The international rankings of universities :

The international rankings of universities at the present time are of great importance as they have influenced higher education policies by making decisions regarding models of education and scientific research in universities, and motivating universities to apply in order to participate in the internationalization programs of education offered by governments and international institutions.
In this regard, Mansoura University reached an advanced ranking in 2019 and in the beginning of 2020 in the most important international rankings of universities as a result of following a number of educational policies with the aim of developing and focusing on increasing the competitiveness of its graduates and introducing educational systems with international standards, in addition to working on developing scientific research and increasing the publishing of scientific research by the name of the university in internationally classified scientific periodicals with international standards in order to achieve Egypt Vision 2030 in various fields of research.
Actually international rankings have become the focus of competition between universities and higher education institutions in the world since the start of the wave of international university rankings with the most famous international academic ranking known as "Shanghai" in 2003, issued by Shanghai Jiao Tong University in China, which mainly began to determine the status of Chinese universities. On the international level, after the launch of a government initiative to establish world-class universities, followed by the English "QS" classification, followed by the "Times" classification in a short time, and other rankings lists appeared to present the best universities at the international level.
Hence, international university rankings have influenced higher education policies by making decisions regarding the models of education and scientific research presented in universities, noting that international university rankings base their lists in a similar manner, to some extent depending on identifying broad dimensions of quality, such as research and teaching, and from Then he set indicators for measurement according to the classification objectives, while weighing each dimension of quality according to its importance for the classification.
Mansoura University realized this and worked to increase its capabilities to keep pace with the trends towards being present in international classifications, as most of the reports in the field of international university rankings indicate that the university’s ranking affects the international partnership in the fields of education and scientific research, because knowing detailed and accurate information about the university for the purpose of partnership, may It is only available enough by international classifications.
Mansoura University has taken upon itself that having a partner at an advanced level in the international classifications can also be exploited for the purposes of local, regional and international reputation, which is what Mansoura University has achieved through building partnerships, protocols and alliances with prestigious international universities with a high rating in various countries. It is also in line with its relentless pursuit of the concept of internationalizing the university.