Universities in the Arab region have seen a surge in their reputation, especially regionally. that much The global reputation rankings have been released.
As a result of analyzing the rankings based on the world's largest scholarly invitation poll, it was found that the percentage of votes going to universities in the Arab region has increased sharply since 2021. The vote share of UAE institutions increased nine-fold. It has tripled in Saudi Arabia and Lebanon during this period, suggesting that universities in these countries are highly regarded in academic circles.
The result is a significant improvement in the way Arab universities are placed in the 2023 Reputation Table, which reveals only the top 200 universities worldwide for reputation.
Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University in Saudi Arabia rose from 176-200 to 101-125, while two other Saudi Arabian universities, three UAE universities and one Lebanese university ranked in the top 200 for the first time. entered.
However, the rapid rise in the reputation of Arab universities is largely a regional rather than global trend.
The data shows that on average 70.6% of votes for Arab universities came from academics based in the region.
This is in contrast to North American universities, which received only 34.3% of the vote in the United States and Canada. This reflects the reputation of universities further afield.
The survey received responses from 38,796 scholars. Scholars were asked to name up to 15 universities that they believed were best in terms of research and teaching in their field.
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Miguel Antonio Lim, senior lecturer in education and international development at the University of Manchester, said the results suggest reputation management at Arab universities is more “effective” in the region.
“They can communicate their research findings more effectively within their region,” he said.
According to Nadia Badrawi, president of the Arab Network for Quality Assurance in Higher Education, the use of Arabic as a medium of instruction in Arab institutions limits the extent to which their reputation can be translated globally.
However, she said the Arab region is seeing the dawn of an era in which institutions are increasing their ranking submissions and applications for quality assurance certification, which will help increase their visibility and reputation.
“Fifteen years ago, most universities had no real quality assurance. them 1708096181 We want other countries to see what they have,” she explained.
Internationalization efforts are also picking up steam in ways never seen before, she said. From dual degrees to branch campuses, investments are being made to internationalize local institutions.
The leap of Arab universities in reputation rankings was also echoed in other growing markets such as Africa and South America. In contrast, long-standing higher education hubs such as North America showed only marginal improvements compared to the previous year.