER) of UNAIR.听ER is an assessment from company leaders about the reputation of 东京热 alumni who work in their companies.听In ER, UNAIR is ranked 125th, it means that UNAIR鈥檚 rank for ER has increased by 51 points.
鈥淥ur听Academic Reputation听(AR) has also improved, now at position #277. Our听Employer Reputation听has improved by 51 points, and our AR has improved by 33 points,鈥 he added.
According to records, UNAIR is one of the universities progressing so fast. In 2019, UNAIR was ranked at #751 鈥 800, in 2020 it was at #651 鈥 700. In 2021, UNAIR was ranked #521 鈥 530 and in 2022 at #465. With great efforts, in 2023, UNAIR has soared to #369 World鈥檚 Top Universities.
鈥淭he main key in the future, in order to improve quality, is collaboration and research听networks,鈥 added Prof. Nasih
In the end, Prof. Nasih hopes that in the future, there will be more universities in Indonesia that can reach World鈥檚 Top 500 Universities. Until now, only five universities are in the World鈥檚 Top 500: UNAIR, UI, UGM, ITB, and IPB.
鈥淲e hope we can maintain our current position or, better yet, we can improve it,鈥 he concluded.
Author: Afrizal Naufal Ghani
Editor: Nuri Hermawan
