Mansoura University has been ranked among the top 4.2% of 20,966 universities worldwide in the "CWUR" ranking, and it secured the third position locally and the eleventh position in Africa. According to the 2024 edition of the Global 2000 list based on the results by the "CWUR" Ranking, MU achieved the 873rd position globally.
Prof. Cherif Youssef Khatter, the President of Mansoura University, highlighted that the university's third position in the CWUR ranking aligns with the university's vision to enhance various aspects of the educational and research process across all domains, through its academic programs and scientific research initiatives in various scientific fields.
Prof. Tarek Ghalwash, the Vice President of the University for Graduate Studies and Research, clarified that the CWUR ranking selects only 2,000 universities out of over 20,000 universities worldwide according to four fundamental objective indicators including:
1) Education: based on the academic success of a university’s alumni, measured relative to the university's size (25%)
2) Employability: based on the professional success of a university’s alumni, measured relative to the university's size (25%)
3) Faculty: measured by the number of faculty members who have received top academic distinctions (10%)
4) Research:
i) Research Output: measured by the total number of research papers (10%)
ii) High-Quality Publications: measured by the number of research papers appearing in top-tier journals (10%)
iii) Influence: measured by the number of research papers appearing in highly-influential journals (10%)
iv) Citations: measured by the number of highly-cited research papers (10%)
It is worth mentioning that the (CWUR) ranking is a leading consulting organization that provides advisory services, strategic visions, and consulting services to governments and universities to improve educational and research outcomes.