HIGHER education was recently all abuzz again over the latest world university ranking. Universiti Malaya, the country’s oldest local university, leads among the locals. Many wait nervously for each ranking announcement. As they all say, such healthy competition brings out the best in universities.
Though ranking does drive universities to improve, ranking can also derail universities from their true role as the source of ideas in nation building.
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