Five Moroccan universities enter Arab top 100
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Infomediaire
Five Moroccan universities feature in Times Higher Education's 2027 Arab top 100, up from four in the previous edition, among 269 institutions from 17 countries and territories. Mohammed VI Polytechnic University remains Morocco's highest-ranked, in 13th place regionally, according to Times Higher Education and organisers cited by Morocco World News.
Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P), a Moroccan institution based in Benguerir, remains the highest-ranked Moroccan university in Times Higher Education's (THE) 2027 Arab ranking and rises one place to 13th regionally. Ibn Tofaïl University in Kenitra, the highest-ranked Moroccan public university, rises from 74th to 66th place.
The 2027 ranking includes 269 institutions from 17 countries and territories and has 13 Moroccan universities, compared with four Moroccan institutions in the top 100 in the previous edition. THE assesses research, teaching, international outlook and industry relations, among other criteria.
The Arab Universities Summit, held from 3 to 5 November on the UM6P campus in partnership with THE, brought together more than 260 participants from more than 145 universities and organisations, according to figures from the organisers reported by Morocco World News. Tunis El Manar University received an honorary award for excellence for its results in the 2027 edition, according to a statement from the institution relayed by the TAP news agency.
