Two UAE universities in top 50 of Times Higher Education ranking – The National

  • Date: 03-Jun-2020
  • Source: The National
  • Sector:Education
  • Country:UAE
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Two UAE universities in top 50 of Times Higher Education ranking – The National

Khalifa University is ranked 31 and the United Arab Emirates University is 38 on the list of top institutes in Asia. Two UAE universities have ranked among the top 50 in Asia for the second consecutive year, according to a regional ranking report.. The Times Higher Education Asia University Rankings 2020 released its eighth annual list on Wednesday.. The United Arab Emirates University has moved up 11 spots, to position 38.. Khalifa University dropped three spots, to 31 and the University of Sharjah broke into the top 200 for the first time to spot 169, largely due to an increase in citations.. "The United Arab Emirates University improved on teaching environment, research environment and citations in particular and that is worth quite a lot in the rankings.". Universities across the world may face financial challenges ahead if the coronavirus pandemic causes students to defer enrollment.. Those with large cohorts of international students will feel the pinch if more students chose to study closer to home.. The universities in the Times Higher Education rankings are measured on three areas of teaching - research, citations and, to a lesser degree, knowledge transfer and international outlook.. Universities are also excluded if 80 per