Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan makes it to 157th in World Times Higher Education (THE) ranking

Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan makes it to 157th in World Times Higher Education (THE) ranking

Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan makes it to 157th in World Times Higher Education (THE) ranking

In the recently released Times Higher Education (THE) Young University Rankings 2021, Abdul Wali Khan University, Mardan (AWKUM) has been ranked first in Pakistan and 157th in the world.

The Times Higher Education’s (THE) list includes the world’s best universities that are not more than 50 years old. THE also released a table, which uses performance indicators and gives less weightage to reputation.

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In the list, universities are ranked based on their core missions, which also includes research, knowledge transfer, teaching and international outlook. In the 2021 list, 475 universities have been ranked, up from 414 in the 2010 list.

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The Vice Chancellor of AWKUM, Professor Dr. Zahoorul Haq while discussing the list, said that the university’s core focus is on improving teaching quality and also upgrading the research culture.

“This achievement indicates that our faculty is productive, talented, and dedicated as teachers and researchers,” he said.

 

 

Top Ten Universities of Pakistan

No.

University

City

Worldwide Ranking

1

Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan

Mardan

157

2

COMSATS University Islamabad

Islamabad

201–250

3

Government College University Faisalabad

Faisalabad

251–300

4

Lahore University of Management Sciences

Lahore

251–300

5

National University of Sciences and Technology

Islamabad

251–300

6

The Islamia University of Bahawalpur

Bahawalpur

351–400

7

University of Sargodha

Sargodha

351–400

8

Bahauddin Zakariya University

Multan

401+

9

Government College University Lahore

Lahore

401+

10

PMAS Arid Agriculture University

Rawalpindi

401+

 

 

Top Ten Universities Worldwide

Rank

 University

Country

1

Nanyang Technological University

Singapore

2

Paris Sciences et Lettres – PSL Research University, Paris

France

3

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

Hong Kong

4

Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)

South Korea

5

City University of Hong Kong

Hong Kong

6

Maastricht University

Netherlands

7

Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies – Pisa

Italy

8

Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)

South Korea

9

University of Technology Sydney

Australia

10

Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST)

South Korea

 

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