ISLAMABAD – National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST) waswell-placed at 417th position globally at World Higher EducationInstitutions (HEI) ranking (2019) ascending 20 positions from the previousyear and 111 positions in the last two years.link#_>
It has risen to a more coveted position in the league of world’s top highereducation institutions, as per the latest HEI rankings (2019) released onJune 6, 2018, by the world’s leading ranking agency-Quacquarelli Symonds(QS).
QS ranks universities both at world and regional level, besides otherranking categories, such as subject ranking and young universities underthe age of 50 years. NUST has prominently and consistently figured amongall categories since 2007, said a news release.
Apart from being ranked in the top 100 Asian Universities, NUST is alsoranked at 61st position among international universities aged under 50,highest ever by any Pakistani university. In addition, NUST was rankedamong top 400 universities of the world in Graduate Employability Ranking(GER).
The QS university rankings are carried out on the basis of teaching andresearch quality, academic/employer reputation, citation per paper, paperper faculty and internationalisation measures taken by the university.
Improved scores in academic reputation, employer reputation and citationsper faculty helped NUST further consolidate its position this year.