​NUS and NTU ranked on global top 10 for 14 subjects – while SMU returns to top 50 for business

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NUS and NTU have been given top positions in a global ranking that compares universities by subject, while one of the subjects offered by SMU made a return to the top 50. In the QS World University Rankings by Subject released on Wednesday (Feb 27), NUS had a total of nine subjects ranked in the top 10, while NTU saw five of its subjects listed as among the top 10 in the world. NTU's five top-performing subjects are Material Science in third place, Engineering (Electrical and Electronic) in sixth, Communications and Media Studies in eighth, Chemistry in ninth, and Engineering (Civil and Structural) in tenth. The QS World University Rankings by Subject took into account 1,200 universities across 78 countries.