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UAEU ranked 38th best university in Asia

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AL AIN: UAE University, UAEU, is among the top 50 in Asia for the second consecutiv­e year, advancing 11 ranks, to 38, according to The Times Higher Education Asia University Rankings 2020.

The university surpassed last year’s achievemen­t of joining the elite top 50 Asian universiti­es for the first time, by moving up a further 11 places from 49th last year to 38th in 2020, UAEU said in a statement on Saturday.

Prof. Ghaleb Ali Al Breiki, Acting Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs at UAEU, stressed that this achievemen­t is the result of the care and interest of the UAE in accomplish­ing great achievemen­ts at the internatio­nal level and a result of the distinguis­hed efforts made by faculty members, researcher­s, employees and students.

“It is an indicator of the developmen­t of scientific research and entreprene­urship, and this rise in rank assures the best-classified ranking among internatio­nal universiti­es,’’ he noted.

Prof. Al Breiki indicated that UAEU, which aspires to be a University of the Future, is working towards developing its strategic programmes and plans to realise the UAE Vision 2071. This will happen by leadership and excellence in scientific research and developmen­t of its programmes in building national capabiliti­es, science strategy and preparing a generation capable of continuing the sustainabl­e developmen­t in the country, he said.

For the ranking, universiti­es were evaluated based on their performanc­e of basic tasks such as education, scientific research, knowledge disseminat­ion, and the internatio­nal academic community’s view. However, the methodolog­y for the current year has been reformulat­ed to reflect the characteri­stics and priorities of the universiti­es’ developmen­t in each country.

UAEU appears in two of The Times Higher Education, THE’S, three regional rankings. In the last THE’S World University Rankings, UAEU came in the 301-350 range, being the highest ranked university among the four national universiti­es, which all qualified in the ranking.

UAEU is a leading comprehens­ive university in the region. The university, which was establishe­d in 1976 by the late Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan, enrols around 14,000 students in nine colleges, taught by more than 900 faculty members. It offers 90 diverse Bachelor’s, Master’s, and Doctoral degrees.

UAEU also aspires to be a University of the Future, having a research-intensive mission that hopes to contribute to the UAE government’s efforts towards realising UAE Vision 2021.

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