Singapore tops global gains in QS university subject rankings, driven by focus on skills and employability

AI is also reshaping how communications students learn, serving as a tool to enhance thinking, creativity and storytelling, said Prof Qiu.

Meanwhile, Singapore Management University (SMU) was among the world’s most improved institutions in the QS rankings, with about 80 per cent of its subjects rising in the rankings.

In particular, its law programme saw a significant jump of 45 places. 

SMU president Lily Kong, nevertheless, cautioned that different sets of rankings give a different indication of quality.

“There are some rankings that are entirely focused on research, and then they give you a different measure. So if I were an 18-year-old thinking about getting into a university, that research ranking might be seductive, but it might be less immediately relevant to me,” she told CNA938.

“If a subject ranking is based entirely on research, then it tells us nothing about whether that … translates into good programmes, which then translate into good employment.”