Saudi and UAE universities lead Arab region in research, QS world rankings show – The National

Saudi and UAE universities lead Arab region in research, QS world rankings show – The National

The UAE’s top universities are leading the way in the Arab region for research and winning recognition among international academics.

United Arab Emirates University is the country's highest-ranked institution, although it has slipped from the fifth position in the region last year to the sixth rank this year in the QS World University Rankings of the Arab region’s best universities, published on Wednesday.

While Saudi Arabia’s King Abdulaziz University took the top spot in the region for the fourth consecutive year, Qatar University took the second place and King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals in Saudi Arabia ranked third.