Institutions from eight countries feature in a snapshot university ranking for the region
TIMES HIGHER EDUCATION - January 27, 2016
By Ellie Bothwell
Saudi Arabia is the top performer in a snapshot ranking for universities in the Arab region, based on data from the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2015-2016.
King Abdulaziz University is first place in the top 15 table, while its national rivals King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals and King Saud University are third and fourth respectively. Lebanon’s American University of Beirut (second) and the United Arab Emirates University (fifth) make up the rest of the top five.
Egypt also has three universities in the list, but they are concentrated in the bottom half of the table: Suez Canal, Alexandria and Cairo universities take tenth, 11th and 12th place respectively.
One reason for Saudi Arabia’s success may be its high levels of
funding. On average, ranked universities in the country receive $733,069
(£519,290) of institutional income per member of staff, the third
highest among the eight countries featured in the list. Egypt’s
universities, in comparison, receive an average of just $101,317
(£71,770) on this measure.
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