UTM has made progress in the Webometrics Ranking of World Universities, July 2016, by being positioned at number 514, to more than twenty thousand universities around the world. Ranked at third among Malaysian universities after UM and USM, UTM has the highest web presence according to the ranking calculation.

Compared to the last Webometric Ranking exercise in January 2016, UTM improved from 547th to 514th position in World Ranking.

The ranking is published by the Cybermetrics Lab, with its aim to improve the presence of the academic and research institutions on the Web and to promote the open access publication of scientific results. The ranking started in 2004 and is updated every January and July

The UTM Management Team would like to thank all staff and students for their concerted effort, commitment and dedication, resulting in this significant outcome. Well done!