In the recent Times Higher Education-QS World University Rankings 2009, UM has moved from 230 to 180 and now UM is visible again in the world Top 200 THE Ranking. The following are some of the ranking of University in Singapore, China, Thailand and Hong Kong.

24	University of Hong Kong
30	National University of Singapore
35	Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
46	Chinese University of Hong Kong
49	Tsinghua University
52	Peking University
73	Nanyang Technological University
103	Fudan University
124	City University of Hong Kong
138	Chulalongkorn University
153	Shanghai Jiao Tong University
154	University of Science and Technology of China
168	Nanjing University
180	Universiti Malaya

Why are we behind Chulalongkorn University of Thailand? I know a lot of you will say, any improvement is time to call for celebration. I do agree and let celebrate! After the celebration and can we sit down and think about what is 180 mean when we are actually behind a lot University in Singapore, Hong Kong, China and EVEN Thailand?

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