Iraq’s biggest university has entered the Times Higher Education World University Rankings for the first time.

The University of Baghdad has appeared in the rankings of the top 1,250 research universities around the world. After years of conflict the Higher Education Sector in Iraq is starting to recover and progress, helped by an increase in international partnerships and focus on research. The university has ranked in 801-1000 mark.

Mr Phil Baty, editorial director of the rankings, said the Iraqi university had been “very strong in international co-operation” and this reflected the importance being placed on universities in post-war reconstruction.

The University of Baghdad was the first university in Iraq, located in the middle of Baghdad city. It is considered the second largest university in the Arab region. The university has 24 colleges, 3 high study institutes and 9 centers spread in four main campuses. It includes 171 study majors, 6477 undergraduate students and 7517 postgraduate students.

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Source: BBC