iloubnan.info
The
QS University Rankings for 2016 included 10 Lebanese universities among
100 ranked universities in the Arab region, Byblos Bank’s Lebanon This
Week reported.
The American University of Beirut (AUB) was the highest ranked
institution in Lebanon and the second highest ranked in the Arab world,
with an overall score of 98.5 points out of a maximum of 100 points. It
was followed by the Lebanese American University (LAU) in 15th place
(71.5 points), Université Saint-Joseph de Beyrouth (USJ) in 17th place
(69.7 points), the University of Balamand in 28th place (55.3 points),
the Lebanese University in 31st place (49.7 points), Notre Dame
University in 38th place (42.8 points) and the Beirut Arab University in
39th place (42.6 points). Also, the survey ranked the Holy Spirit
University of Kaslik within the 61-70 range regionally (30.8 points),
while it ranked the Hariri Canadian University (26.7 points) in the
71-80 range and Université Antonine (23.1 points) in the 91-100 range.
The Lebanese University and USJ’s rankings improved by three spots
year-on-year, the largest increase among the top 10 universities in
Lebanon, while AUB’s rank was unchanged year-on-year. In contrast, the
rank of the Beirut Arab University regressed by seven spots from the
2015 survey, followed by NDU (-5 spots), the University of Balamand (-3
spots) and LAU (-1 spots). Further, the rank of the Holy Spirit
University of Kaslik was in the 51-60 range and the rankings of the
Hariri Canadian University and Université Antonine were in the 81-90
range last year.