Times Higher Education Awards Arab World 2024: shortlist announced

Abu Dhabi University leads the pack with six nominations in Times Higher Education’s second annual awards for the Arab region.

More than 400 entries were received from across 15 different countries/territories for the THE Awards Arab World. The winners will be announced in early December.

This year’s awards feature 12 categories, two of which are new: Most Innovative Teacher of the Year, and Outstanding Contribution to Entrepreneurialism. There are a total of 96 finalists.

With six opportunities to win, Abu Dhabi University makes the most appearances in the shortlist – followed by The University of Jordan, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, and the American University of Sharjah, all with five.

Phil Baty, chief global affairs officer at THE, said it had been a huge challenge to whittle down the entrants into the “elite group” of nominees, and those who have made the cut should be “extremely proud of their achievements already”.

“THE Awards Arab World were launched to identify and promote innovative and inspirational work taking place at higher education institutions, whatever their size, reputation or focus, and wherever they may be located across the region,” he said.

“They are inclusive by design, and we’re thrilled that a record number of individuals and teams have chosen these awards to shout about their exceptional work this year.”

These are the second awards specifically dedicated to the region, following last year’s THE Awards MENA.

The finalists this year come from 53 different institutions in 12 countries/territories. The best represented countries in the shortlist are Egypt, with 24 appearances, the United Arab Emirates (18) and Jordan and Saudi Arabia (both with 12).

This year’s ceremony will take place in Amman, Jordan in early December, during the THE Arab Universities Summit.

patrick.jack@timeshighereducation.com

THE Awards Arab World 2024: the shortlist

International Strategy of the Year

• Abu Dhabi University (United Arab Emirates)
• Ain Shams University (Egypt)
• An-Najah National University (Palestine)
• University of Béjaïa (Algeria)
• University of El Oued (Algeria)
• Galala University (GU) (Egypt)
• The University of Jordan (Jordan)
• King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (Saudi Arabia)

Leadership and Management Team of the Year

• Abu Dhabi University (United Arab Emirates)
• University of Al-Qadisiyah (Iraq)
• Al-Quds University (Palestine)
• Galala University (GU) (Egypt)
• King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (Saudi Arabia)
• Middle East College (Oman)
• Palestine Technical University – Kadoorie (Palestine)
• Tanta University (Egypt)

Most Innovative Teacher of the Year

• Ibrahim Issa Al Balushi, National University of Science and Technology, Oman (Oman)
• Fatma Alzahraa Abdelsalam Elkhamisy, Helwan University (Egypt)
• Mohamed Amin, Alamein International University (Egypt)
• Abir Enany, Misr University for Science and Technology (Egypt)
• Amer Hijazi, Al-Ahliyya Amman University (Jordan)
• Mohamed Ismail, Egypt University of Informatics (Egypt)
• Zahy Ramadan, Lebanese American University (Lebanon)
• Rami Abdullah Wahsheh, Princess Sumaya University for Technology (Jordan)

Outstanding Contribution to Entrepreneurialism

• Alamein International University (Egypt)
• American University of Sharjah (United Arab Emirates)
• Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology (E-JUST) (Egypt)
• Euromed University of Fez (Morocco)
• German Jordanian University (Jordan)
• King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) (Saudi Arabia)
• King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (Saudi Arabia)
• Mansoura National University (Egypt)

Outstanding Contribution to Environmental Leadership

• Al-Balqa Applied University (Jordan)
• The British University in Egypt (Egypt)
• Ibn Tofaïl University (Morocco)
• The University of Jordan (Jordan)
• King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) (Saudi Arabia)
• Nile University (Egypt)
• October University for Modern Sciences and Arts (MSA) (Egypt)
• Qatar University (Qatar)

Outstanding Contribution to Regional Development

• Al-Kitab University (Iraq)
• Al-Quds University (Palestine)
• ESLSCA University (Egypt)
• Galala University (GU) (Egypt)
• Ibn Tofaïl University (Morocco)
• The University of Jordan (Jordan)
• New York University Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates)
• Qatar University (Qatar)

Outstanding Support for Students

• American University of Sharjah (United Arab Emirates)
• Ibn Tofaïl University (Morocco)
• King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (Saudi Arabia)
• Palestine Ahliya University (Palestine)
• Qassim University (Saudi Arabia)
• Taibah University (Saudi Arabia)
• University of Warith Alanbiyaa (Iraq)
• Zayed University (United Arab Emirates)

Research Project of the Year: Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences

• Al-Ahliyya Amman University (Jordan)
• American University of Sharjah (United Arab Emirates)
• Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport (Egypt)
• The Arab Institute for Women (AiW) at the Lebanese American University (LAU) (Lebanon)
• University of Mosul (Iraq)
• New York University Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates)
• Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University (Saudi Arabia)
• Zayed University (United Arab Emirates)

Research Project of the Year: STEM

• Abu Dhabi University (United Arab Emirates)
• Al-Ahliyya Amman University (Jordan)
• American University of Sharjah (United Arab Emirates)
• Euromed University of Fez (Morocco)
• National University of Science and Technology, Oman (Oman)
• Nile University (Egypt)
• University of Technology, Iraq (Iraq)
• Zewail City of Science and Technology (Egypt)

Student Recruitment Campaign of the Year

• Abu Dhabi University (United Arab Emirates)
• An-Najah National University (Palestine)
• American University in Cairo (AUC) (Egypt)
• Heriot-Watt University Dubai (United Arab Emirates)
• University of Hertfordshire, hosted by Global Academic Foundation (Egypt)
• The University of Jordan (Jordan)
• King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (Saudi Arabia)
• Port Said University (Egypt)

Teaching and Learning Strategy of the Year

• Abu Dhabi University (United Arab Emirates)
• Gulf University (Bahrain)
• Lebanese American University (Lebanon)
• New Giza University (Egypt)
• Prince Sultan University (PSU) (Saudi Arabia)
• Qassim University (Saudi Arabia)
• University of Technology, Iraq (Iraq)
• Zayed University (United Arab Emirates)

Technological or Digital Innovation of the Year

• Abu Dhabi University (United Arab Emirates)
• Al-Ahliyya Amman University (Jordan)
• American University of Sharjah (United Arab Emirates)
• An-Najah National University (Palestine)
• ESLSCA University (Egypt)
• The University of Jordan (Jordan)
• Lebanese American University (Lebanon)
• University of Warith Alanbiyaa (Iraq)