UCSI University Ranking, Awards & Achievements in Malaysia & Globally

List of World & Malaysian Rankings, Awards & Achievements for UCSI University

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This article lists the world and Malaysian rankings as well as the awards & achievements for UCSI University. The awards and achievements are university wide including those won by the students. This list of awards is useful for students making a decision in choosing the right university for their studies in Malaysia. Rankings, awards and achievements are evidence of a university’s high level of standards that has enabled the university and the students to win. Choosing a university to study in Malaysia is one of the most important decisions you will make in your life. In addition, your decision will be influenced by many criteria such as the reputation & ranking of the university and this list will prove useful to students.

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UCSI University is a Top Ranking Private University in Malaysia

The top university rank achieved by UCSI University affirms their commitment and position as one of the best universities in Malaysia.

In addition, UCSI University is acknowledged as one of the best universities in Malaysia for music, engineering, pharmacy, biotechnology, food science, actuarial science, finance, architecture and interior architecture.

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UCSI University Ranking in QS ASIA UNIVERSITY RANKINGS 2019

UCSI University can now call itself Malaysia’s top private university as it has beaten its peers by breaching the top 500 of the 2019 QS World University Rankings. UCSI University is ranked 481, placing it in the top 2% of all universities in the world. UCSI University is now ranked as the No. 1 Private University in Malaysia

This is the first time UCSI is featured in the QS World University Rankings. UCSI University vice-chancellor and president Senior Prof Datuk Dr Khalid Yusoff said the latest milestone caps a memorable year for UCSI.

“This is a culmination of our university-wide push for excellence and performance with specific strategies. It shows we are moving in the right direction. We are building the strengths of the university. Quality education is our priority and we want to be a standard bearer of thought leadership,” he said.

QS research director Ben Sowter said UCSI University is a private and ambitious institution, which enjoys a good reputation among local and regional recruiters.

“It also boasts a good rank for faculty/student ratio and it is among the top 200 for proportion of international students,” he said. UCSI seems a university with the potential to grow and certainly one to watch, Sowter added.

UCSI University Ranking in QS ASIA UNIVERSITY RANKINGS 2018

UCSI University is ranked as the 212th best university in the QS Asia University Rankings 2018. Breaking into the top 250 bracket for the first time, UCSI rose 131 spots in the competitive annual exercise that evaluates the best universities in Asia. The meteoric rise also cements UCSI’s stature as the fastest rising university in Asia.

UCSI University is Ranked TOP 100 WORLDWIDE FOR PERFORMING ARTS

UCSI’s Institute of Music (Imus) made history when it was ranked as a top 100 university in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2018. Around 1,200 universities and institutes were evaluated in the discipline-based ranking and UCSI made the top 100 solely for its excellence in music, unlike other universities that also offer programmes in dance, drama, acting and theatre. The ranking also distinguishes UCSI as one of Asia’s top five institutions for music.

UCSI University Alumni Make it into FORBES 30 Under 30 Asia 2018 List

UCSI alumni Lim Yuet Kim, Lee Swee Lin and Suzanne Ling are in the Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia 2018 list for their contributions to social entrepreneurship through The Picha Project – their startup that empowers refugees through food preparation and catering operations. The trio started operations in 2016 with zero capital while they were still studying. Today, they have served more than 52,000 meals to leading companies across Malaysia. 50% of all revenue is disbursed to the refugee families and more than RM600,000 has been given back to date. UCSI taught them for four years. They’ll go on to teach others for decades.

UCSI University Awards, Achievements & Recognition

• QS World University Rankings 2019 – 481
• QS Asian University Rankings – Top 300 in the QS Asian University Rankings (2015)
• UCSI University is ranked Tier 5 or Excellent in the SETARA 2017 and 2013. The ranking of the best universities in Malaysia is conducted by the Malaysian Qualifications Agency (MQA). SETARA evaluates higher learning institutions (IPTs) in Malaysia. It serves as a measuring tool to assess the quality of teaching and learning, using the Malaysian Qualifications Framework (MQF) for Bachelor’s Degree Programmes.
• The Time Honor Brand, An Everlasting Glory by Sin Chew Daily – Lifetime Achievement Brand Award (2014)
• Rating System for Malaysian Higher Education Institutions – SETARA Tier 5 (Excellent) Rating 2013
• World Sense of Place Awards – University Precinct of the Year (2013)
• The Brand Laureate – Brand Laureate SMEs Chapter Award for the Best Brand in Tertiary Education 2008/09
• Ministry of International Trade and Industry – Export Excellence Award – Education Services (2008)
• Ministry of International Trade and Industry – Special Award for Quality Management (2007)
• Ministry of International Trade and Industry – Special Awards for Quality (2006)
• Multimedia Development Corporation (MDC) – MSC-Status Company (Since 1999)
• Small & Medium Industries Development Corporation (SMIDEC) – Enterprise 50 Award (1999 & 2000)
• Malaysia Canada Business Council (MCBC) – Company of the Year (2008)
• Malaysia Canada Business Council (MCBC) – Company of the Year (2003)
• Malaysia Canada Business Council (MCBC) – Good Corporate Citizen Award (2002)
• Malaysia Canada Business Council (MCBC) – Entrepreneur of the Year (2002)
• Ministry of Human Resources, Malaysia – Human Resources Minister Award (2003)
• Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation (MATRADE) – Export Excellence Award for Services (2004)
• Institute of Public Relations Malaysia (IPRM) – IPRM Crystal Award
• Quality Assurance Agency For Higher Education, UK – Top of the Class Commendation
• International Organization For Standardization (ISO) – ISO 9001:2000 Certification
• Spain International Best Image in Industry & Commerce – International Best Image Award

UCSI University Student Achievements

ALVIN TEO KUO JING | Alumnus, Bachelor of Pharmacy (Hons)
Currently pursuing his PhD in Public Health at the National University of Singapore. Completed his Master of Public Health at NUS in 2016.
Member of Medecins Sans Frontieres (Doctors Without Borders).
Served on MSF missions in Doro Refugee Camp (South Sudan), Jebel al Akkrad (Syria), Donetsk (Ukraine), Islamabad (Pakistan) and many of the world’s most challenging war zones and pandemic-hit regions.
A Kuok Foundation scholar during his time at UCSI.
Pictured after a successful MSF mission in South Sudan where he delivered pharmaceutical supplies to oppressed and displaced communities.

JONATHAN LEONG CHENG CHIEN | Alumnus, BSc (Hons) Architecture Technology
Currently working as a design architect in Australia with CHT Architects – a leading architecture firm in Melbourne.
Top 15 in the Australian Institute of Architect’s Pratice Prize for Graduating Students, 2015
Obtained his Master of Architecture with distinction from RMIT University.
First-prize winner (Exhibition and Installation), Malaysian Institute of Architects (PAM) Architecture Student Workshop, 2013
One of UCSI’s many successful architecture graduates.
An alumnus of SMJK(C) Yu Hua, Kajang

LEE PEI YING | Alumna, BA (Hons) Accounting
Currently an audit associate at Deloitte Singapore – one of the world’s Big Four accounting firms.
Previously an audit associate at KPMG Malaysia – another Big Four firm.
Best Paper Award winner, 10th Asia-Pacific Business and Humanities Conference 2016
UCSI University Trust scholarship recipient.
Graduated with first-class honours.
An alumna of SMK Canossian Convent

KONG MEI LI | Alumna, BSc (Hons) Biotechnology
Currently completing her PhD on full scholarship at the University of Hong Kong’s Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine.
Recognised as one of the most promising biomedical researchers at the University of Hong Kong
“Best Oral Presenter” award at the 23rd Intervarsity Biochemistry Seminar
Two-time UCSI Presidential Award winner.
UCSI University Trust scholarship recipient.
Graduated with first-class honours
An alumna of SMK Bandar Utama Damansara 4

GARY POH KWOR XIANG | Current student, BEng (Hons) Chemical Engineering
Selected by Imperial College London to advance high impact research on protein crystallisation in 2017.
Imperial College London and Tsinghua University annually selected UCSI’s top engineering students to push the frontiers of science.
An alumnus of SMJK(C) Heng Ee, Penang.

LEE MAY YAN | Alumna, BEng (Hons) Chemical Engineering
Selected by Imperial College London to advance high impact research on how cenosphere extraction could be improved in 2016.
Imperial College London and Tsinghua University annually select UCSI’s top engineering students to push the frontiers of science.
An alumna of SMK USJ12, Selangor

TING PEI YEE | Current student, Doctor of Medicine (MD)
Selected by Harvard University for a year-long high impact research programme in 2016.
Harvard annually selects UCSI’s top medical students for intercalated research programmes since 2014.
An alumna of SMK Bukit Mewah, Seremban

TAN JIA WEI | Current student, Doctor of Medicine (MD)
Selected by Harvard University for a year-long high impact research programme in 2016.
Harvard annually selects UCSI’s top medical students for intercalated research programmes since 2014.
An alumna of SMJK(C) Yu Hua, Kajang

JESSICA MARIAN LEE MEI SZE | Current student, Doctor of Medicine (MD)
Selected by Harvard University for a year-long high impact research programme in 2017.
Harvard annually selects UCSI’s top medical students for intercalated research programmes since 2014.
An alumna of SMK Sultan Abdul Samad, PJ

TAY CHEE SIN | Current student, Doctor of Medicine (MD)
Selected by Harvard University for a year-long high impact research programme in 2017.
Harvard annually selects UCSI’s top medical students for intercalated research programmes since 2014.
An alumna of SMK Gelang Patah, Johor

RACHEL SOON RUI CHEE | Alumna, BA(Hons) Event and Tourism Management
Currently a guest services supervisor at Niseko Central – a premier ski resort and accommodation provider in Hokkaido, Japan.
Selected for a six-month internship programme by the same establishment in 2015.
Former president of UCSI’s Event and Tourism club.
UCSI University Trust scholarship recipient.
An alumna of SMK Batu Lintang, Kuching

THE BUILD A SLIDE STRUCTURE (BASS) COMPETITION 2018
LING POH CHOO, WONG YOONG, TEH YU XUAN, TAN KHAI KIM AND KENT GAN WAI | BEng (Hons) Civil Engineering
Congratulations to Team “We Will Win (3W)”.

Civil Engineering students win 2nd Runner Up Prize in the BUILD A SLIDE STRUCTURE (BASS) Competition 2018. The team not only showed their exemplary skills in structural design, but also excellent teamwork and creativity in building lightweight structures.

Best Paper Award (Oral Presentation Category) in the 8th Green Sustainable Biotechnology Symposium 2018
CARMEN LOH WAI LENG | MSc Applied Sciences, by Research
Congratulations to Ms Carmen Loh Wai Leng, who netted the 1st prize for the Best Paper Award (Oral Presentation Category) in the 8th Green Sustainable Biotechnology Symposium 2018 on 19th January held at National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan. Carmen is a MSc student supervised by Assistant Professor Dr Grace Ng Hui Suan.

5th Penang International Halal Chefs Challenge
KUEH WUN THIIN, KINGSLEY CHUO MENG HAN, FOO JEE XIN |
Winning Category: Modern Malaysian Cuisine – 3 Chefs (Team of 3)
Winning Award: ​ ​

CHIENG HENG PING | Doctor of Business Administration (DBA)
Study: The Mediating Effect of Organisational Commitment on the Relationship between Human Resource Management (HRM) Practices and Organisational Performance in the Malaysian Construction Industry.

Seeking to determine the impact of current human resource management practices on organisational performance and staff commitment, Chieng’s study involved front line employees in a group of 3,286 large construction companies affiliated with the Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB).

Chieng’s study collected 205 pockets of usable data that sought to determine the impact of HRM practices (e.g. recruitment, selection, training, compensation, performance appraisals and job design) in the industry. The findings showed that unlike other HRM practices, training and performance appraisals did not have a strong correlation with performance and organisational commitment. The results from this study offered useful insights for the future development of HRM practices for Malaysian construction companies.

Khairil Anwar ‘s study won the Best Paper Award at the Academics World International Conference in Tokyo, Japan.
KHAIRIL ANWAR ABU KASSIM | Doctor of Business Administration (DBA)
Study: Factors Determining Consumer Behaviour towards Purchases of Safer Cars in Malaysia.

Khairil Anwar is a firm advocate of road safety. He is currently the Secretary General of ASEAN NCAP – a new car assessment program for Southeast Asia – at the Malaysian Institute of Road Safety Research (MIROS). Prior to this, he headed MIROS’ Crash Safety Engineering unit and worked in Japan.

Eager to challenge himself and enhance his management skills, Khairil Anwar enrolled at UCSI University to pursue the DBA. Pursuing his affinities, he employed the theory of planned behaviour to investigate consumer behaviour towards purchasing safer cars in Malaysia. Purposed to understand preferences and identify the gaps that that prevent a five-star car safety scenario in Malaysia, the study won the Best Paper Award at the Academics World International Conference in Tokyo, Japan.

TIEW KEE YEE | BA (Hons) Accounting
Chancellor’s Gold Medal Award recipient
Tan Sri Ahmad Razali Merit Scholarship recipient
UCSI Dean’s List (2011 and 2012)
Kee Yee is a proud alumnus of SMK Taman Kosas, Ampang

TEOH WEI JING | BSc (Hons) Actuarial Science
Passed five Society of Actuaries (SoA) preliminary exams by the third year of his degree studies. The SoA exams are known for their high degree of difficulty.

YEOH SHENSHEN | Diploma in Aquaculture with Entrepreneurship
State-level judoka
UCSI University Trust Sports Bursary Recipient

QUEK SHIO YEE | Bachelor of Contemporary Music (Hons)
Winner of the 8TV Ultimate Song Competition 2013

Prabu and Satyaraj Designed A Plug-in to Test Oil Wells. UCSI Helped Them Dig Deeper.
PRABU GUNASAGARAN & SATYARAJ MUNIANDY | BEng (Hons) Mechanical Engineering (Prabu), BEng (Hons) Chemical Engineering (Satyaraj)
Winner of the RM 15,000 Grand Prize in the Schlumberger Ocean Plug-In Competition 2013

MAXY CHAN MEI XUAN | Bachelor of Classical Music (Hons)

• UCSI University Trust Scholarship recipient
• 2014 Asia Music Competition (Seoul) Gold Award winner
• 2013 Asia Piano Competition (Taiwan) Gold Award winner

Elizabeth Wanted A Global Career in Logistics. UCSI Realised Her Ambitions.
ELIZABETH REIMA | BA (Hons) Logistics Management
Vice-President, UCSI Logistics Student Association

CHONG KIM SIN | BSc (Hons) Actuarial Science
Passed five Society of Actuaries preliminary exams before completing the second year of his degree studies. The SoA exams are known for their high degree of difficulty.

TIFFANY CHUNG WEI NING | BEng (Hons) Mechatronic Engineering
Gold Medal winner in the 3rd Life Invention Competition for Green Growth in Korea 20111

ANGELINA TAN YU TING | BA (Hons) Interior Architecture
Handpicked by a British urban planning firm for a seven-month internship.

LEE BAO EN | BA (Hons) Fashion Design with Marketing
Grand Prize Winner, AirAsia Runway Ready Designer Search.
Unveiled 10 creations to critical acclaim at KL Fashion Week 2016.
Selected for an internship with renowned design Jovian Mendagie.

ONN SAN | Bachelor of Classical Music (Hons)

• Won Best Original Music Score at the Malaysian Film Festival 2016 for his work on the acclaimed Malaysian film Ola Bola.
• First Malaysian to graduate with an MFA in musical theater writing from New York University, Tisch School of Arts.
• Scored for orchestrations shown Off-Broadway in New York.

SHIN NAY LIN | Foundation in Science
Graduated with BSc (Hons) Mobile Computing, First Class Honours

• Made the Dean’s Honours List six times
• President, Information Technology Student Association (2015-2016)
• Vice President, UCSI Scholars’ Circle (2015-2016)
• Currently pursuing MSc Computing Science at University College Cork under the George Boole Scholarship 2016-2017

Aung San Thuriya Hla Thaung High School, Myanmar

TOH KAH LING | Foundation in Science
Graduated with BSc (Hons) Pharmacy, First Class Honours
Made the Dean’s Honours List five times

JEREMY YEO JIA CAI | Bachelor of Classical Music (Hons)
Jeremy is the youngest Malaysian to clinch first place in the prestigious American Protege International Competition of Romantic Music 2013 (Advanced Category)
Won the Best Performance Award in the Winner’s Concert held in March 2014, at Carnegie Hall, New York, USA

NURUL AINA ABDUL GHANI | Foundation in Music
2014 Senior Grand Champion Vocalist of the World Category
World Championships of Performing Arts Hollywood, California

MELDY TANAKO |
Silver Certificate – Kingsburg International Piano Competition 2016

Merit Prize in IHL-MSC Malaysia Startup Challenge 2014/2015
YONG KOK SEONG, LOH PENG AN, & LO SHAI MAN |
Congratulations to Yong Kok Seong, Loh Peng An, & Lo Shai Man from the Faculty of Business & Information Science (FoBIS) on winning the Merit Prize in IHL-MSC Malaysia Startup Challenge 2014/2015

Best Student Award by Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT) 2015
YEAH NYOKE KIM | Bachelor (Hons) Logistics Management
UCSI congratulates Yeah Nyoke Kim from Bachelor (Hons) Logistics Management on winning the Best Student Award at the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport 2015 Convocation.

FATIN AREENA BINTI AZLAN | BBA (Hons) Oil and Gas Management
Currently a a customer operations specialist at Shell Malaysia.
Represented Malaysia at the Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative (YSEALI) in the United States.
Graduated with first-class honours

Silver Award for the Architecture Category
LAM CHEE HAU | BSc (Hons) Architecture
Heartiest congratulations to Lam Chee Hau from BSc (Hons) Architecture on his success in winning the Silver Award for the Architecture Category. The award was presented by Nippon Paint Young Designer Award (NPYDA) 2015

Best Student Award from the Institution of Engineers Malaysia (IEM) 2015
CHOT CHUN YUAN | Beng (Hons) Chemical Engineering
Congratulations to Rayson Chot Chun Yuan from Beng (Hons) Chemical Engineering on winning the Best Student Award from the Institution of Engineers Malaysia (IEM) 2015.

TEO XSU LI | BEng (Hons) Chemical Engineering
Selected to advance high impact research on protein crystallisation at Tsinghua University
Star Education Fund Scholar

NG SZE MAN | BSc (Hons) Biotechnology
Congratulations to our BSc (Hons) Biotechnology students Ng Sze Man for achieving in the oral category of the 26th Intervisity Biochemistary Seminar 2015.

Sze Man’s enthusiasm towards science and technology has led her to pursue Biotechnology in UCSI. Despite finding the programme slightly challenging, Sze Man explains that her unwavering interest kept her grounded and she credits the lecturers of UCSI for the fun learning experience.

CHEONG AI MUN | Msc Applied Science, by research
Representing Malaysia at the 14th ASEAN Food Conference in the Philippines
First-prize winner of the 9th MIFT Food Science and Technology Seminar (Postgraduate Oral Presentation Competition)

CHARIS WONG YI HUEY | Bsc (Hons) Food Science and Nutrition

• Valedictorian, Class of 2016
• Graduated with first-class honours
• Volunteered for humanitarian and education-related missions in China, India, Indonesia, Nepal, Thailand and the Philippines

MICHEAL CHEAH MING XU | Cambridge GCE A-Levels

• 4A*s, GCE A-Level June 2014 Examination.
• Currently studying Engineering at the University of Cambridge, England

LEE HAU SEN | Cambridge GCE A-Levels

• 4A*, Jan 2014 examination
• Scored 600/600 in Physics
• JPA scholar for Medicine

JOEL CHIN KEN HOU | Cambridge GCE A-Levels
Highest marks in the world for Cambridge International AS Level Mathematics in the November 2014 examinations. Recognised at the Outstanding Cambridge Learner Awards Malaysia.

CHEW YEN PENG | Cambridge GCE A-Levels

• 1A*, 3As, 2014 examinationUniversity of York’s Biology Department
• Overseas Scholar for Biotechnology and Microbiology
• Currently pursuing degree in Biotechnology and Microbiology at University of York, UK

CYNTHIA CHOOI MEI KEI | Cambridge GCE A-Levels

• 1A*, 2As, 2014 Examination
• JPA Scholar for Pharmacy
• Currently pursuing Pharmacy at University College London

SAANJINEE A/P CHELVAM | Cambridge GCE A-Levels

• 2As, 2Bs, 2014 examination
• JPA Scholar for Medicine
• Currently pursuing Medicine at UCSI University

World Harvest Festival Culinary Challenge 2017
DYLAN CHAN YUN SHENG, IRVING YONG WEE CHIEK, GREGORY LIAU CHEN LIK | Culinary Arts Department

• Bronze – Poultry/ Meat Category
• Bronze- Fish/ seafood Category
• Diploma- Poultry/ Meat Category

HAPPY HONG JIA WEN | BA (Hons) English Language & Communication

• Currently working in Singapore.
• Chancellor’s Gold Medal Award recipient, Class of 2016.
• Overcame a single-parent upbringing, financial difficulties, suspended studies and cancer in the family to graduate.
• Graduated with first-class honours.

TAN BOON THENG | Bachelor of Nursing (Hons)
Employed by a major hospital in Singapore immediately upon graduation. Graduated with first-class honours .

SUZANNE LING SOOK SHIAN | BA (Hons) Psychology

• Co-founder of The Picha Project – a social enterprise that provides financial empowerment to marginalised groups in Malaysia.
• Co-founder of Hands of Hope – an initiative that educates refugee and underprivileged children.
  President, UCSI Scholars’ Circle (2014-2015)
• Selected for the 2016 YSEALI Academic Fellows Programme Project – an initiative by US President Barack Obama – held at University of Nebraska Omaha.

REGINA YOONG YUI JIEN | BA (Hons) English Language and Communication
Awarded the Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant programme (FLTA)*.

* The Fulbright Program is an international educational exchange program sponsored by the U.S. government designed for participants to study, teach and conduct research, exchange ideas and contribute to finding solutions to shared international concerns. Participants are chosen based on their academic merit and leadership potential.

Today, Wong’s academic and research experience has spanned over four different countries: Malaysia, UK, Canada and Saudi Arabia.

THAALITHA NAIDU A/P SURANTHIRAN NAIDU | Doctor of Medicine
Valedictorian, Graduating Class of 2014

P’NG XIU WEN | Bachelor of Pharmacy (Hons)
Research papers published in the Journal of Acute Disease, the International Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research, and the Journal of Applied Pharmacy before her graduation.

CHERISH CHONG | Doctor of Medicine
UCSI University’s top medical student. Selected for Harvard Medical School’s Global Research Clinical Scholars Research Training Programme

MOHD FAIZ BIN MUHAMAD | BA (Hons) Mass Communication
Received the Yasmin Ahmad Award at Flicks Fiesta 2016, edging out over 53 other submissions from filmmakers in Penang, Kuala Lumpur and India.