Strategic Steps Towards International Reputation, Unismuh Makassar Submits QS Asia University Rankings 2026 Data

Universitas Muhammadiyah Makassar officially submitted data to participate in the QS Asia University Rankings 2026 on Wednesday, February 10, 2026. The submission process took place in the Office of the Vice Rector IV, 16th Floor, Iqra Tower Building, Unismuh Makassar Campus.

The event was attended by Rector of Unismuh Makassar, Dr. Ir. Abd. Rakhim Nanda, MT, IPU, Vice Rector IV, Dr. Burhanuddin, M.Si., Vice Rector II, Dr. Hj. Ihyani Malik, M.Si., Chairman of Unismuh Global Excellence Center (UGEC), Hartono Bancong, Ph.D., and the team responsible for university rankings.

Rector Abd. Rakhim Nanda explained that Unismuh's participation in the QS Asia ranking is a strategic step to evaluate the institution's achievements and strengthen its competitiveness at the international level. According to him, this process is also the initial stage towards participation in the QS World University Rankings.

He added that the ranking system encourages universities to continuously improve academic quality and sustainable institutional governance. Unismuh aims to improve its ranking from its previous position of 1201–1300 through measurable, data-based, and validated improvements.

Vice Rector IV Burhanuddin stated that this year's indicator improvement focuses on aspects that directly impact international performance. This effort is carried out by expanding global cooperation through student and faculty exchange programs, and strengthening the implementation of tracer studies so that graduate data can be documented quickly and easily accessed.

He emphasized that traceability of graduate achievements is an important point in international assessment, therefore it needs to be managed systematically and sustainably.

Meanwhile, Chairman of UGEC, Hartono Bancong, explained that his team is coordinating the collection of supporting documents from various work units to ensure that the data submitted is in accordance with the QS indicators. He emphasized the importance of accuracy and consistency of information.

After the QS Asia submission process, Unismuh Makassar will continue to strengthen data and evaluation indicator management as a preparation for the next ranking. The immediate target is to participate in the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2027, with the data submission deadline of March 30, 2026.