Marrakech – The latest edition of the Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities is out, and Morocco was notably highlighted with Hassan II University in Casablanca making the list.
The Moroccan economic capital’s Hassan II University has been spotlighted, landing between 901st and 1000th place.
In the faculty rankings, this Moroccan institution is also attracting attention with its biology department, where it proudly sits between 201st and 300th place.
Within the prestigious rankings, globally, the US universities are still poised at the forefront in the academic world.
Harvard is once again on top, marking its 22nd consecutive year as number one.
Stanford and MIT are right behind, proving that the American academic juggernaut shows no signs of slowing down. Meanwhile, across the pond, UK’s Cambridge and Oxford claim the 4th and 6th spots.
Since its inception in 2003, the Shanghai Ranking has been the gold standard for measuring university performance on the world stage.
The ranking is all about measuring research impact, from Nobel laureates to top-cited researchers, rather than just classroom prowess.
The Shanghai Ranking assesses universities using six key criteria. The categories include the number of Nobel Prizes and Fields Medals awarded to alumni and staff, the count of highly cited researchers recognized by Clarivate, the volume of articles published in “Nature and Science,” the number of articles indexed in the “Science Citation Index Expanded” and “Social Sciences Citation Index on the Web of Science”, as well as the per capita performance of the university.
With over 2,500 institutions examined, it’s clear that this list is a serious business for academic prestige.
This ranking is a snapshot of where the world’s best places of learning are making their mark, and Hassan II University’s presence is a reminder of Morocco’s growing academic influence.
