Shanghai ranks 8 Egyptian universities among top 1,000 world universities

2024-08-16 07:17:00

commend Dr. Ayman Ashour, Minister of Higher Education Scientific research results of Egyptian universities Shanghai Classification The results of the 2024 China Conference, considered one of the most prestigious international rankings, announced the inclusion of 8 Egyptian universities in the list of the best 1000 universities in the world, adding to the ranking of Egyptian universities. institutions, compared with 7 institutions last year.

The minister appreciated the efforts made by Egyptian universities. This is reflected in the continuous rise in performance in many foreign international classifications over the past period, thanks to the efforts of the Egyptian state, under the direct guidance of the political leadership, to improve the performance of higher education and scientific research systems in line with international standards. .

The minister stressed the ministry’s interest in improving the systematic ranking of Egyptian universities University classification This is part of the provisions of the National Strategy for Higher Education and Scientific Research, launched on 7 March 2023, which includes seven principles, including international references.

Against this background, the results are shown Shanghai Classification The Annual Chinese University (ARWU) 2024 confirmed that Cairo University continues to maintain its first place in the ranking of Egyptian universities in the Shanghai classification and in the global ranking (301-400), ranking among the top 500 universities in the world.

Ain Shams University, Alexander University and Mansoura University also maintained their global rankings (601-700), Al-Azhar University ranked (701-800), Zagazig University ranked the same (701-800), Moving on, Suez Canal University and Tanta University moved up 100 places from last year (901-1000), bringing the number of Egyptian universities in the top 1000 to eight.

Dr. Adel Abdel Ghaffar, Media Advisor and Official Spokesperson of the Ministry China Academic Ranking of World Universities “Shanghai” (ARWU) was first released in June 2003 by the Center for World-Class Universities (CWCU), Graduate School of Education, Shanghai University, China (formerly the Graduate School of Higher Education), and has been updated annually since 2009. The ranking ranks 2,500 universities worldwide every year; in the release of ” “Top 1000 Universities”, he pointed out that the ranking is based on six indicators: the number of university graduates who have won Nobel Prizes (10%), the number of faculty members who have won Nobel Prizes and Field Medals. , number of cited scientists, number of papers listed in the Clarivate database (20%), number of papers published in Nature and Science journals (20%), number of indexed papers. Social Sciences Citation Index (20%), and individual academic performance at university (10%).

The official spokesperson added that the success of Egyptian universities in international rankings is due to the significant progress made in the implementation of higher education and scientific research programs in the country’s 2030 sustainable development plan.

The official spokesperson also confirmed that the progress of Egyptian universities in various international rankings is due to a number of measures taken over the past period, the most important of which are: technical support provided to Egyptian universities by the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, and international Training in publishing, in addition to the motivation the University provides researchers for all degrees to publish in prestigious international journals, is informed by the outstanding appreciation that internationally published scientific research receives in the work of the Council for the Advancement of Science. resources and collaborates with the Egyptian Knowledge Base.

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