Syrian universities advance in U.S.-based global ranking
QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) – Twenty-one Syrian universities and research centers have improved their positions in a U.S.-based global ranking system that evaluates higher education institutions worldwide using nearly 100 different criteria.
According to the classification, 21 Syrian universities and research centers were documented among 47 institutions included in the local ranking. Damascus University ranked first nationally, followed by Latakia University in second place and the Higher Institute for Applied Sciences and Technology in third.
Aleppo University ranked fourth, while the Arab International University came fifth. The International University for Science and Technology secured sixth place, followed by the Syrian Private University in seventh and the Syrian Virtual University in eighth.
The ranking also included Al-Andalus University for Medical Sciences, Al-Qalamoun University, Al-Wadi University and Al-Sham University among the leading institutions.
Other universities and institutes listed in the classification were Homs University, the Higher Institute of Business Administration, Hama University, Al-Hawash Private University, Al-Furat University, Al-Ittihad Private University, Al-Yarmouk Private University, the National Institute of Public Administration and Al-Shahba University.
The classification showed that Damascus University advanced four positions at the Asian level. It also indicated that several Syrian universities declined in ranking, while a number of private universities improved their standings and entered the country’s top ten institutions.
The ranking is considered one of the most comprehensive international classifications due to the wide range of indicators it uses to assess universities and research centers. Inclusion in the ranking itself is regarded as an important achievement for institutions participating in the evaluation process.
Damascus University has joined 14 new international rankings over the past year and a half and is currently listed in 18 global classifications.