UM ranks among Times Higher Education top 100 young universities

The University of Macau (UM) ranked number 39 in the Times Higher Education list of top 100 universities under 50 years old ranking released yesterday. This is the first time the university has been listed among the world’s top 100 young universities.
The ranking intends to provide a glimpse into the future by showcasing the rising stars among young universities across the world.
The 100 universities under 50 ranking has been re-calibrated to reflect the special characteristics of younger universities, thus giving less weight to subjective indicators of academic reputation. According to a statement issued by UM, the listing criteria took into account 13 performance indicators in five main areas, namely teaching, research, quotations, citations, industry income and international outlook.
“Founded in 1981, UM has made impressive progress in teaching, research and community service over the past 34 years. In recent years, the university entered a phase of rapid development,” UM said in a press release. “It has stepped up its efforts in internationally recruiting outstanding scholars. It has also established world-class state key laboratories, with research outcomes gaining increasing recognition at an international level,” it added.
The university said its placing in the ranking is a great encouragement. UM pledged to “work harder in the future to improve its teaching and research and pursue excellence in both areas.”
UM, ranked among the world’s top 300 universities last year, placing 276th  in the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2014-2015.
The Times Higher Education 100 Under 50 Rankings 2015 were released yesterday. The Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne, in Switzerland, came first. Asian universities making it to the top 100 include Pohang University of Science and Technology (South Korea), the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, which ranked fourth, the Nanyang Technological University (Singapore), and the City University of Hong Kong, which ranked 14th, among others.  CP