UM sets the bar for local unis

By REBECCA RAJAENDRAM

PETALING JAYA: Universiti Malaya (UM) continues to hold dominant position – among local institutions – in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2021, appearing in 36 subject tables and sitting within the top 100 for 15 of them.

UM’s environmental sciences, and pharmacy and pharmacology courses also entered the top 100 for the first time, ranking 89th and 97th respectively.

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