Yarmouk advances 7 places in the QS Arab 2024 by obtaining the rank (41) in the Arab world and the third rank locally, thus becoming among the best 19% of universities in the Arab world. The ranking was officially announced on the 18th of October, based on data collected from 223 universities that applied for the rankings this year.
Interestingly, the QS Arab Region University Rankings is one of the most important rankings at the Arab level, as it is incorporates 10 main criteria, which are academic reputation, professional reputation, the ratio of students to faculty members, international research cooperation, the percentage of faculty members holding a doctorate degree, and the citation rate to the number of research papers published on the Scopus database, the percentage of research papers published on the Scopus database for faculty members, the influence of the website, the percentage of international faculty members, and the percentage of international students.
The President of the University, Professor Islam Massad, confirmed that Yarmouk is moving forward towards internationality with the determination of its children, who are making exceptional efforts to enable their university occupy an advanced position at all levels. He stressed the University’s endeavor and constant interest in providing a modern and advanced educational environment, enhancing international communication and academic partnerships with prestigious international institutions, and attracting more students from outside Jordan, in a way that reflects the directives of His Majesty King Abdullah II Ibn Al Hussein concerning modernizing education and developing universities.
