His Excellency the Minister of Higher Education, Scientific Research and Vocational Training, Dr. Khaled Ahmed Al -Wasabi, confirmed that the announcement of the results of the national classification of Yemeni universities in the first session 2024 AD represents the starting point and the real start of Yemeni universities to improve their academic level and their scientific outputs and excellence in higher education programs that contribute to developing knowledge and scientific research and what it gains by local and international reputation

The Minister of Higher Education added in a brief speech at the press conference. It was organized by the Ministry of Higher Education, Scientific Research and Vocational Training this evening, Sunday, in the capital, Aden, to announce the result of the national classification of Yemeni universities, the first session 2024 AD in partnership with the Aoun Development Foundation. 

It is no longer a field for the retired. All Yemeni universities must evaluate themselves and seek to develop and improve their performance in various fields.

Stressing that the ministry is keen to advance university education and the activity of the classification committee will continue in the coming years, including expansion to include all Yemeni and governmental universities.

expressing his thanks to the members of the committee who made their best to make the classification process a success and announce the results of the first session. 

The effectiveness of the press conference started with the honorable Qur’an of the student Fadl Abdel Rahim

The Undersecretary of the Ministry of the Educational Affairs Sector, Dr./ Khaled Omar Basil, reviewed. The stages of the national classification of universities from the idea to the announcement. What started as an idea since 2018 and stopped due to Corona and the steps, difficulties and convening of courses and events during the last period until these efforts were crowned with this success.

referring to the standards and indicators to classify and evaluate universities and in the foreground to rely on the first criterion in the quality of teaching, learning, outputs, reputation and the second standard scientific research and publishing and represents the extent of universities ’interest in the outputs of scientific research, and like the third international standard and the ability of universities to market and highlight themselves globally.

The fourth standard is the ability and efficiency of graduates scientifically, professionally and practically and their acquisition of a good reputation in the labor market.

The fifth standard is the relationship with society, and this criterion reflects the university's ability to consolidate its relationships with local society.

Prof. Dr. Mona Anwar Qutb, a member of the Supreme Committee, announced the result of the national classification of Yemeni universities and its arrangement as it is

1- University of Science and Technology

2- Taiz University

3- Hadramout University

4- University of Aden

5- Al-Saeed University

6- Al-Ahqaf University

7- National University

8- University of the Holy Quran

9- Al-Adil University.

After that opened the door for discussion and asking questions by journalists, which were answered by members of the classification committee and focused in its entirety on the difficulties that accompanied the process of completing the classification and the standards used in that. Benefiting from the experiences of international universities. It also touched on the impact of the situation in the country at the level of university education and the importance of the announcement of the results of the national classification in the first session the starting point for developing performance and upgrading the level of universities performance and competition for the first places In the national classification in its next session, God willing

The event of the press conference was attended by Dr. Mazen Al -Jafri, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Scholarships, Ministry agents, university heads, general directors of the departments in the ministry, a number of academics, journalists, delegates of local and foreign channels, and others.