Times Higher Education’s new Arab University Rankings advisory board launches today

Times Higher Education’s Arab University Rankings advisory board was launched today, with 10 external members from 10 countries across the Arab region.
March 28, 2023
Arab University Ranking advisory board

Times Higher Education’s (THE) Arab University Rankings advisory board was launched today, with 10 external members from 10 countries across the Arab region.

The board members have a wide range of experiences and are passionate and dedicated experts in higher education. The board has an even gender split of five women and men. 

The board members are: 

Name

Position

Institution

Country

Yusra Mouzughi

President

Royal University for Women

Bahrain

Victoria Lindsay

Founding President and Vice-Chancellor

The British University of Iraq

Iraq

Ola Laurence

Consultant

EKB

Egypt

Maryam Riaz Wattoo

Advisor

Higher Education Affairs at Ministry of Education UAE

UAE

Hanane Boussi

Head of Rankings and Analysis

University of Tunis El Manar

Tunisia

Habib Fardoun

Consultant for University Excellence

Independent consultant

Lebanon

Georges Yahchouchi

President

American University of the Middle East

Kuwait

Cesar Wazen

Director of International Affairs Office

Qatar University

Qatar

Anas Ratib Al-S’oud

Vice President

AL-Ahliyya Amman University

Jordan

Ahmed Al Kuwaiti

Associate Professor, Consultant and Supervisor General – Deanship of Quality & Academic Accreditation

Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University

Saudi Arabia

David Watkins

Managing Director of Data Science

Times Higher Education

UK

Loubaba El Wazir

AUR product owner

Times Higher Education

Lebanon

David Watkins, Managing Director of Data Science at Times Higher Education, said:

“We received a large number of high quality applications, perhaps unsurprising given the Arab region is the fastest improving university region in the world. I’d like to take this opportunity to thank all those people who took the time to submit an application to help us improve our ranking.”

On 26 January THE announced the formation of the Times Higher Education Arab University Rankings advisory board and invitations for applications from across the Arab region, which closed on 28 February.

The board’s role will be to advise on the general strategy for the Arab University Rankings to help THE achieve its objectives. The board will meet four times a year, including at least one in-person event, and THE will support the members with information and administrative support.

The advisory board is an important part of THE’s commitment to widen its transparency as it has done with its Impact Rankings advisory board and World University Rankings advisory board

The Arab University Rankings were first created in 2021, to support the rapid growth in the quantity and quality of universities in the Arab region. In the 2021 ranking 125 universities were ranked, plus 30 reporter institutions; the 2022 ranking sees 169 universities ranked with a further 48 reporters.

To find out more read David Watkin’s piece Announcing our new Arab University Rankings advisory board.

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