UCSI University stands out as Malaysia’s best private university in the QS World University Rankings 2019. It is a top six university in Malaysia – only UCSI and the nation’s five research universities made the global top 500 benchmark –  and it is distinguished in the top 2% of all universities in the world. UCSI is also regarded as one of the world’s best universities, ranked in the top 70 in the QS World Top 70 Under 50 (2019) rankings that rates universities under 50 years old.

These latest milestones cap a memorable year for UCSI. The University was previously distinguished as Asia’s fastest rising university in the QS University Rankings : Asia 2018 after making a meteoric 131-spot climb. It is also ranked as a global top 100 university for performing arts in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2018 – a remarkable distinction based solely on the merits of its Institute of Music. Additionally, UCSI is rated in Tier 5 (Emerging Universities) – the campuses in Malaysia.

Long renowned for its excellent track record in teaching and learning, UCSI is quickly making a name for itself in research and innovation. The number of research publications has increased by 155% from 2013 to 2016 while the Univerity’s cumulative impact factore score has increased by 957% over the same period.

This distinction opens doors for UCSI students and staff when it comes to collaboration with the world’s best companies, research institutes and universities. Since 2014, UCSI’s top students have been annually selected to advance high impact research at Harvard University, Imperial College London, the University of Chicago and Tsinghua University, among others.

More than 10,000 students from over 110 nations study at UCSI, making the campus a vibrant melting pot of culture and diversity. UCSI also partners with more than 4,200 global companies to provide students with structured internship programmes and job opportunities. These tie-ups provide most UCSI students with at least two months of internship each year. 97.8% of UCSI’s industry partners state that they would like to rehire UCSI interns on the basis of their performance, capabilities and professionalism.

With these unique strengths and more, UCSI stands out as a University that offers an education few can, provides experiences others can’t and delivers life-defining outcomes for students everywhere.