{
  "id": 16979466,
  "title": "UKM law faculty breaks into global top 100",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/ukm-law-faculty-breaks-into-global-top-100",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-29T00:00:19.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2026/10/1565865/ukm-law-faculty-breaks-global-top-100"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "UKM's Faculty of Law has achieved a historic milestone by breaking into the global top 100, ranking 99th in the latest Times Higher Education World University Rankings by Subject for 2026. This remarkable accomplishment was announced by the university's Vice-Chancellor, Professor Datuk Dr Sufian Jusoh, during the opening of the Tuanku Chancellor International Conference on Law 2026 (TCC 2026).\n\nThe two-day conference, hosted by Tuanku Muhriz Tuanku Munawir, the Chancellor of UKM, brought together legal experts from around the world to discuss the rule of law and good governance in the face of complex global challenges. Key attendees included the Japanese and Philippine Ambassadors to Malaysia, as well as the UKM Board of Directors chairman.\n\nThe faculty's global ranking reflects years of commitment to teaching, research, and scholarship, as well as the vital contributions of its staff and students. UKM has previously excelled in international moot court competitions, with students finishing as high as 11th in the global rounds of the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition.\n\nThe TCC 2026 conference, themed \"Rule of Law and Good Governance in Post-Normal Times and Beyond,\" addressed pressing issues such as technological advancements, artificial intelligence, migration, trade, climate change, and security concerns. These developments highlight the need for strengthened legal principles and good governance across the region.\n\nSufian emphasized that the rule of law and good governance are central to UKM's TEKAD 57 strategic plan, which aims to guide the university towards a developed, principled, and peaceful Malaysia by 2057. The university is also set to establish an Asean Institute in 2027, marking Malaysia's Asean chairmanship legacy.\n\nUKM has actively contributed to regional cooperation through its involvement in developing key Asean policy frameworks and strategic documents. The university has worked closely with Asean High-Level Task Forces and supported Malaysia's successful chairmanship of Asean in 2025, completing 18 priority economic deliverables that will continue under the Philippines' chairmanship in 2026.",
  "summary": "BANGI: Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia’s (UKM) Faculty of Law entered the global top 100 for the first time, ranking 99th in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings by Subject 2026.",
  "key_points": [
    "UKM Faculty of Law ranks 99th globally in 2026 Times Higher Education rankings.",
    "Tuanku Chancellor International Conference on Law 2026 hosts legal experts worldwide.",
    "Conference addresses rule of law, good governance in post-normal times."
  ],
  "editors_take": "This global ranking validates years of academic investment and positions the faculty as a central player in shaping regional legal frameworks and governance standards across Southeast Asia.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}