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37 Egyptian universities listed on 2023 Times Impact Rankings
Thirty seven Egyptian universities were listed on the Times Higher Education Impact Rankings for 2023 – the only global performance tables that assess universities against the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
The 2023 Impact Rankings is the fifth edition, and the overall ranking includes 1,591 universities from 112 countries/regions.
Aswan University came at the top of Egyptian universities on the list as it ranked no 101-200.
The list also included Ain Shams University, Cairo University, Mansoura University, Alexandria University and the American University in Cairo.
The Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport was also on the list as well as Assiut University, and the Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology (E-JUST).
The list also comprised Suez Canal University, Benha University, Damietta University, Future University in Egypt, Kafr El Sheikh University, October 6 University, and Pharos University
The list respectively included Tanta University, Zagazig University, Badr University in Cairo (BUC), Beni Suef University, Misr International University, Misr University for Science and Technology, October University for Modern Sciences and Arts (MSA), and Port Said University.
South Valley University, Al Azhar University, The British University in Egypt, Deraya University, Egyptian Russian University, Fayyoum University, Helwan University, Minia University, Nile University, Sohag University, Sphinx University, and Zewail City of Science and Technology.
Top ranking universities:
Three Australian and four Canadian institutions among top 10 of THE ranking exploring progress of universities worldwide towards achieving SDGs.
The overall ranking is led by Australia’s Western Sydney University for the second year in a row.
The UK’s University of Manchester follows in second place, while Canada-based Queen’s University takes the third spot.
The top institution from an emerging economy is Universiti Sains Malaysia, ranking at fourth.
The UK is the most-represented nation in the top 100 with 26 institutions, followed by Australia with 16 and Canada with 15.
The top 10 universities on the rankings are Western Sydney University of Australia, University of Manchester of the UK, Queen’s University of Canada, Universiti Sains Malaysia (Malaysia), University of Tasmania of Australia, Arizona State University (Tempe) of the US, University of Alberta (Canada), RMIT University of Australia, Aalborg University of Denmark, University of Victoria (Canada), and Western University of Canada.
The number of universities joining the Impact Rankings is growing rapidly each year as many more universities seek to demonstrate their commitment to delivering the SDGs by joining our database; and they allow institutions to demonstrate rapid improvement year-on-year, by introducing clear new policies, for example, or by providing clearer and more open evidence of their progress. Therefore, the Times Impact Rankings expect and welcome regular change in the ranked order of institutions (and we discourage year-on-year comparisons) as universities continue to drive this urgent agenda.
How is the ranking created?
A university’s total score in a given year is calculated by combining its score in SDG 17 with its best three results on the remaining 16 SDGs. SDG 17 accounts for 22 percent of the total score, while the other SDGs each carry a weighting of 26 percent. This means that different universities are scored based on a different set of SDGs, depending on their focus. The score for the overall ranking is an average of the last two years’ total scores.
The score from each SDG is scaled so that the highest score in each SDG in the overall calculation is 100 and the lowest score is 0. This is to adjust for minor differences in the scoring range in each SDG and to ensure that universities are treated equitably whichever SDGs they have provided data for. It is these scaled scores that we use to determine which SDGs a university has performed in most strongly; they may not be the SDGs in which the university is ranked highest or has scored highest based on unscaled scores.
The rankings use carefully calibrated indicators to provide comprehensive and balanced comparisons across four broad areas; research, stewardship, outreach and teaching.
Research area covers the most obvious and traditional way that a university might help to deliver the SDGs is by creating research in relevant topics.
Stewardship covers universities are custodians of significant resources; not just physical resources, but also their employees, faculty and students. How they act as stewards is one of the key factors in delivering the SDGs.
Outreach focuses on place which is critical in higher education, and the work that universities do with their local, regional, national and international communities is another key way that they can have an impact on sustainability.
Teaching plays a critical role, both in ensuring that there are enough skilled practitioners to deliver on the SDGs, and in making sure that all alumni take forward the key lessons of sustainability into their future careers.
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