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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