3 UAE universities top global rankings with highest percentage of international students

3 UAE universities top global rankings with highest percentage of international students

Three UAE-based universities achieved key milestones with their inclusion in the Top 20 universities with the highest percentage of international students, based on the recent Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings.

Topping the UAE list is American University of Sharjah (AUS), which is ranked fifth overall in the prestigious university rankings. Abu Dhabi University (ADU) and University of Sharjah (UoS) also figured prominently, coming in 14th and 17th places respectively in the global rankings.

THE asked higher education institutions to provide figures on their percentage of international students. Using this data, THE compiled a list of the top 200 universities with the highest percentage of international students.

Macau University of Science and Technology came first place over-all, with 91 per cent international students. Germany’s Constructor University is in second place with 83.7 per cent. Two universities from Northern Cyprus – Near East University and Eastern Mediterranean University – are in third and fourth places with 83.3 and 76.2 per cent respectively.

Countries represented in the top 20 include the UAE, UK, Ireland, Germany, Switzerland and Australia.

AUS has 76 per cent international students at fifth place overall, ahead of London School of Economics and Political Science, Ireland’s RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences,