Qatar University (QU) is ranked #90 in the prestigious Times Higher Education (THE)BRICS & Emerging Economies Rankings 2016. The announcement was made by the Times Higher Education World University Rankings on November 26.
The inclusion of Qatar University in the THE BRICS & Emerging Economies Rankings is a significant achievement, meaning it is one of the top 200 institutions in the 48 countries included in the rankings. The THE BRICS & Emerging Economies Rankings includes only institutions in countries classified as emerging (“Advanced Emerging”, “Secondary Emerging” or “Frontier”) by FTSE, including the “BRICS” nations of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. Hence QU’s place in this ranking of the best research-led universities in the developing world is a significant achievement.
The BRICS & Emerging Economies Rankings examines each university’s strengths against all of its core missions – teaching, research, knowledge transfer and international outlook. Universities are ranked using the same 13 rigorous performance indicators as the THE World University Rankings. The methodology is however recalibrated to better reflect the characteristics and development priorities in developing economies. For example, more weight is given to a university’s industry links and international outlook.
Commenting on the recent news, QU President Dr Hassan Al-Derham said: “This is a proud achievement for Qatar University. We are pleased to see the fruits of our commitment and dedication to quality education and to steering the organization in the direction of world-class standard in research, teaching, international outlook, and in our strong links with industry. This achievement will resonate not only throughout the QU community but also to parents, prospective students and faculty, industry partners, and our academic collaborations at home and abroad.”
QU VP and Chief Academic Officer and Chair of QU Ranking Committee Dr Mazen Hasna said: "This achievement is another important milestone for QU and will serve to advance our international visibility. I thank the entire QU community for their contribution towards this proud achievement. We will continue our focus and commitment to pursuing academic and research quality and excellence, always cognizant of our responsibility to answer local needs and expectations while striving towards international standards of success."
THE World University Rankings editor Phil Baty, said: “The 2016 BRICS & Emerging Economies Rankings use the same 13 rigorous and demanding performance indicators as the overall World University Rankings, so institutions have to demonstrate high standards of performance across teaching, research, international outlook and industry links. We also only rank the very best universities from a highly competitive field of 48 emerging economy countries – so to make the top 200 list is a great achievement in itself and Qatar University should be heartily congratulated.”
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