EXPOSED: 17 Educational Institutes In Dubai Have Been Ranked From Best To Worst
Thanks to Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum, the Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of The Executive Council – the first ever official rankings of Dubai’s 17/25 international universities have been made available to the public by the KHDA. Where the universities have been ranked out of 5 stars.
Dubai’s Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA) have published the results of these 17 universities on their official page where they also have also briefed the public about the initiative being carried out by His Highness Sheikh Hamdan.
The official ranking of the international branch campuses in Dubai:
|
University Name |
Overall Rating |
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1. |
The University of Manchester Worldwide |
5 Stars |
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2. |
London Business School |
5 Stars |
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3. |
Heriot-Watt University |
5 Stars |
|
4. |
S P Jain School of Global Management |
4 Stars |
|
5. |
Amity University Dubai |
4 Stars |
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6. |
Manipal University |
4 Stars |
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7. |
Hult International Business School |
4 Stars |
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8. |
City, University of London |
4 Stars |
|
9. |
Birla Institute of Technology and Science Pilani (Bits Pilani) Dubai Campus |
4 Stars |
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10. |
University of Bradford |
4 Stars |
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11. |
Middlesex University Dubai |
4 Stars |
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12. |
SAE Institute |
3 Stars |
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13. |
University of Exeter |
3 Stars |
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14. |
Murdoch University, Dubai |
3 Stars |
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15. |
ESMOD French Fashion Institute |
2 Stars |
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16. |
Islamic Azad University |
2 Stars |
|
17. |
Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science and Technology |
1 Star |
Institutions were ranked based on these eight indicators: employability, teaching, internationalisation, facilities, research, programme strength, social responsibility, inclusiveness and well-being
Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum, the Crown Prince of Dubai posted this on his Twitter handle
Dubai residents responded with nothing but praise for this initiative taken to make rankings transparent to the public
The results in a nutshell
Out of the 17 universities that were evaluated according to the QS Stars rating system by the KHDA:
- Only three of the international institutes managed to score a 5-stars rating
- Eight institutions achieved 4-stars
- Three institutions received 3-stars
- Two achieved 2-stars rating
- Only one institute received a 1-star rating
The universities that were featured on the list were British, Indian, Australian, French, Pakistani and Iranian.
According to the KHDA the first cycle of the Higher Education rankings will go on to symbolize a growth in Dubai’s higher educational sector as well as let universities evaluate their short-comings and set bench marks for their progress.
