00:00Former Penang Deputy Chief Minister P. Ramasamy has told Higher Education Minister Zambri Abdul Qadir not to get carried away
00:09with Malaysia's recent success in the Times Higher Education Impact Rankings 2026.
00:14He said that while Malaysians should be proud that University Science Malaysia and University Kebangsaan Malaysia have been ranked among
00:23the world's top seven institutions, the criteria used by the THE are not universally accepted.
00:30He said the THE rankings tend to favour well-established English-speaking universities while sidelining others with strong teaching reputations.
00:39He stressed that high rankings do not necessarily mean a university is among the very best globally, nor do lower
00:47rankings imply poor quality.
00:50Ramasamy, who spent 25 years as an academic at UKM, acknowledged the varsity's strengths but was not convinced it was
00:58the seven best universities in the world.
01:01Yesterday, Zambri hailed the achievement as proof that Malaysian universities excel in teaching, research and contributions
01:08to global sustainability.
01:11Amradeep Gil, FMT.
01:13We'll see you next time.
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