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23 Egyptian universities on 2020 Times Rankings list
The Times Higher Education Impact Rankings listed 23 Egyptian universities in the second edition which was issued by the end of April 2020 to assess the universities commitment to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
Egypt’s Benha University (101-200) is placed on the list for the first time.
The list also comprised University of Alexandria (101-200), The Suez Canal University (201-300), Bani Suef University (301-400) and Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology (E-Just) (301-400).
The Pharos University (301-400) was also placed on the list alongside Aswan University (401-600), Assiut University (401-600), Ain Shams University (401-600), Tanta University (401-600), MSA University (401-600) and Mansoura University (401-600).
The list also included Al-Azhar University (601+), Fayoum University (601+), Damietta University (601+), Helwan University(601 +), October 6 University (601+), Misr International University (601+), Minia University (601+), South Valley University (601+), Sohag University (601+), Zewail City Science and Technology (601+) and Zagazig University (601+).
The number of Egyptian universities placed on the list was the largest among Arab universities.
Arab universities on the ranking list:
The number of Iraqi universities included on the Times Higher Education Impact Rankings came in the second position after Egypt with 18 Iraqi universities listed.
The Iraqi universities on the list comprised university of Babylon (401-600), University of Kufa (401-600), University of Basrah (601+), University of Baghdad (601+), University of Anbar (601+), Al Mustaqbal Universit College (601+) and Al Kut University College (601+).
The list also included Al-Kunooz University College (601+), University of Alkafeel (601+), Al-Furat Al-Awsat Technical University (601+), Al-Farahidi Uniuversity (601+), Ahl Al Bayt University (601+), Fallujah university (601+), Mustansiriyah University (601+), Salahaddin University (601+), University of Technology (601+) and Kirkuk University (601+).
The list also included five Jordanian universities; Al Ahliyya Amman University (301-400), Mutah University (401-600), University of Petra (401-600), Applied Science Private University (601+), and Middle East University (601+).
The list also included four Algerian universities; Universite 8 Mai 1945 Guelma (401-600), University of Bejaia (401-600), University of Abdelhamid Ibn Badis Mostaganmen (601+), and University of Oran 1 (601+).
Four Saudi Arabian universities were also placed on the list; King Abdulaziz University (101-200), Alfaisal University (401-600), Princess Nourah Abdulrahman University (401-600) and Qassim University (601+).
The list also comprised three Tunisian universities; University of Manouba ( (401-600), University of Monastir (401-600) and University of Sfax (601+).
The list also included three Bahraini universities, University of Bahrain (201-300), Applied Science University (401-600) and Ahlia University (401-600).
Also, three Lebanese universities were on the list; Amerivan University of Beirut (201-300), Lebanese University (201-300) and Universite Saint Joseph de Beyruth (401-600).
The list also included two Moroccan universities; Ibn Tofail University (201-300) and Universite Hassan II de Casablanca (601+).
Two UAE universities were on the list; Khalifa University (401-600) and Gulf Medical University.
The list included also Palestine’s An-Najah National University (201-300) and Kuwait’s Kuwait University (401-600).
African Universities:
The list also included African universities, especially of South Africa, Nigeria, Kenya and Ghana.
The list included three South African Universities; University of Johannesburg (75), University of Pretoria (101-200) and University of Western Cape (201-300).
The list also comprised three Ghanaian Universities; Ashesi University (301-400, University of Ghana (401-600) and University of Professional Studies (401-600).
The list also included two Nigerian universities; University of Ibadan (201-300) and Covenant University (401-600).
Kenya’s Kenatta University (401-600) was also placed on the list.
Top universities of The Times Higher Education Impact Rankings:
The Times Higher Education Impact Rankings are the only global performance tables that assess universities against the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Calibrated indicators are carefully used to provide comprehensive and balanced comparisons across three broad areas; research, outreach and stewardship.
This second edition includes 766 universities from 85 countries.
The list is once again led by New Zealand’s University of Auckland, while three Australian universities complete the rest of the top four: University of Sydney, Western Sydney University and La Trobe University.
Japan is the most-represented nation in the table with 63 institutions, followed by Russia with 47.
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