US News Foundation has announced the international ranking of the Arab universities.
The British University in Egypt (BUE) came first of all private academic institutions authorized by the Higher Council of Universities, over October this year.
BUE also won the leading place of marks allotted to the scientific production.
Scientific papers published by the BUE in respected periodicals across the world. This mirrors the higher scientific value of studies authored by professorate of BU in Egypt.
According to the US News ranking, BUE advanced 12 places among all universities in Egypt. It came in the 44th place among 800 universities in the Arab world.
BU placed third among Egypt’s universities in university reputation section of the local and international academic milieu according to US News ranking.
Mohamed Farid Khamees, chairman of Board of Trustees of the BUE, congratulated president of the university, professorate and students on the advanced ranking of the university among the local and Arab academic institutions.
He assured that the board continues in supporting scientific research which reflects positively on progress and development.
Dr. Ahmed Hamad, President of British University in Egypt (BUE), pointed out that winning the first place by the BUE for the second year in a row proves the important role played by the university in the field of scientific research.
Success of the BUE makes it surpassing a number of old state-run universities.
Dr. Hamad added that the BUE houses 14 specialized scientific center, two centers for service studies and another two centers for politics studies.
The BUE has established a center of physics which includes experts authoring important researches praised by US News and Shanghai rankings.
Dr. Hamad assured that the US News revealed that the BUE came second among all universities in Egypt in physics as a result of the ongoing support to researchers and material and laboratories capabilities supplied by the university management.
Physics centers at the BUE work in advanced fields such as computing, renewable energy and drugs. The BUE got donation of Academy of Scientific Research, Fund of Sciences & Technical Development in Egypt, the British Council and the European Union ( EU).
It is worth mentioning that US News ranking based on evaluating universities and their reputation in the scientific research.
25% of the maximum degrees allotted to the reputation of a university at the other academic institutions.
The ranking allots 75% of the maximum degrees to the scientific degrees.
Contributed by Ahmed Moamar
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