UI still Indonesia’s best university, but global rankings highlight national dearth of innovation
Indonesian universities endured mixed fortunes in an annual list of the world’s leading tertiary education institutions, but in general continue to rank far behind their regional counterparts. The University of Indonesia was still the highest-ranked Indonesian school in the recently released QS World University Rankings 2015/16, but dropped 48 spots from last year to 358th place.
The Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB) remained Indonesia’s number two representative on the list, charging up 30 spots to the 431-460 range. Muhammadiyah University in Solo, Central Java, made its debut in the latest ranking, joining a host of other schools in the 701+ band. Six other Indonesian universities that featured in last year’s ranking made no advances this year.
Source: Jakarta Globe
