DOHA: Qatar University (QU) has secured considerable positions in several international ranking reports released recently. The results of university rankings for 2016 have been announced by Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), US News, and Times Higher Education (THE) this month, while the Round University Rankings (RUR) revealed its results in April.
QU has been ranked 360th worldwide in the RUR in its report and was placed in the range of 481-490 most highly ranked universities in QS World University Rankings 2015/16 and in the range of 601-800 in THE World University Rankings 2015/16.
In Asia university rankings, QU was placed in the range of 121-130 in THE Asia University Rankings 2016, and achieved No 1 in the International Outlook indicator in the overall THE World University Rankings list (THE-WUR) 2015-16. It was also ranked 13th worldwide on the International Diversity indicator in the RUR.
In the Arab region university rankings, the organisation was ranked ninth place in QS Arab Region University Rankings 2016, achieving an average of 82.3 percent.
The university was also named #90 in the Times Higher Education (THE) BRICS & Emerging Economies Rankings 2016 making it one of the top 200 institutions in the 48 countries included in the rankings. The announcement was made by the Times Higher Education World University Rankings on November 26.
QU President Dr Hassan Rashid Al Derham said: “They come at a time when QU graduated its 39th batch of students, and are a testament of the high-quality education that the university offers to the community. Since its inception, QU has graduated over 41000 students, and has been successful in its accreditation initiatives earning the endorsement of numerous leading international accrediting bodies for its colleges and academic programs. And over the last 10 years, the organization has strengthened its research capacity and continued to advance its standing in the international arena among the top universities in the world achieving a number of rankings successes.”
The Peninsula
