Al Ain University ranked among the top 750 World Universities by QS
- Posted on:Jun 10, 2021
Al Ain University (AAU) has been ranked within the top 701-750 top World Universities, according to QS World University Rankings 2022. Which proves the distinguished performance of the university in terms of educational development.
Dr. Noor El Deen Atatreh, AAU Chancellor, stressed, this achievement proves that Al-Ain university has a prestigious global reputation through its locally and internationally accredited programs, scientific research, future studies and vital initiatives that deal with importance and strategic topics in the region and the world which support the rational government’s efforts in the fields of Excellence, innovation and artificial intelligence requirements.
This achievement also comes as an affirmation of the staff efforts that led the educational process at the university, which support the process of higher education in the UAE, and confirms the keenness of Al Ain University to keep pace with the developments in education and the rapid transformations witnessed by the educational systems in the world. It also demonstrates the outstanding performance, hard work and efforts made at Al Ain University to improve the quality of education, academic outcomes and strategic relations within a diverse and distinguished environment. He said.
Dr. Noor also said that, this achievement is a milestone added to the higher education and scientific research sector, and evidence of the quality and dedication of the university's faculty, staff and students. It also reflects that Al Ain University possesses a lot of capabilities and projects that meet its aspirations in innovation and scientific research, and enhance its academic reputation in the region and the world.
Prof. Ghaleb El Refae, AAU President, stated that the QS Ranking for 2022 shows that Al Ain University has greatly enhanced its academic reputation, through the opinion of academics from all over the world who evaluated the best institutions in terms of teaching, scientific research and attracting talents. Stressing on the keenness of Al Ain University to enhance research production and improve knowledge by encouraging and attracting talented researchers at the local and global levels.
Dr. Nazih Khaddaj Mallat, Vice President for Accreditation and Quality Assurance, pointed out that this classification evaluate the universities based on specific criteria in which the performance of universities is evaluated according to their academic reputation, the opinions of employers, Faculty/Student ratio, International Research Network, Web Impact, Proportion of staff with a PhD, Proportion of International Faculty and Proportion of International students. Stressing that the university will continue its pursuit of excellence at the level of its academic programs, research preparation, training and learning in the long term.
It is worth to mention that the QS Foundation has ranked Al Ain University among the top 71-80 Arab universities for the year 2021, and has provided a five-star ratings in e-learning for the year 2020, in addition to a five-star ratings in education and inclusion for the year 2019.
