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Professor Dr. Abdelaziz Konsowa, President of Alexandria University, announced the results of QS World University Rankings for the year 2024. It includes a ranking of the best 15,559 universities in the world. The basic majors included five sectors of science (Arts and Humanities, Engineering and Technology, Life Sciences and Medicine, Natural Sciences, and Social Sciences and Management), in addition to more than 90 sub-specializations.
Alexandria University was highly ranked globally in 18 sub-specializations, as follows:
*Alexandria University ranked (51-70) globally in the field of library and information management.
*In the field of agriculture and forestry: Alexandria University ranked (201-250).
*In the field of architecture and built environment: Alexandria University ranked (201-240) globally.
*In the field of biological sciences: Alexandria University achieved rank (401-450) globally.
*In the field of chemistry: Alexandria University ranked (451-500) globally.
*In the field of computer science and information systems: Alexandria University ranked (501-550) globally.
*In the field of chemical engineering: Alexandria University ranked (251-300) globally.
*In the field of civil and structural engineering: Alexandria University ranked (151-200) globally.
*In the field of electrical and electronic engineering: Alexandria University ranked (301-350) globally.
*In the field of chemical engineering: Alexandria University ranked (351-400) globally.
*In the field of petroleum engineering: Alexandria University, Cairo University, and the American University in Cairo ranked (51-100) globally.
*In the field of technological engineering: Alexandria University ranked 334th globally.
*In the field of environmental sciences: Alexandria University ranked (401-450) globally.
*In the field of life sciences and medicine: Alexandria University ranked 342nd globally.
*In the field of materials science: Alexandria University ranked (351-400) globally.
*In the field of medicine: Alexandria University achieved position (251-300) globally.
*In the field of pharmacy and pharmacology: Alexandria University ranked (101-150) globally.
*In the field of veterinary sciences: Alexandria University ranked (51-70) globally.
The university president indicated that the QS World Ranking is based on four indicators: the academic reputation of the discipline offered by the program, the reputation of graduates, the volume of citations from research, and the network of published research among researchers belonging to more than one country.
He pointed out that Alexandria University’s high ranking this year is considered the result of joint efforts between all members of Alexandria University to improve the competitiveness of the scientific research system at the university. He added that Alexandria University pays special attention to research fields that fit the requirements of international rankings and to improve the outputs of scientific research produced at the university, by stimulating scientific publishing in top-ranked academic journals, and implementing cooperation protocols with major international universities, encouraging innovation and entrepreneurship, linking the research output with industry, and directing scientific research to serve society. The university president also praised the role of the Egyptian Knowledge Bank in providing the huge amount of scientific resources necessary for researchers in order to enhance scientific research in Egypt, and improving the classification of universities, institutions, and research centres internationally.