The Jakarta Globe
September 16, 2010

Indonesian Universities Finally Reach the Big League

Two Indonesian universities have finally broken into the top 100
of the best universities in the world in certain subjects, but
none have made it into the top 200 overall.

The University of Indonesia is ranked 95th in the Social
Sciences category of the 2010 QS World University Rankings, one
of the leading lists of schools.

Yogyakarta’s Gadjah Mada University (UGM) is the next best
Indonesian school in the category, at number 131, followed by
the Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB), Surabaya’s Airlangga
University, and the University of Brawijaya in Malang.

In the Technology and Engineering category, ITB made it into the
top 100, coming in at 93. ITB was also the highest-ranked
Indonesian university in the Natural Sciences category, while UI
led the others in the Arts and Humanities, as well as Life
Sciences and Medicine.

The QS World University Rankings’ subject-based tables are based
on an academic survey completed by more than 15,000 academics,
including 700 university leaders.

They are asked to identify the universities producing the best
research in their own field of knowledge and within their region
of expertise.

QS says the overall rankings also take into account employer
reputation, research and teaching, and international commitment.

Nunzio Quacquarelli,? the managing director of QS, said the
growing number of countries represented in the top 500 list
“demonstrates the highly competitive environment of global
higher education.”

Harvard University, which topped last year’s rankings, is second
this year, pipped by Cambridge, last year’s runner-up.

Yale University is third, while the University College London
and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology round out the top
five.