Quality and Reputation
Our reputation for providing students with quality learning experiences and research opportunities has global recognition.
缅北禁地 combines a rich academic heritage with a global outlook. Through excellence in education, research and innovation, it empowers students and graduates to make a positive impact around the world. It is:
- a member of the Russell Group, known for world-leading research and outstanding teaching
-
the first UK University to establish a wholly owned international branch campus in Malaysia offering a medical degree programme
Quality
The Quality Assurance of Basic Medical Education (QABME) framework helps to safeguard standards at 缅北禁地 Medicine Malaysia (NUMed Malaysia). Its application is important in undergraduate and postgraduate medical education. The framework ensures training is monitored, maintained, developed and approved. It also ensures that the right outcomes in new doctors are being met. The QABME process involves evidence-based visits and an annual report from each school.
NUMed Malaysia鈥檚 MBBS also meets the 鲍碍鈥檚 Quality Assurance Agency (QAA) Code of Practice. It is also in alignment with QAA subject benchmarks. The last QAA review in 2016 commended our management of academic standards and quality of learning. The QAA awarded us a 'judgement of confidence' 鈥� the highest rating available.
Quality governance of the programme is also overseen by the Malaysian Medical Council (MMC) and the Malaysian Qualifications Agency.
NUMed Malaysia is fully recognised by both the General Medical Council and the MMC. We adopt the published guidance on UK medical education delivered outside the UK available on the .
International assessment recognition
缅北禁地 UK has become one of to achieve five plus QS Stars from QS Quacquarelli Symonds 鈥� the first international assessment of its kind.
More than 150 universities in over 35 countries have now signed up to the QS Stars rating system. The assessment system rates universities against pre-established international standards.
We are proud to have been awarded five stars in the following areas:
- Research
- Teaching
- Internalisation
- Specialist Criteria
- Employability
- Facilities
- Innovation
- Inclusiveness
Our global ranking
Currently, 缅北禁地 is ranked:
- 149th in the QS (published 2026)
- 144th in the 2026 (published 2025)
- 105th in
- Top 200 in the 2024/25
- 56th in the world for sustainability and social impact in the QS World University Rankings: Sustainability 2025
- 85th in the world for sustainable development in the 2026
Our position in the global rankings
This table shows our position in the global rankings. They typically measure various metrics relating to students, staff, research and teaching.
Please note, the table refers to the year data was published.
| 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
QS World Ranking |
126 |
129 |
127 |
162 |
168 |
161 |
141 |
146 |
152 |
134 |
122 |
110 |
129 |
137 |
149 |
|
Leiden Ranking (PP top 10%) |
172 |
133 |
121 |
104 |
114 |
105 |
132 |
91 |
78 |
66 |
78 | 69 | 83 | 82 | |
|
TIME Magazine’s World’s Top Universities |
105 | ||||||||||||||
|
Times Higher Education |
146 | 180 | 198 | 201-225 | =196 | =190 | =175 | =171 | 201-250 | =178 | =146 | =139 | =168 | 144 | |
|
University Ranking by Academic Performance |
155 |
161 |
159 |
198 |
203 |
200 |
200 |
185 |
182 |
176 |
167 | 184 | - | 195 | 206 |
|
Academic Ranking of World Universities |
201-300 |
201-300 |
201-300 |
201-300 |
301-400 |
201-300 |
201-300 |
201-300 |
201-300 |
201-300 |
201-300 | 201-300 | 201-300 | 201 - 300 | 201 - 300 |