Unpad Ranking 5 Nasional “Web Popularity Ranking”

Nugraha Setiawan
Pada awal semester ke-1 tahun 2009 Universitas Padjadjaran memperoleh kedudukan bergengsi untuk “Web Popularity Ranking”, karena berhasil masuk posisi 5 besar pada tingkat nasional setelah ITB, UGM, UI, dan Unibraw. Walaupun kedudukan yang cukup bergengsi pada tingkat nasional itu belum bisa berbicara pada tingkat Asia apalagi Dunia. Perguruan Tinggi yang masuk 100 besar tingkat Asia hanya ada dua yaitu ITB (7) dan UGM (28), bahkan kedua PT tersebut sudah dapat menembus 200 besar dunia, ITB (23) dan UGM (146).
Hasil perankingan perguruan tinggi di jagat virtual itu dilakukan oleh “4icu.org”, salah satu organisasi independen yang melakukan perankingan popularitas web selain Webometrics. Webometrics yang rencananya akan mempublikasikan perankingannya pada hari ini Senin 26 Januari 2009, belum juga merealisasinya, sampai dipostingnya tulisan ini.
Saya kira hasil perankingan ini juga patut dipertimbangkan, karena “4icu.org” memaparkan metodologi perankingan dengan gamblang dan dapat dipertanggungjawabkan. Metode yang dipakai didasarkan perhitungan yang mencakup web metriks independen dan unbias yang diekstraksi dari tiga search engines yang berbeda yaitu Google Page Rank, Yahoo Inbound Links, dan Alexa Traffic Rank. Mencakup 8750 college dan universitas dari 200 negara. Data yang diperoleh diupdate setiap bulan, dan dilakukan publikasi hasil perangkingan setiap semester.
Ke depan, mudah-mudahan Unpad bisa lebih berjaya, dengan dukungan pimpinan universitas yang sangat konsern terhadap pemanfaatan internet untuk kemajuan dan perkembangan universitasnya.

List of top Colleges and Universities in Indonesia - Rankings by web popularity

Indonesian Students Swindled and Stranded

David Jardine
A scandal involving 49 Indonesian students who sought places in Egypt’s prestigious Al-Azhar University has been revealed. Instead of enrolling in the Cairo university, the students ended up in Malaysia where 15 were discovered doing odd jobs to support themselves.
Full report on the University World News site
Source: University World News, Issue No: 0060 25 January 2009

The University of Europe: Accessible to All

Universities in Europe are looking to embrace a new form of learning, called open content, which could blow away the division between university students and the rest of the population, writes Mandy Garner in "The Guardian". In the UK, the Joint Information Systems Committee (Jisc) and the Higher Education Academy are launching a £5.7 million (US$7.9 million) pilot scheme to investigate the impact of open content and to look at issues of how to contextualise existing online material so anyone can make sense of it. Several European academics are already experimenting and the European Commission has expressed interest.
More on the University World News site
Source: University Words News, Issue No: 0060 25 January 2009

Nilai Ujian Komunikasi Pembangunan (Kls. D) Semester Ganjil 2008/2009

Nilai A:
0176 Rd. Satya Wira H., 0192 Iwan Ridwan, 0182 Rezayanti Shinta, 0171 Anne Rufaidah Lubis, 0194 Veny Cindyarini, 0175 Rd. Satrya Wira H., 0158 Dewi Nopia, 0193 Nova, 0161 Indah Permatasari.
Nilai B:
0168, 0183, 0163, 0185, 0188, 0197, 0186, 0181, 0172, 0166.
Nilai C:
0187, 0151, 0180, 0162, 0167, 0160, 0155, 0156, 0198.
Nilai D:
0159
Keterangan: NPM/nama diurut berdasarkan hirarki perolehan raw value.

Obama Raises Hopes in Higher Education

This week’s inauguration of a new American president has created widespread hope on campuses across the nation that Barack Obama will act quickly to tackle the deepening recession. Meantime, colleges and universities have been forced to act to boost their student-aid programmes to help middle-income families caught unexpectedly in the grim economic downturn.
Full report on the University World News site
Source: University World News, Issue No: 0059 18 January 2009

Rabbit Run

Diane Spencer
This is a story that will generate shivers of horror, or hoots of laughter, among the inhabitants of rural Australia who are constantly engaged in a war against these little furry creatures. Rabbit owners in Bristol, south-west England, have been invited by Bristol University to help keep their animals healthy by bringing them for a free health check at the UK's first dedicated rabbit-only clinic.
Full report on the University World News site
Source: University World News, Issue No: 0059 18 January 2009

Israel-Palestine: Operation ‘Cast Lead’ Shuts Universities

Helena Flusfeder
Universities in Israel and Gaza have been caught up in the savage conflict now raging in the Palestinian territory. All five universities in Gaza have been shut down while two were closed in southern Israel. “The academic situation in Gaza is collapsing. People’s main preoccupation is to get food and stay alive. They feel that everywhere in Gaza is not safe,” said one Palestinian professor.
Full report on the University World News site
Source: University World News,Issue No: 0058 11 January 2009