Dubai ranked best student city in Arab region as per latest international rankings

Dubai ranked best student city in Arab region as per latest international rankings

QS rankings reveal the 2023 best cities for students, with London occupying top spot

Published: Wed 29 Jun 2022, 10:01 PM Last updated: Wed 29 Jun 2022, 10:55 PM

The best student city in the Arab region is Dubai, which ranks 51st globally, according to the recently released tenth edition of the QS Best Student Cities Ranking.

Overall, London takes the top spot, extending its table-topping run to four years.

The results were released on Wednesday by global higher education consultancy QS (Quacquarelli Symonds).

The rapidly ascending cities are Almaty in 75th, which climbed 30 places in a year, UAE’s capital Abu Dhabi at 71st position and Ankara in 77th.

Driven by its array of top-quality universities, and excellent employment prospects, Seoul has climbed from third to second place globally.

Seoul shares second place with Munich and takes the title of Asia’s best student city. Its closest continental competitor, Tokyo, formerly tied with Seoul in 3rd, falls to 7th in this year’s rankings.

The rankings provide students with independent data regarding a range of factors relevant to their study decisions like affordability, quality of life, the standard of university, and the views of previous students that have studied in that destination.

Seoul is home to 23 ranked institutions compared