Is USM A World Class University? - Ranking & Benchmarking
Channel: Centre for Development of Academic Excellence USM
Date: 09/09/2014

CDAE Seminar Series : 27 September 2013
Speaker : Profesor Zaidi Mohd Ripin
Dean of the School of Mechanical Engineering

What is world class education and what is world class university? Does the university ranking reflect quality of higher education?  Is it always a good thing for a university to rise up the rankings and break into the top 100? Do rankings raise standards by encouraging competition or do they undermine the broader mission of universities to provide education?