Riyadh, February 26, 2022, SPA-- Saudi universities advanced in the UK Times Higher Education (THE) ranking of the best emerging universities in the world, with 12 universities entering the ranking list in 2022 compared to 7 universities last year, an increase of about 70%, securing advanced ranks varying between 36 and 400 among the top 400 universities in the list which includes more than 790 universities. Earlier, 15 Saudi universities were ranked in the (THE) classification of the best international universities this year, compared to 10 universities in 2021, an increase of 50%, while 11 universities advanced and improved their ranking. The "THE" website stated when launching its classification that the Kingdom ranked first in the world with a 35% improvement in citations for its research outcomes. "THE" ranking methodology is based on evaluating research-intensive universities in all of their primary tasks: teaching, research, knowledge transfer, and international expectations, with the weightings re-calibrated to reflect the image of the tasks of emerging universities. The ranking adopts 13 calibrated indicators to provide the most comprehensive and balanced comparison and enjoys the confidence of students, academics, university leaders, industry, and government, where all performance indicators are grouped into five groups: teaching (learning environment), research (volume, income, reputation), and citations (research impact), International outlook (employees, students, and research), and industry income (knowledge transfer). --SPA 23:08 LOCAL TIME 20:08 GMT 0010 www.spa.gov.sa/w1697071