{"name":"Universiti Sains Malaysia","slug":"universiti-sains-malaysia-b865e086","url":"https://collegestat.britexstudy-15d.workers.dev/university/universiti-sains-malaysia-b865e086","country":"Malaysia","country_code":"MY","city":"George Town","type":"Public","founded":1969,"website":"http://www.usm.my/","summary":"Universiti Sains Malaysia was founded in 1969 in Penang as Malaysia's second university, under the name Universiti Pulau Pinang. It began in temporary premises and in 1971 moved to its permanent Minden campus. It was recognised as a research university in 2007 and in 2008 became the first Malaysian university chosen for the government's APEX excellence programme. It also has health and engineering campuses elsewhere in the country.","key_facts":[{"id":"rank","value":"=128","detail":"QS 2027","source":"https://insights.qs.com/hubfs/Rankings%20Excel%20Reports/2027%20QS%20World%20University%20Rankings%201.1%20%28For%20qs.com%29.xlsx"}],"sources":[{"label":"rank","url":"https://insights.qs.com/hubfs/Rankings%20Excel%20Reports/2027%20QS%20World%20University%20Rankings%201.1%20%28For%20qs.com%29.xlsx"},{"label":"Official website","url":"http://www.usm.my/"},{"label":"Admissions","url":"http://www.usm.my/en/admission"},{"label":"Reference","url":"https://ror.org/02rgb2k63"},{"label":"Founding 1969 as Universiti Pulau Pinang, Minden 1971, APEX 2008; only an approximate student count","url":"https://www.usm.my/en/my-usm/about/corporate-information"},{"label":"Cross-check: motto, campuses","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universiti_Sains_Malaysia"}],"note":"Figures are as reported by the linked sources; confirm requirements with the university before applying."}