QS recently released its World University Rankings for the year 2024 in which it ranks the top 1,500 universitiesin the world according to a set of weighted criteria, namely Academic reputation, Employer reputation, Facultystudent ratio, Citations per Faculty, International Faculty ratio, International students ratio, International ResearchNetwork, Employment Outcomes and Sustainability.  In Lebanon, AUB topped the list with an international rank of 226 (up from 252 the year before), followed by  Lebanese University with an international rank of 557, Saint Joseph University of Beirut (international rank: 631-640), Lebanese American University (LAU) (international rank: 661-670), Holy Spirit University of Kaslik (USEK) (international rank: 661-670), Beirut Arab University (BAU) (international rank: 711-720), University of Balamand (international rank: 531-540), and Notre Dame University (NDU) (international rank: 801-1000).  At the level of the region, King Abdulaziz University (KAU) topped the QS university rankings for the year 2024 with an international rank of 143rd, followed by Qatar University (international rank: 173rd) and the King FahdUniversity (international rank: 180th).  Globally, the top three positions in the overall ranking were the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) coming first, followed by University of Cambridge 2nd and University of Oxford occupying the joint 3rd spot in the 2024 ranking.  It is worth mentioning that AUB scored 27.6 in Academic reputation, 41.6 in Employer reputation, 57.3 in Faculty student ratio, 24.2 in Citations per Faculty, 67.8 in International Faculty Ratio, 46.8 in International students ratio, 35.6 in International Research Network 88.5 in Employment Outcomes and 93.2 in Sustainability. (ICE BEIRUT)

Fonte notizia: Bank Audi, Lebanon Weekly Monitor, 31 July - 6 August 2023