KOTA SAMARAHAN: Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas) is among the top 33 percent of Asian universities; it ranks 227 in the QS Asia University Rankings 2022.
Overall, Unimas’ performance improved positively, moving from the previous year’s ranking of 251-260 to 227. The 2022 rank is notably Unimas’ best achievement over a period of six years.
More importantly for Unimas, it has been recognised as an institution that embraces the values of global diversity.
This is reflected in its astounding score of 83.3/100 points for the university’s International Faculty. Unimas’ International Faculty staff ratio and student ratio are beyond the regional average.
The QS report states, “At 57 (ranking) regionally, the International Faculty indicator is the strongest one for Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas).”
The active international scholarship networking reflects the aggressive efforts for global branding of the university, which was officially announced by vice-chancellor Prof Datuk Dr Mohamad Kadim Suaidi in his address in February. However, this has been an ongoing effort beginning with the university’s previous strategic planning.
Assoc Prof Dr Shanti Faridah Salleh, director of Unimas Global, said Unimas would continue to expand and emphasise its global branding, as delineated in the university’s Strategic Focus 4: Global Prominence.
Strategic Focus 4 focuses on strengthening Unimas’ global branding, international academic capacity, and the international community’s support ecosystem.
“I feel that over the next few years, the concept of internationalisation will return to its real essence: understanding and learning about other cultures, exploring different perspectives and beliefs, acquiring new languages, finding similarities, and celebrating differences.
“What is more wonderful is that we will now be using cutting edge tools which were not available to us before and we have the pandemic to thank for this,” said Shanti.
The university’s 2022 performance is a strong motivation and drive for Unimas to continue serving the community through global branding.
