The United Arab Emirates University (UAEU) has been listed in four out of five major subject areas. For the first time, UAEU was listed among the world s best universities for Arts & Humanities. In the field of Social Sciences, the university jumped by almost 100 places to 292^nd best in the world, and in Engineering & Technology a similar increase saw UAEU positioned as 297^th best university. In the highly competitive Life Sciences and Medicine subject area, UAEU also climbed one bracket into the 401-450 group.

QS then ranks the world s leading universities in 51 individual disciplines and UAEU was listed in 12 with significant improvement in eight disciplines. The biggest jump was seen in Economics, where UAEU leapt two brackets into the 351-400 group. Another record was UAEU s first time entry into the Petroleum Engineering ranking (51-100). Other disciplines in which UAEU was highly ranked were Computer Science and Accounting & Finance (201-250), and Business & Management (251-300).

Prof. Ghaleb Alhadrami Albreiki, Acting Vice Chancellor said:

It is really great to see our strategy continuing to show results, UAEU has entered two subject rankings for the first time and risen in ten others. We have made a lot of improvements over recent years right across the university that have contributed to this unprecedented performance. I offer my sincere congratulations to the brilliant faculty and staff who have made this happen and look forward to continued improvement as we intensify our efforts.

QS 2021 Subject			2021	2020
Engineering & technology		▲	297	366
	Computer Science & Information	▲	201-250	251-300
	Chemical engineering	🔻	351-400	301-350
	Electrical & electronic engineering	▲	301-350	351-400
	Mechanical engineering	＝	301-350	301-350
	Petroleum engineering	▲	51-100
Life Sciences & Medicine		▲	401-450	451-500
	Agriculture & Forestry	＝	301-350	301-350
	Biological sciences	▲	351-400	401-450
	Medicine	＝	351-400	351-400
Arts & Humanities		▲	451-500
Natural Sciences
	Mathematics	▲	401-500	451-500
Social Sciences		▲	292	380
	Accounting & finance	▲	201-250	251-300
	Business & management studies	▲	251-300	301-350
	Economics	▲	351-400	451-500

The United Arab Emirates University (UAEU) is the first and the largest national higher education institution in the United Arab Emirates. UAEU was founded by the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan in 1976. Today, the university continues to fulfill his progressive vision, contributing to the development of the United Arab Emirates as a model for the Arab world and a successful example of a peaceful, safe, and a fast growing cosmopolitan society.

QS (Quacquarelli Symonds) is one of the world s leading providers of services, analytics, and insight to the global higher education sector, whose mission is to enable motivated people anywhere in the world to fulfil their potential through educational achievement, international mobility, and career development.