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EDUCATION

The university’s award-winning academic

programmes meet stringent standards of local

and international bodies. MSU accreditors include

the Malaysian Qualifications Agency (MQA), the

United Kingdom’s Accreditation Services for

International Schools, Colleges & Universities

(ASIC), the Japan’s Alliance on Business Education

and Scholarship for Tomorrow (ABEST21) and

the Accreditation Council for Entrepreneurial &

Engaged Universities (ACEEU).

Ranking and awards

MSU currently ranks in the top 100 among the

world’s top young universities, top 200 among Asia’s

best universities, and top 301+ for university impact.

Ranked by both Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) and

Times Higher Education (THE), MSU’s world

rankings place the university in the top 51 per cent

of the world’s best universities (QS WUR 2020) and

top 200 for impact on global health and well-being,

gender equality, and reduced inequalities (The

University Impact Rankings 2019) .

Recently, the Asia-Pacific Triple-E Awards 2020

by ACEEU shortlisted MSU as a finalist for both

the category of Entrepreneur University of the

Year and Student-Driven Sustainability Project of

the Year. Whereas for Lifetime Achievement in

Entrepreneurship category, MSU President Prof

Tan Sri Dato’ Wira Dr Mohd Shukri Ab Yajid was

announced as a winner.

MSU has also been awarded Platinum 5 Crowns

by ASIC UK and QS-rated 5-Stars on the metrics of

Teaching, Graduate employability, Facilities, Social

Responsibility, and Inclusiveness. The achievement

reflects MSU’s continued commitment towards

internationalisation.

MSU is the first university in Asia to be

recognised by Netherlands-based ACEEU as

an Entrepreneurial and Engaged University and

is the Asia Pacific Best Brand in Education for

Leadership and Human Capital Development.

Besides internationalisation, MSU’s mission

for excellence in human capital development

is benchmarked by industry employability,

entrepreneurship and community sustainability,

supported by research, lifelong learning and flexible

education.

MSU is an applied enterprise university focussed

on graduate employability. With 98.7 per cent of its

graduates successfully securing employment within