SOURCE: MOROCCO WORLD NEWS

Rabat – A recent rating by QS Arab Region University Ranking places Al Akhawayn University of Ifrane as the 44th best university in the Arab world, and first in Morocco.

Casablanca’s Hassan II University ranked 61,  followed by Rabat’s Mohammed V University, which ranked 71st.

The American University of Beirut (AUB) tops the 100- Arab University rankings, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals ranked 2nd and  King Saud University ranked third

The QS Rankings is an annual report published by the London based-company Quacquarelli Symonds. It is based on several criteria, including the academic performance, reputation, faculty-student ratio and international vision of the universities.

Founded in 1993 by a royal decree, Al Akhawayn is one of Morocco’s leading universities.

Since opening its doors to international students in 1995, Al Akhawayn University has  become the home to students from many different countries including Syria, Kenya, Ivory Coast, United States, United Kingdom, Australia, France, Libya, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Egypt, Brazil, Japan, South Korea, Russia, Ukraine, Slovenia, Spain, and Portugal among others.