Mara expands WTU programme to 50 universities, extends application deadline 30 Jun 2021 / 07:51 H.
KUALA LUMPUR: Majlis Amanah Rakyat (Mara) has expanded its World’s Top Universities (WTU) education loan programme to 50 world’s best universities.
The WTU programme was introduced to provide study loans to excellent students who were offered a place to pursue their first degree at any of the world’s top university.
Previously, the study loan was given to eligible students who have received offer letters from 30 universities abroad.
Mara chairman Datuk Azizah Mohd Dun
(pix), in a statement today said the improvement made to the programme would provide more options for students to pursue their studies in various areas of interest.
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University of Dhaka, which was in the 601 bracket in 2012, slipped to the 701+ bracket in 2014 and further below in 2019.
North South University and BRAC University, two top private universities in Bangladesh, have been placed in the 1001-1200 bracket in the 2022 index.
QS evaluates 1,300 universities across the world according to six metrics: Academic Reputation, Employer Reputation, Faculty/Student Ratio, Citations per faculty, International Faculty Ratio, and International Student Ratio.
QS does not assign specific positions for universities rated below 500.
Massachusetts Institute for Technology (MIT) in United States of America continues to be at the top spot, 10th year in a row. Followed by the University of Oxford, Stanford University, University of Cambridge, and Harvard University, in the top five.
Innovation Min: Hungary Must Make Progress in University Rankings
The government wants Hungary to make progress in university rankings, the minister of innovation and technology said on Wednesday.
László Palkovics said in a video message for an online international conference organised by Budapest’s Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE) and International Ranking Expert Group that the quality of universities was very important, as reflected by rankings.
He said Hungary had given many famous scientists to the world who have made great contributions to the development of science.
Since 2016, ELTE has been running a research team assessing university rankings, he said.