"The position increases compared to that of last year which ranked eighth," he said.
According to him, at the Asian level, UGM, which is the oldest state university in Indonesia, ranked 69th, and it is in the 593rd position at the world level.
"In Indonesia, Gadjah Mada University ranks first and in the past three years it was also in the top position. This year, the university again won the title as the best university in Indonesia of Webometrics version," Suryo noted.
According to Webometrics`records in 2010, 2009 and 2008, UGM was also in Indonesia`s top position, he said.
"Webometrics is an institution affiliated with the Spanish National Research Council, which issues a list of rankings twice a year, namely January and July," Suryo explained.
He said Webometrics` ranking calculation is based on the advantage in electronic publication (e-publication) which is contained in the web domain of each college.
The assessment is measured by four indicators, namely "size" (the number of pages contained in the electronic publications of the college`s website and "visibility" (other pages that list the number of the URL domain of colleges which are assessed).
Other indicators are the "rich files" namely the relevance of electronic resources and academic activities as well as the college publication, and "scholar" including the number of publications and quality citations in the domain of the higher learning institution.
"These data are collected, processed and used to rank around 12,000 colleges and universities around the world," Suryo said.
He noted the achievements that have been achieved by UGM prove the electronic publications in the domain ugm.ac.id rated as the most comprehensive and the richest ones in the Indonesia.
"It is something on which we have to be grateful. However, the rating is not the purpose of UGM. Efforts are made by UGM to improve the quality of all aspects of the campus life in accordance with its vision which is a dedication for the interests and prosperity of the nation," Suryo said.(*)
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