Seven Thai unis make list of top 200
The Nation

BANGKOK: -- Seven Thai universities are among the world's top 200 institutions in many of the 30 subjects featured in QS World University Rankings by Subject this year.

They include Chulalongkorn University, Kasetsart University, Mahidol University, Thammasat University, Chiang Mai University, King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi and Prince of Songkla University.

Chula was listed as best in 12 subjects; Mahidol, Thammasat and Chiang Mai University in two subjects; and Kasetsart, King Mongkut's and Prince of Songkla universities in one subject each.

Chula, Thammasat and Chiang Mai Universities were deemed the best in English Language and Literature; while Chula and Thammasat were both lauded for Modern Languages.

Chula and King Mongkut's were recognised for Civil and Structural Engineering subject, though Chula was the only Thai university to be recognised in the subjects of Chemical Engineering, Mechanical, Aeronautical and Manufacturing Engineering, Chemistry, Environmental Sciences, Materials Science, as well as Communication and Media Studies.

Kasetsart was ranked 33 for Agriculture and Forestry studies, while Chiang Mai University and Prince Songkla universities were also listed.

Mahidol and Chula also made the top 200 ranking in Biological Sciences, Medicine and Pharmacy and Pharmacology subjects.

The rankings were announced on www.topuniversities.com/subject-rankings this week.

"QS has three extensive data-sets that enable us to drill down by subject area: our academic and employer reputation surveys, and the Scopus data we use for our citations per faculty indicator in the global rankings. These have been combined to produce our subject results," the website reads.

Launched in 2011, the annual QS World University Rankings by Subject is a comprehensive guide to a range of popular subject areas. Now in its third year, the rankings series revealed top 200 universities in the world for 30 individual subjects after evaluating 2,858 universities and ranking 678 institutions in total. Sixty-eight million citations were analysed and verified the provision of 8,391 programmes.


-- The Nation 2013-05-09

Odd.

When I looked at the rankings at the site mentioned, The Thai universities were:

chulalongkorn rank 201

mahidol rank 255

Chiang Mai rank 501-550

King Mongkuts' rank 601+

Kasetsart rank 601+

Prince of Songkla rank 601+

Khon Kaen rank 601+

Wonder where they got the info in the story.

"..Seven Thai universities are among the world's top 200 institutions in many of the 30 subjects featured in QS World University Rankings by Subject this year." ..

pay attention: not in general rating but in specific subjects.

ok.

Detention to me then.

Chula and Mahidol lead the way again!

I caught that sentence about 'ranking by subject' and I was afraid they were going to rank high in teaching of the Thai language!

@User3 - If you look at 2013 report you will see:

#38 Mahidol

#43 Chula

#91 Chiang Mai

#110 Thammasat

#145 Songkla

#161-170 Mongkut

#171-180 Khon Kaen

#191-200 Kasetsart

@User3 - If you look at 2013 report you will see:

#38 Mahidol

#43 Chula

#91 Chiang Mai

#110 Thammasat

#145 Songkla

#161-170 Mongkut

#171-180 Khon Kaen

#191-200 Kasetsart

That's from the Asian University rankings... i,e, that Mahidol is 38th in Asia.

Admittedly, that it beats Chula in the Asian rankings but comes behind it in the world rankings is a bit odd... - the methodologies must be different.

Given the way the article states Chula was best in 12 subjects, I had a look and they're best in Thailand in 12 subjects.

But for spin, I'm surprised they didn't do things like...

Kasetsart beats Oxford, Cambridge and Harvard (and then in small print - for the subject of Agriculture and Forestry)

Edited May 10, 201313 yr by bkk_mike

Odd.

When I looked at the rankings at the site mentioned, The Thai universities were:

chulalongkorn rank 201

mahidol rank 255

Chiang Mai rank 501-550

King Mongkuts' rank 601+

Kasetsart rank 601+

Prince of Songkla rank 601+

Khon Kaen rank 601+

Wonder where they got the info in the story.

Thai Math students came up with the conclusion that they were in the top 200 rankings, fuzzy Thai math

Brings to mind the addage, figures lie and liers figure.

Good for those Thai that want to learn English and the Modern Languages.

Chula and King Mongkut's were recognised for Civil and Structural Engineering subject, though Chula was the only Thai university to be recognised in the subjects of Chemical Engineering, Mechanical, Aeronautical and Manufacturing Engineering, Chemistry, Environmental Sciences, Materials Science, as well as Communication and Media Studies.

Is "recognised" the same as ranked?

So they all still suck

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So they all still suck

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No they don't, spanky.