QU second in QS Arab Region University Rankings 2022
QATAR University (QU) has moved up one place and ranked second in the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) Arab Region University Rankings 2022. Since 2018, QU has gained five places, moved up four times and has not presented negative performances.
Commenting on the achievement, QU President Dr Hassan Al-Derham said, “We greatly value the results of these rankings, not only as a testament to our progress but also a reference point for us that helps us map out our future. We will continue to build on necessary areas such as research, faculty output and the student learning
experience and continue to excel and meet our goals.”
During a ceremony on the occasion, entitled Enhancing
Arab Excellence: A New Vision for Higher Education in the Region’ in the UAE, Dr AlDerham was presented with
the trophy.
The QS Arab Region University Rankings have been published since 2014. The
method retains key indicators of the global ranking, such as Academic Reputation, Employer Reputation and Faculty
to Student Ratio, but also considers a set of performance metrics carefully tailored for the region.
An important feature of QU’s result is ranking in the region’s top 10 by citations per paper, papers per faculty and international research network.
This achievement consolidates QU’s recent achievement in the QS World University Ranking as the institution moved from 245 in 2021 to 224 in the 2022 ranking, effectively jumping 21 places.
In 2017, QU released a five-year strategy for the years 2018-2022, which mapped out the routes to achieving continuing performance excellence and builds on key areas of education, research, institution and engagement, while taking into consideration the plans and aspirations of Qatar National Vision 2030.