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Our universities are at the fore
Shatha Al Naqbi
June 13, 2022
Fifty years have passed since the union of our state, some may see it as short, but it carried great achievements. Several countries needed to double that period to achieve such achievements, and other countries cut the same period and more, but did not reach the same level until now.
The achievements were not limited to one field without others, but were withdrawn to all areas of life in the Emirates, until our young country became a proverbial example in progress and progress, under a leadership that was preoccupied with one goal since the first moments of the establishment of the union, which is to achieve leadership, in its comprehensive sense, in all of It would raise the status of the country, and achieve the well-being of the citizen.
Our renaissance has been based on a solid foundation of education, in order to transform into a knowledge economy, in which the state has made great strides, preceded by others, and our universities have become a great arena for rehabilitating and graduating young cadres, who have the knowledge, experiences and science that qualifies them to carry the torches of development, and to continue the path of development that Our different sectors.
A few days ago, (QS), one of the international companies specialized in analyzing higher education affairs, issued its 19 report on universities around the world, and Khalifa University of Science and Technology was among the top 200 universities in the world, Emirates University among the top 300 universities, and the American University Sharjah is among the top 500 universities in the world.
The report confirmed that the UAE is the best international learning environment. With 11 institutions ranked, the largest number of universities occupied the lists of classifications compared to previous years, and three Emirati universities entered the list of the best 500 universities, including: Khalifa University of Science and Technology, which advanced two places to rank 181.
Eight universities also made it to the top 1000 list: Canadian universities in Dubai, Al Ain, Sharjah, Abu Dhabi, Ajman, American universities in Dubai, Dubai, and Zayed University.
And (QS) went on to say that the UAE "has demonstrated the most international educational ecosystem and research strength in the field of engineering".
The Khalifa University of Science and Technology ranked first in the ratio of faculty members per student in the Arab region, ranking 80 globally in this measure.
In terms of research, the university itself ranks 248th in the world for citations per college, specifically electrical engineering, which makes up less than 27% of its research output in this field.
The UAE is an attractive destination for higher education for faculty and international students alike.
This great achievement makes us reassure that there is more development, because the leadership of our country always affirms that "our ambition has no limits."
Member of the Federal National Council
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