Khalifa University has
been listed among the top 25 universities in the Middle East/North Africa
Region by QS, Quacquarelli Symonds, a British company specialising in higher
education and student mobility, that releases annual rankings from around the
world.
In addition to the top
25 mention, the university placed first in the UAE in three categories,
including faculty/student ratio, publications per faculty researcher and
percentage of faculty in possession of a PhD.
Currently, Khalifa
University boasts a faculty to student ratio of 9 students per faculty member
in the undergraduate programme, which allows for greater hands-on attention and
guidance. All Khalifa University professors are required to possess a PhD and
are actively engaged in both undergraduate and graduate education, as well as
publication of their research and other scholarly activity.
The QS World University
Rankings are an annual publication regarded as one of the three most
influential and widely observed university measures. QS has been producing
global rankings since 2004 and continues to expand its activities in the ranking
and evaluation of higher education institutions worldwide. The ranking of
Khalifa University within the top 25 Arab Region universities this spring
follows upon its ranking amongst the top 500 universities worldwide in the 2014
QS World Rankings, released last autumn.
"We are very
pleased with our university’s performance in the latest QS rankings," said
Khalifa University President, Dr. Tod Laursen. "As a relatively new
university, established in 2008, it is quite unusual to have this sort of impact
so early and I am very proud of the work our faculty, staff and students have
done to bring this to this point. As nice as this recognition is, however, it
is important for us all to know that our work is far from done. Our students
are now regularly competing and performing admirably in international
competitions, and continually ranking in the top tiers in regional and local
competitions."
He added, "We pride
ourselves in accepting only the best students, and hiring only the best
faculty, and we can see the results of those high standards in these rankings.
I look forward to seeing the fruits of these efforts as we keep working toward
enhanced recognition both nationally and internationally."
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