Thailand's Chulalongkorn University now ranks among the world's top 200

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11-10-2008, 08:38 PM
hillbilly

Thailand's Chulalongkorn University now ranks among the world's top 200

THAILAND'S premier tertiary institution, Chulalongkorn University, is now among the top 200 in the world, according to the latest The Times Higher Education - QS (THE-QS) World University Rankings.

The university is placed at number 166, tied with Germany's Universität Gottingen, in the 2008 list of top universities in the world.

Japan's University of Tokyo, ranked 19, is the top Asian university, while Singapore's National University (NUS) is the top Southeast Asian institution. NUS is placed at 30, tying with University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA).

Of the top 10 universities, led by Harvard in first place, six are in the USA and four in Britain.

For the THE-QS's full listing, go to University rankings :: world's top universities :: Times Higher Education THE - QS rankings - QS Top Universities
11-10-2008, 10:18 PM
Marmite the Dog

Are the Times on drugs?
11-10-2008, 10:23 PM
madjbs

It's been there for years anyway.

Those rating systems are stupid anyway, it's not like they check out each institution.
11-10-2008, 11:10 PM
HungryHeart

If they are judging by the quality of muff alone Chula should be ranked a bit higher.
12-10-2008, 07:17 PM
English Noodles

Good for them.:)
12-10-2008, 07:31 PM
kingwilly

perhaps the competition aint that stiff....
12-10-2008, 07:42 PM
English Noodles

Quote:

Originally Posted by madjbs

It's been there for years anyway.

233 last year.
12-10-2008, 07:44 PM
pai nai ma

Ask waterinja about his chula experience....
12-10-2008, 07:45 PM
kingwilly

Quote:

Originally Posted by pai nai ma

Ask waterinja about his chula experience....

exactly.
12-10-2008, 09:53 PM
DJ Pat

I know an alkie unqualified "ajarn" who worked at Chula.

One day he ran out of socks and wore dirty odd ones out of his laundry basket.
12-10-2008, 10:01 PM
lom

Quote:

Originally Posted by pai nai ma

Ask waterinja about his chula experience

He is too intelligent for them.
13-10-2008, 02:48 AM
madjbs

Quote:

Originally Posted by DJ Pat

who worked at Chula.

Or so he told you :rolleyes:
13-10-2008, 01:46 PM
Marmite the Dog

Quote:

Originally Posted by DJ Pat

I know an alkie unqualified "ajarn" who worked at Chula.

I know a alkie qualified teacher who currently works at Chula.

So?
13-10-2008, 03:29 PM
bkkandrew

Ah, but I see no qualifier for top-200 at what exactly.

Fellatio for grades?
13-10-2008, 11:19 PM
DJ Pat

Quote:

Originally Posted by madjbs

Quote:

Originally Posted by DJ Pat

who worked at Chula.

Or so he told you :rolleyes:

True. Not like I was hanging around the gates watching him go into work.

I don't hang around outside universities.
14-10-2008, 12:09 PM
kingwilly

Quote:

Originally Posted by bkkandrew

Ah, but I see no qualifier for top-200 at what exactly.

THEQs uses data regarding Peer academic review, recruiter review, international faculty ratio, international student faculty ratio and citations per faculty for the rankings.
14-10-2008, 12:22 PM
AntRobertson

Three NZ universities in the top-200. Not bad for a nation with only 6 universities.

Bit odd to see Auckland ranked over Otago though; I'm not sure you'd find many outside of Auckland who'd agree with that (and Aucklanders don't count anyway). :D
14-10-2008, 12:26 PM
kingwilly

Quote:

Originally Posted by AntRobertson

Not bad for a nation with only 6 universities.

only 6?

Hell, Indo has something like 3,000 of the suckers.... (so I've heard, I cannot find a source to verify that just yet)
14-10-2008, 12:29 PM
good2bhappy

surely it depends upon the course of study!
14-10-2008, 12:34 PM
AntRobertson

Quote:

Originally Posted by kingwilly

Quote:

Originally Posted by AntRobertson

Not bad for a nation with only 6 universities.

only 6?

Hell, Indo has something like 3,000 of the suckers.... (so I've heard, I cannot find a source to verify that just yet)

Actually I got that wrong:

Auckland;
Waikato;
Massey;
Wellington(Victoria);
Canterbury;
Lincoln;
Canterbury.

So seven (although Massey and Lincoln offer pretty limited courses).
14-10-2008, 01:08 PM
pai nai ma

^ No private uni's?
14-10-2008, 01:14 PM
AntRobertson

^Nope, none. All those listed are state funded. I think that there's a few private polytechnics and what have you (not sure what the equivalent would be in the US; Community College perhaps?) but those are more vocational focused - offer diplomas as opposed to under-graduate/graduate degrees.
10-11-2008, 02:40 PM
The Donz

Well done Thailand I say, for a country which is this far behind this is a huge achievement, Thailand is coming up in the world, it might be slow but it definately has changed alot in the last 20 years.
:tieme:
12-11-2008, 10:44 PM
mad_dog

Quote:

Originally Posted by Marmite the Dog

Are the Times on drugs?

Chula does have an amazing set of bibliotheques.