Curtin’s achievement in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings augments its recent achievements in other global rankings.
MIRI: Curtin University is now among the world’s top 300 universities, according to ‘Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2020’.
The just-released list shows that Curtin has moved into the 251-300 band, placing it at 258th – an improvement over last year’s result of 301-350 and global ranking at 337th place.
Curtin University vice-chancellor Prof Deborah Terry is delighted to see that Curtin has continued to improve its position in the highly competitive and prestigious global ranking.
“The Times Higher Education World University Rankings provide data indicating the performance of universities across the globe to help inform students, families, university colleagues, governments and industry.
“Curtin is committed to delivering a world-class learning experience for our students and producing research that is making a real difference to people living locally, nationally and globally, so I am thrilled with the university’s latest ranking outcome,” said Terry in a statement.
The global ranking results show performance improvements for Curtin across numerous indicators, with the most notable being a 33-per cent increase in the university’s research reputation.
Meanwhile, Prof Jim Mienczakowski who is the pro vice-chancellor and chief executive of Curtin University Malaysia – Curtin’s largest international campus and global hub in Asia – remarked that Curtin’s latest accomplishment had augmented its recent achievements in other prestigious global rankings.
In the Centre for World University Rankings (CWUR) 2019-20 list, measuring the academic performance of 20,000 universities across the globe, Curtin was positioned at 360th – a jump of 40 places. In the highly-competitive Nature Index 2019, it achieved an international academic ranking of 321 among the world’s top academic institutions, placing it among Australia’s top eight universities.
Meanwhile, in the 2020 edition of the QS World University Rankings (QSWUR), Curtin rose to 230th position worldwide and 13th nationally, while in the National Taiwan University rankings, it improved its global ranking to 277, climbing 19 places, with a national ranking at ninth place in Australia.
Currently, the university is ranked in the top one-per cent of universities worldwide in the highly-regarded Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) 2019; 21st globally and fourth nationally in the ‘QSWUR: Top 50 under 50’, the global review of young institutions under 50 years; and was awarded five stars overall in the 2017 QS Stars University Ratings.
In this respect, Mienczakowski viewed Curtin’s continued improvement in the various global rankings as the indication of Curtin Malaysia being clearly the leading institution in terms of ranking status throughout Borneo; thus, this augured well for all of Curtin’s international campuses.
In addition to Curtin Malaysia, the Perth-based Curtin University also has international campuses in Dubai, Singapore and Mauritius, as well as a regional campus in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, as well as strategic partnerships with more than 130 institutions worldwide.
The Times Higher Education World University Rankings is the only global ranking of research-intensive universities across teaching (the learning environment); research (volume, income and reputation), international outlook (staff, students and research); citations (research influence); and industry income (knowledge transfer).
The ranking is released annually, comparing almost 1,400 universities around the world. For more information, visit www.timeshighereducation.com. For more information on Curtin Malaysia, visit www.curtin.edu.my, its Facebook page (CurtinMalaysia), Twitter page (curtinmalaysia), Instagram (curtinmalaysia), YouTube channel (Curtin Malaysia) or LinkedIn page (Curtin Malaysia).