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