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Nanyang Technological University (NTU) also posted strong results, recording its most ranked subjects with several at their highest\u00a0<\/span>positions.<\/span><\/p>\n Its communication and media studies programme is now ranked second globally. New efforts are underway there to broaden students\u2019 skill sets, said Professor Jack Qiu, chair of the Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cWe are starting to make a plan to teach more library and information science to our undergraduate students. That way, our students can have more balance between making content and also doing data analytics,\u201d he added.<\/span><\/p>\n AI is also reshaping how communications students learn, serving as a tool to enhance thinking, creativity and storytelling, said Prof Qiu.<\/span><\/p>\n Meanwhile, Singapore Management University (SMU) was among the world\u2019s most improved institutions in the QS rankings, with about 80 per cent of its subjects rising in the rankings.<\/span><\/p>\n In particular, its law programme saw a significant jump of 45 places.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n SMU president Lily Kong, nevertheless, cautioned that different sets of rankings give a different indication of quality.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cThere 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,\u201d she told CNA938.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cIf a subject ranking is based entirely on research, then it tells us nothing about whether that \u2026 translates into good programmes, which then translate into good employment.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n