Web-Desk (February 07, 2018): Times Higher Education has included one of the medium general Universities of Pakistan Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad into the top 100 universities of Asia.
Quaid-e-Azam University, the country’s top-ranked university in THE’s World University Rankings 2018, was judged the 79th best university in Asia in the rankings released on February 6.
The varsity was placed in the 120-130 band in previous year’s rankings but has climbed almost 50 places on the back of the strength of its citations and an improved score for teaching.
COMSATS Institute of Information Technology was the next best university from Pakistan in the ranking. COMSATS was placed 125th on the list for 2018, up from its position in the 141-150 band last year.
The Director of the Times Higher Education Editorial Phil Baty told reporters that it was “a fantastic achievement that Pakistan now has 10 universities in the Asia rankings and that its two leading universities have risen up the table”.
Baty said research must be made the first preference if Pakistan desired its educational institutions to perform better among Asian institutions.
The Times Higher Education Rankings manifested the continued rise of Chinese universities in their performance.
China now has an impressive 63 places in the rankings, with Tsinghua University now the top-ranked university in the country over Peking University.
India has 42 institutions in the top 350, but like Pakistan, a number of Indian universities fell down the rankings.
To Watch full list of Asia’s top universities for 2018 click here.
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