Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM) has been ranked 53rd in the 100 top Asian universities by the 4International College and Universities at www.4ICU.org as of January 2013.
Within Indonesia, UGM ranked first, with Institute Teknologi Bandung (ITB), Universitas Indonesia (UI), Universitas Brawijaya (UB), and Universitas Gunadarma (UG) as second, third, fourth, and fifth, respectively. Meanwhile, Institut Pertanian Bogor was ranked sixth among the Indonesian universities by the same online international university directory.
The 4ICU has been assessing a list of more than 11,160 universities from 200 countries including 351 Indonesian universities. Popularity ranking on the Internet is done using different algorithms from five web metrics in three independent and separate search engines, Google Page Rank, Alexa Traffic Rank, Majestic Seo Referring Domains, Majestic Seo Citation Flow, and Majestic Seo Trust Flow.
Responding to the result, UGM's Public Relations Office Head, Ms. Wijayanti, said that the UGM ranking shows how the university is now drawing attention of the international academic community. She expounded that UGM under the leadership of Rector Prof. Dr. Pratikno continues to improve quality in terms of education, research, and community service. The result of the implementation of the university's tri-darma mission is disseminated through the website.
The UGM official website also makes it easier for the public to get information from UGM, for solutions to problems in specific areas as well as exploring opportunities for cooperation. UGM plans to present a better website in terms of appearance, access, and more information features in the coming months. "UGM is also making use of social networks that are very much liked by people," Ms. Wijanyanti concluded.
Source: UGM News Report|5 February 2013
