This is a great news guys.
//MOD EDIT: This ranking was due to a typographical error and has since been corrected by the ranking organization.//
For the first time in the history of Pakistan Quaid-i-Azam University (QAU), Islamabad has been ranked 69th among top 100 Universities of the World in recognition of its valuable work and fast improving standard of education.
QAU has achieved this landmark distinction in QS World University Rankings by Subject - Engineering & Technology for year 2011. The ranking is based on three parameters including Academic, Employer and Citation per paper.
QAU Vice Chancellor Prof. Dr. Masoom Yasinzai congratulated the faculty, staff, and scholars for this landmark achievement. "Its for the first time in the history of this country that any Pakistani University has been ranked in top 100 leading universities of the world" said VC. He said that QAU has also applied for the Times General Ranking. He said that QAU would continue to maintain its leading position and would also actively pursue to earn highest rankings in the international academic and research communities.
It is pertinent to mention here that in the latest ranking of Higher Education Commission (HEC), Quaid-i-Azam University (QAU) has also secured top position by 548 research publications in international impact factor journals for year 2010.
"Since its inception QAU has served its role as research driven university, heavily involved in creation of new knowledge. The university will effectively contribute towards human resource development and socio-economic uplift of the country" he added.
He said the university is expanding its academic programmes, introducing new disciplines and research-based learning systems. During the last ten months QAU has successfully launched four new schools including School of Management Sciences, School of Economics, School of Law and School of Politics and International Relations while many new disciplines including School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Media Sciences, and QAU Medical College will also be established soon.
Dr. Masoom Yasinzai said as part of efforts to develop strong industry-Academia linkage QAU has successfully converted its research into viable commercial projects and its scientists are quite capable of providing innovative ideas and solutions to the industry.
I hope our higher education system keeps on progressing like this.