Seven Malaysian varsities make it to QS world ranking


Shigemi Hirata, 96, who took 11 years to complete his ceramic arts course after taking up pottery as a pensioner, insisted he was not done setting records.

SERDANG: Seven Malaysian universities have been listed in the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings Top 50 Under 50 2018.

Higher Education Minister Datuk Seri Idris Jusoh said Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) was the highest ranked institution at the 15th spot.

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