UNAIR NEWS 鈥聽Recently, the Times Higher Education World University Rankings (THE WUR) has officially published its world ranking based on assessments in the field of science or聽by subject.听Six fields of science from (UNAIR) have succeeded in being included in the prestigious ranking.听Among them are聽Law聽(ranked #201+),聽Business & Economics聽(ranked #601+),聽Social Sciences聽(ranked #601+),聽Clinical & Health聽(ranked #601+),聽Life Sciences聽(ranked #801+), and聽Physical Sciences聽(ranked #801-1000).
鈥淭his is the first year for UNAIR to be included in THE WUR.听As a newcomer, this achievement is certainly an excellent start and it motivates UNAIR to improve its quality to become a聽World Class University,鈥 said Dian Ekowati, P.hD., as Head of UNAIR鈥檚 Planning and Development Board (BPP).
Overall, Dian said that there were about 153 UNAIR study programs included in THE WUR assessment.听Moreover, in the field of Law, UNAIR is the only university in Indonesia included in the ranking.
This achievement, according to Dian, is the result of the hard work from various parties at UNAIR.听Intensification of international strategies through collaboration with global academic partners and聽international researchers聽through various Tri Dharma activities, such as collaboration in research and publications, teaching processes by inviting international lecturers, and international community service under WUACD, were considered significant contributions to the achievements of THE WUR.
Assessment Indicators
Asked about THE WUR鈥檚 assessment, Dian said that there are five main indicators to each聽subject.听They are聽Teaching, Research, Citation, Industry Income, and International Outlook.听These indicators are then further divided into 13 small indicators involving variables such as the ratio of students and lecturers, the ratio of doctorate and undergraduate graduates, the proportion of international students, the number of scientific publications, and the amount of institutional income.
鈥淚n the future, UNAIR will continue to improve its performance in each of these indicators as part of improving the quality of Tri Dharma.听In addition, cooperation with industry, business and the professional world will also be intensified and expected have an impact on improving the industry, but also on the聽income industry of聽universities and members,鈥 she said. (*)
Author: Nikmatus Sholikhah
Editor: Feri Fenoria
