UNIMAS RANKED AMONG TOP 200 ASIAN UNIVERSITIES

KOTA SAMARAHAN (Malaysia), Sept 5 (Bernama) -- Universiti Malaysia Sarawak
(Unimas) has been ranked among the top 200 Asian universities by the 2011 QS
World University Rankings recently, said Ministry of Higher Education
secretary-general Abdul Rahim Mohd Noor, here Monday.

"To become a 'golden' university, Unimas must have the best academics,
intellectuals and scholars to produce first class graduates," he said at a
ceremony to hand over the keys to the new Tun Abdul Rahman Putra hall at the
university's West Campus here Monday.

He said Unimas, which is 19 years old, achieved the placement after it
received several international research awards in various fields.

He said the university must attract more foreign students by collaborating
with universities abroad, to raise the standard of its education.

He said the institution should also excel in research and development and
provide the service and facilities to match its current expertise and technolgy.

-- BERNAMA