Nine Moroccan Universities Featured in The 2023 World University Ranking
The Times Higher Education’s (THE) 2023 World University Ranking has featured nine Moroccan universities among its list of the top 1,799 higher education institutions across 104 countries and regions.
Even though the ranking of Moroccan universities has slightly improved compared to past years, Moroccan institutions still remain at the bottom of the list.
Kenitra’s Ibn Tofail University, Marrakech’s Cadi Ayyad University, and Fez’s Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University placed in the 1,001-1,200 section of the ranking.
Meanwhile, Abdelmalek Essaadi University in Tetouan, Hassan II University in Casablanca, and Mohammed V University in Rabat ranked in the 1,201-1,500 section.
Hassan I University in Oujda and the International University of Rabat featured in the 1,501+ section.
Morocco’s Ministry of Higher Education, Scientific Research, and Innovation celebrated “the tangible and steady improvement in the ranking of Moroccan universities,” pledging to redouble efforts to improve the quality of higher education.
The ministry considers international university rankings as one of the “most important indicators that can be inferred to highlight the quality of higher education and the development of scientific research” in Morocco.
The ministry noted that the ranking of Moroccan universities has witnessed a “remarkable improvement,” as it went from five universities featured in the 2021 top 1,500 to seven universities in the 2023 top 1,500. Read More...