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AKU ranks among top global universities

By Abdul Qadir Qureshi (Pakistan News & Features Services) In global rankings, the Aga Khan University (AKU) has been ranked among the top 100 universities for clinical medicine and among the top 200 for public health internationally in the latest Shanghai Ranking’s Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2019 released by the Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU). The AKU is the only university in Pakistan ranked in clinical medicine and public health in the top 500 universities.  In clinical medicine, the AKU is in the group of universities ranked between 76th and 100th, a marked improvement from its 2018 position in the 151–200 group.  The university is ranked 151–200 in the public health group.  “This international ranking is recognition of the AKU as a role model for health and education in the developing world. Even places where resources are scarce, we aim to meet the global quality standards and demonstrate that excellence is a ...