Upgrading the position of Shahid Beheshti University in the Asian Times rankings in 2020

In a recent ranking of Asian universities in 2020, Shahid Beheshti University has been upgraded from 250-201 to 180.

It is essential to mention that the Times ranking database is one of the most reputable international ranking systems, which in 2013, for the first time, ranked Asian universities alongside its international rankings. In the 2020 ranking of Asian universities in the Islamic Republic of Iran, there were 40 universities, of which 5 universities are among the top 100 universities in Asia.

Sharif University of Technology, Iran University of Science and Technology, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Shahid Beheshti (comprehensive) University, Shahroud University of Technology have been able to perform better than last year and improve their ranking.

The Asian Times rankings for 2020 include 489 universities from 30 countries. In this ranking, Tsinghua University and Peking University from China are ranked first and second among Asian universities, and this is the first time that two universities from China are seen at the top of the ranking table. The National University of Singapore and the University of Hong Kong are ranked second and third, respectively.

As in previous years, Japan has the highest number of universities in this ranking with 110 universities (last year it was 103) and their best university is the University of Tokyo with 7th place.