LAHORE: The University of Health Sciences (UHS) has been ranked among top 700 medical universities of the world in the latest Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings by subject.

The UHS is the first medical university of Punjab that has been included in the world ranking. It is the third medical university in Pakistan, after Aga Khan Medical University and Dow Medical University, Karachi, to be included in the international ranking of higher education institutions.

Earlier, the UHS has been ranked among top 10 universities of the country by the Higher Education Commission (HEC) in its four consecutive rankings from 2012 to 2015.

“University of Health Sciences, Lahore in Pakistan has been named as one of the world’s top universities, according to the latest edition of the world’s most-consulted university ranking. The UHS’s best performance is in medicine”, read a statement issued from the QS head office in London on Thursday.

In a certificate issued by QS Senior Vice-President Ben Sowter, the UHS ranking number in the World Ranking by Subject (Medicine) is 651- 670.

“This ranking, i.e. 651-670, is the top tier of QS rankings because it represents 2 to 5 pc of total universities and higher education institutions worldwide,” said UHS Quality Enhancement Cell’s (QEC) Director Professor Nadia Naseem who steered the application process for the ranking.

The 12th edition of the QS World University Rankings by Subject is an independent comparative analysis of the performance of 15,200 individual university programs, taken by students at 1,543 universities in 88 locations across the world, across 51 academic disciplines.

UHS Vice Chancellor Prof Javed Akram while congratulating the faculty, staff and students of the university said, “I am delighted to have our world-class standing recognised by the QS World University Rankings”.

He said the UHS will continue to invest in excellence and is committed to supporting the development of Pakistan and the region.

Prof Akram also lauded the role of UHS Pro-VC Prof Maroof Aziz Khan, Director Quality Enhancement Cell (QEC) Prof Nadia Naseem and her team.

Published in Dawn, April 8th, 2022