OPINION: Rankled over rankings fall in S'pore top two universities

Malaysia Star, 2 Oct 2010
The drop in THE rankings of Singapore’s top two universities, one by a whopping 101 places, lays bare the contrast between expectations of a parochial public and the realities on the ground.
Released last week, this widely-followed ranking showed The National University of Singapore (NUS) dropping from 30th to 34th position.
The newer Nanyang Technological University (NTU), formed in 1956, fared worse, tumbling 101 places from 73rd to a shocking 174th. Full story