Score of Tel-U in THE WUR 2022: Best Private University
Score obtained by Telkom University (Tel-U) in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings (THE WUR) again places Telkom University as the number 1 best private university in Indonesia. Telkom University is in the ranks of the world’s best universities with a rank of 1201+ and is included in the 10 best universities in Indonesia alongside 9 State Universities. There are 14 Indonesian Universities that are included in THE WUR 2022, namely:
- University of Indonesia with an overall score of 28.12
- Indonesian University of Education with an overall score of 23.38
- Bandung Institute of Technology with an overall score of 22.65
- Hasanuddin University with an overall score of 20.58
- Gadjah Mada University with an overall 19.87
- Sebelas Maret University with an overall score of 19.66
- Bogor Agricultural University with an overall score of 19.65
- Sepuluh Nopember Institute of Technology with an overall score of 18.99
- Airlangga University with an overall score of 18.63
- Telkom University with an overall score of 18.42
- Padjadjaran University with an overall score of 17.6
- Diponegoro University with an overall score of 16.22
- Bina Nusantara University with an overall score of 15.91
- Brawijaya University with an overall score of 13.48
THE WUR is a rating agency that has been globally recognized and one of the top ranking providers for quality assessment of institutions worldwide. In this THE World University Rankings 2022, more than 1,600 universities from 99 countries and regions are included in the rankings, making THE as the largest and most diverse university ranking to date.
Score of Telkom University
THE World University Rankings itself regularly releases the ranking of the best universities in the world with 5 assessment indicators, namely: teaching (teaching) with a weight of 30%, research (research) with a weight of 30%, citations with a weight of 30%, income from industry (industry income) with a weighting of 2.5%, and international outlook with a weighting of 7.5%.
From those five indicators, the total score obtained by Tel-U is 18,425 placing Tel-U in the 10th rank of Indonesian universities and the 1st rank of private university in Indonesia according to the Times Higher Education version.
In the citations indicator, Tel-U managed to get a score of 31, ranking 2nd nationally. In the citation indicator, the assessment is carried out by measuring the role of the university in disseminating new knowledge and ideas. THE measures the average number of citations to an institution’s publications by global academics. This year THE examined more than 108 million citations for 14.4 million journal articles, review articles, conference proceedings, books and book chapters published.
Rector of Telkom University, Prof. Dr. Adiwijaya congratulated Telkom University on the achievements achieved by Telkom University. According to him this is the result of hard work and smart work from the academic community of Telkom University as well as contributions from alumni and all stakeholders. “This recognition is a mandate for us (Tel-U) to continue to contribute to the Indonesian nation. Appreciation and thanks to all academics, alumni, and stakeholders of Telkom University. Ranking and score are not the main thing, but we must remain focused on always providing the widest possible contribution and benefit to the people and Indonesia”, He said.(IO)***
