Qatar University ranked No.1 in the Arab region

Qatar University (QU) was ranked as the No.1 university in the Arab region in the recent Round University Rankings (RUR).

The organisation also ranked 360th worldwide, attaining the Bronze League in the overall rankings, and 13th worldwide on the International Diversity indicator.

The rankings agency, based in Moscow, was supported by data produced and provided by the Institutional Profiles database by Thomson Reuters. 

The rankings measured performance of 700 leading world universities by 20 unique indicators and four key areas of university activities —teaching, research, international diversity and financial sustainability.

The Bronze League is part of a classified system comprising 6 leagues adopted by the RUR.

The Bronze classification embraces universities ranked 301 to 400. To be counted as a part of the league, the university should get into the third quartile on main RUR indicators and into the second quartile in International Diversity and Financial Sustainability groups.

QU VP and Chief Academic Officer Dr Mazen Hasna was pleased with the development.

“QU has been advancing well in all rankings over the past few years, and in this particular case, we’re proud of our position that witnessed substantial improvement over last year’s.

“While QU is improving in almost all aspects related to the indicators of this ranking, our organised data reporting and understanding of different rankings have added to our improvement. We’re happy with this news and we look forward to improving our positioning in the international arena".