Yet another great achievement for Qatar University (QU). A beacon of academic excellence and scientific research, Qatar University jumped 90 places and entered the club of the best 350 International Universities according to Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2021. The THE World University Rankings 2021 includes 1,527 universities across 93 countries and regions, standing as the largest and most diverse university rankings ever to date. The results showed that QU has jumped up to the 301-350 band.
The achievement consolidates QU’s recent results in rankings as the institution moved from 276 in the QS World University Ranking in 2020 to 245 in the 2021 ranking, effectively jumping 31 places, and becoming one of the most improved universities.
QU President Dr. Hassan Al Derham said: “This is a prestigious moment for QU to be ranked among top 350 Universities globally. This jump signifies the commitment of QU towards its five-year strategy (2018-2022) which maps out the routes to achieving continuing performance excellence. For QU, international ranking is a result and not a goal. Our main goal is to prepare national leaders and develop the national human capital towards building a knowledge-based economy.”
Commending the achievement, Phil Baty, Chief Knowledge Officer at THE, said: “Qatar University has always been one of the most internationally connected universities in the world with strong international connections and a diverse campus community. So it is great to see the university rise significantly up the rankings for 2021. This is driven by an excellent score for research impact – a sign of how influential the university’s research is among scholars globally, based on our analysis of more than 80 million citations across more than 13 million research publications.”
Qatar University, since its inception in 1977, focuses on excellence and the highest standards of quality and professionalism and is committed to integrity and the highest ethical standards of honesty, justice, transparency, responsibility and accountability.
As a leading national institution, QU continues its efforts to invest and contribute to research projects and studies that serve the community, especially given the university’s independent research units seeking to bring about global change, making it a pioneer in the use of modern technology and fully aware of environmental issues.
The University is committed to provide high-quality education in various national scientific fields. The University embraces a student body of around 20,000 female and male students enrolled in its various academic programs. The performance in the THE World University Rankings 2021 is a great achievement for QU and is a testament to the efforts QU has undertaken to gain international recognition.
