12-03-2025
UAE universities achieve milestones in global subject rankings
12 Mar 2025 23:18
MAYS IBRAHIM (ABU DHABI)The UAE has made significant strides in higher education, with multiple universities achieving new milestones in the QS Quacquarelli Symonds World University Rankings by Subject 2025, released on the country's growing reputation as a global education hub, four UAE universities have secured debut rankings in key academic fields, including linguistics, dentistry, communication and media studies, politics and international studies, as well as data science and artificial the UAE stands among just 20 countries and territories worldwide to have two or more subjects ranked in the global top University of Science and Technology's petroleum engineering programme climbed one spot to secure the 7th position globally, with an overall score of 83.6. This marks a continued upward trajectory for the institution, which has been a leader in engineering and applied University celebrated a milestone as its Data Science and Artificial Intelligence programme entered the global top 100 for the first time. Likewise, the University of Sharjah's Dentistry programme also made a breakthrough by securing a spot in the top Al Ain University showed impressive progress, with all nine of its ranked subjects improving on their positions from last QS World University Rankings by Subject 2025 is the most comprehensive edition to date, featuring 55 individual subjects across five broad academic categories.
This year's rankings include 171 new institutions that were not present in the 2024 edition, with disciplines such as medicine, computer science, and materials science now featuring more ranked universities than ever before.
