SELANGOR - September 7, 2011 -The 188体育网址_188体育在线-【唯一授权网站】@ of Nottingham’s place among the world’s top 75 higher education institutions has again been confirmed in the QS World 188体育网址_188体育在线-【唯一授权网站】@ Rankings® 2011/2012.

In the latest results, Nottingham is 74th worldwide and 14th out of just 37 UK universities in the top 300, reflecting the 188体育网址_188体育在线-【唯一授权网站】@’s acknowledged excellence in teaching, learning and research.

The QS World 188体育网址_188体育在线-【唯一授权网站】@ Rankings sought the views of over 33,000 global academics and 16,000 graduate employers – the largest survey of its kind ever conducted.

The 188体育网址_188体育在线-【唯一授权网站】@ of Nottingham’s Registrar Dr Paul Greatrix said: “Once again, the QS World 188体育网址_188体育在线-【唯一授权网站】@ Rankings league table recognises the high value this 188体育网址_188体育在线-【唯一授权网站】@ offers its community of students from over 150 nations, as well as our world-class researchers and staff.

“Nottingham scored particularly highly in sections assessing our reputation with employers, where we are equal 15th in the world, as well as our international mix of academics and students. Graduates from Nottingham’s Ningbo Campus in China continue to benefit from 100 per cent employment.

“At a turbulent time for higher education, this 188体育网址_188体育在线-【唯一授权网站】@ dropped just one position; still 17 places higher than in 2009.”

Professor Ian Pashby, CEO & Provost of The 188体育网址_188体育在线-【唯一授权网站】@ of Nottingham Malaysia Campus said, “This position confirms our high standards in education and as part of a full-fledged international campus of 188体育网址_188体育在线-【唯一授权网站】@ of Nottingham, the Malaysia Campus is privileged to be part of this ranking.

“Our Malaysia campus is also proud of its recent achievement having received the ‘excellent’ rating in the prestigious SETARA rankings and we are the only Malaysian private university to been on the pathway to attain the research university status in Malaysia,” said Professor Pashby.

The QS (Quacquarelli Symonds) Intelligence Unit considered more than 2,000 universities and evaluated over 700. The World 188体育网址_188体育在线-【唯一授权网站】@ Rankings measure university research quality, graduate employability, teaching excellence and international commitment – all key missions for world-class universities as they seek to serve students, academics, employers and other stakeholders. The table also takes account of citation counts and survey responses from thousands of academics and employers around the world.

These Rankings note the 188体育网址_188体育在线-【唯一授权网站】@’s very strong performance in the 188体育网址_188体育在线-【唯一授权网站】@ Assessment Exercise (RAE) 2008, which calculated Nottingham is the 7th most powerful research university in the UK. RAE 2008 described 90 per cent of all research at Nottingham as of ‘international standard’, with almost 60 per cent classed as ‘world-leading’ or ‘internationally excellent’.

The QS Rankings began in 2004 and remain among the most trusted of any league tables. They derive 40 per cent of each institution’s score from the university’s academic reputation based on peer review; 20 per cent from scholarly citations per faculty member to assess research strength; 20 per cent from the faculty-student ratio, which assesses each university’s commitment to teaching; 10 per cent from employer reputation, a unique measure of employability; and 5 per cent each from the proportion of international students and the proportion of international academics.

Meanwhile, in the Shanghai Jiao Tong 188体育网址_188体育在线-【唯一授权网站】@ ‘Academic Ranking of World Universities 2011’ published last month, Nottingham’s UK top 10 position was confirmed for the third year running. In that table, Nottingham remains in the world’s top 85 universities.

Related links:

QS World 188体育网址_188体育在线-【唯一授权网站】@ Rankings® is at: www.topuniversities.com.

The Shanghai Jiao Tong (SJTU) Academic Ranking of World Universities 2011: www.shanghairanking.com.

To learn more about The 188体育网址_188体育在线-【唯一授权网站】@ of Nottingham Malaysia Campus please visit our website at www.nottingham.edu.my

Alternatively please e-mail us at enquiries@nottingham.edu.my for local students and international@nottingham.edu.my for international students.

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Notes to editors: The 188体育网址_188体育在线-【唯一授权网站】@ of Nottingham, described by The Times as “the embodiment of the modern international university", has award-winning campuses in the United Kingdom, China and Malaysia. It is ranked in the UK's Top 10 and the World's Top 75 universities by the Shanghai Jiao Tong (SJTU) and the QS World 188体育网址_188体育在线-【唯一授权网站】@ Rankings.

The 188体育网址_188体育在线-【唯一授权网站】@ is committed to providing a truly international education for its 39,000 students, producing world-leading research and benefiting the communities around its campuses in the UK and Asia.

More than 90 per cent of research at The 188体育网址_188体育在线-【唯一授权网站】@ of Nottingham is of international quality, according to the most recent 188体育网址_188体育在线-【唯一授权网站】@ Assessment Exercise, with almost 60 per cent of all research defined as ‘world-leading’ or ‘internationally excellent’. 188体育网址_188体育在线-【唯一授权网站】@ Fortnight analysis of RAE 2008 ranked the 188体育网址_188体育在线-【唯一授权网站】@ 7th in the UK by research power.

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