Continues to excel as the nation's leading University of
Engineering and Technology
SERI ISKANDAR, Malaysia, March 4,
2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS (UTP) has
been ranked among the world's best universities in the 2021 QS
World University Rankings by Subject. The latest results show UTP
achieves ranking in ten subjects, with additional two subjects than
last year.
The subject areas are Engineering & Technology, Natural
Sciences and Social Sciences & Management. For Engineering
& Technology subject areas, UTP is ranked 230th
globally, up 29 places from the previous year's 259th
position.
The university's Petroleum Engineering and Mineral Engineering
subjects have maintained their Top 50 position in the rankings,
placing at 23rd and 47th, respectively. With
these rankings, UTP has retained its standing as the top university
in the nation for both subjects for the second year in a row.
Six other subjects were Top 150 for Chemical Engineering (ranked
third in the nation), Top 200 for Civil Engineering (ranked sixth
in the nation), Top 250 for Electrical and Electronics Engineering
(ranked sixth in the nation), Top 300 for Mechanical Engineering
(ranked sixth in the nation), Top 450 for Computer Science and
Information Systems (ranked sixth in the nation), Top 550 for
Chemistry (ranked seventh in the nation). The other two subjects
are new entrants namely Top 600 for Physics (ranked sixth in the
nation) and Top 500 for Business and Management Studies (ranked
12th in the nation).
"We are pleased with the progress we made in the rankings. This
achievement is a recognition of UTP's academic programme quality,
expertise and strengths as an industry-focused higher education
institution in the vital industry-relevant areas, such as
engineering, technology, natural sciences, social sciences and
management," said UTP Deputy Vice-Chancellor Academic Professor Ir
Dr Hilmi Mukhtar.
"We wish to thank the faculty members, staff, students, our
partners, and collaborators as well as PETRONAS for their laudable
contribution in this achievement. This is indeed a shared success
as UTP has been persistent in ensuring focused execution in
realising its vision and mission of becoming a leader in technology
education and centre for creativity and innovation, " he added.
For more information on UTP, visit www.utp.edu.my or follow us
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