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Prof. Ayman Ashour, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, honored Ain Shams University for the university’s progress in the QS World University Rankings 2025. The honor was received by Prof. Mohamed Diaa Zain El-Abedeen, President of the University. Ain Shams University ranked 542nd globally, advancing 50 places. The ceremony was held during the announcement of the results of Egyptian universities included in the QS World University Rankings 2025. The ceremony was attended by Dr. Ashwin Fernandez, Regional Director for the Middle East, Africa and South Asia in the QS World University Rankings, Prof. Ghada Farouk, Vice President for Community Service and Environmental Development, Prof. Amany Osama Kamel, Vice President for Postgraduate Studies and Research, and a number of presidents of public, private, national and technological universities, branches of foreign universities, and leaders of the Ministry.

Prof. Mohamed Diaa Zain El-Abedeen praised the university's unprecedented achievement compared to its Egyptian counterparts, advancing 50 places globally to 542nd place, up from 592nd last year in the same ranking.

Prof. Mohamed Diaa Zain El-Abedeen explained that the university’s advancement in international rankings is the result of a series of academic measures and plans to align with international standards. He added that the university administration is working diligently to build bridges of communication with world-class universities with prestigious academic reputations, benefiting from international experiences in future specializations, and directing research toward the country’s needs and national projects.

His Excellency pointed out the university administration’s commitment to ensuring continuous improvement in the university’s ranking in various international rankings. This is achieved through a strategy focused on raising international publication rates in prestigious scientific journals, providing financial support to researchers, and ensuring the quality of scientific research. This is in addition to increasing the number of incoming students and ensuring the establishment of international partnerships with major international universities, thus ensuring the production of highly qualified graduates capable of competing internationally.

Dr. Ahmed Al-Banna, Director of the University’s International Ranking Department, explained that the university’s first appearance in the QS World Ranking was in 2013, when it achieved the rank of (700-601) out of a total of 700 universities. He pointed out that the university has achieved remarkable development by achieving the rank of 542 out of a total of 2000 universities this year.

Dr. Ahmed Al-Banna added that the QS World University Rankings is one of the international academic rankings issued annually by the British higher education institution Quacquarelli Symonds. It aims to evaluate the performance of universities around the world based on a set of criteria that balance academic reputation, scientific research, international openness, and employment opportunities. These criteria include: academic reputation (30%), university reputation among employers (15%), faculty staff -to-student ratio (10%), number of research citations per a faculty staff (20%), international student ratio (5%), and international faculty staff ratio (5%). The latest edition of the rankings has also added an employment outcomes indicator (5%) and a sustainability indicator (5%), to more comprehensively reflect the quality of education and the global influence of academic institutions.