Thursday 26/March/2026 – 09:38 AM
Cairo University has achieved remarkable progress in the results of the QS World Classification of Specializations for the year 2026, as part of its continuous endeavor to enhance its academic and research standing, reflecting the strength of its institutional performance and the diversity of its scientific excellence across various sectors.
The results showed that the university continues to be a leading position locally, with a strong presence at the regional and international levels in a large number of specializations.
The results of the classification indicated that Cairo University was included among the best universities globally in five main fields, and it ranked first locally in all five fields.
At the international level, it ranked (141) globally in the engineering and technology sector, (162) in the life sciences and medicine, (220) in the natural sciences, (231) in the arts and humanities, and (238) in the social and administrative sciences, which reflects the university’s broad academic excellence base.
At the level of subspecialties, the university achieved outstanding results, as it ranked (46) globally in the specialty of petroleum engineering, and ranked (53) in pharmacy and pharmacology, and ranked (51-100) in the specialty of anatomy and physiology, and in the category (101-150) in agriculture and forestry, civil engineering, and nursing. The university also achieved rank (136) globally in computer science and information systems, rank (147) in chemistry, in the category (151-200) in mathematics and environmental sciences, and in the category (201-250) in biological sciences, which reflects a balanced distinction between applied and basic sciences.
The results also showed a noticeable expansion in the number of specializations included in the classification, especially in the fields of artificial intelligence and data science, as Cairo University came in the category (101-200) globally in this modern specialization, which confirms the success of its strategy and its orientation towards supporting future and technological specializations.
In this context, Dr. Muhammad Sami Abdel-Sadiq said that these results reflect the success of the university’s strategy in developing the education and scientific research system, stressing that progress in specific specializations such as petroleum engineering, pharmacy, and computer science reflects the strength of academic staff and research infrastructure. He added that the university continues to support innovation and strengthen international partnerships, which contributes to raising its global ranking.
The university president added that Cairo University’s results in the QS classification reflect the strength of its performance across indicators of academic reputation, employment of graduates, the impact of scientific research, and international cooperation, which confirms the success of its strategy in enhancing its global competitiveness and consolidating its position among the leading universities.
For his part, Dr. Mahmoud Al-Saeed confirmed that the statistical indicators of the classification reflect a noticeable improvement in the quality of scientific publishing and the increase in international citations, as well as the expansion of the inclusion of specializations, as the number of fields classified internationally increased compared to previous years, especially in the fields of agriculture (13 specializations listed at the level of Egypt), computer science (13 specializations), and pharmacy (12 specializations), which reflects the dynamic development of the research system.
It is noteworthy that the global QS classification is based on four indicators: the academic reputation of the specialization offered by the program, the reputation of graduates, the volume of citations from research, and the network of published research among researchers belonging to more than one country.
